#Chapter 44: Rigged

Tessa

Maisie’s eyes lit up as the flashing lights and the speaker above the booth announced Gideon’s win. She rushed forward, reaching her little hands out.

“Which prize would you like?” the vendor, a teenage boy with his hair hanging in his eyes, asked with a sigh. He looked like he wanted to be anywhere but here.

“The shark, please!” Maisie exclaimed with a grin.

The vendor, however, didn’t seem