[Child of God]: 416.Five Words - Contest.July

Clarence had always been a gambler, or so many have said. A risk taker for anything and everything, striving to beat the odds. He prefers to think of himself as one who "simply embraces life" and "takes things as they come," who "lives spontaneously and for the moment." He goes with his gut and follows his instincts always. They have always been the basic foundations of his beliefs, what made him the monarch of his world and ruler of his destiny.

One can then imagine the shock when such an esteemed merit failed him, how the world shattered before his very eyes when beholding his mail-order bride for the first time. The decision to purchase this 'desert beauty' had been spur-of-the-moment, an act of instinct upon seeing the add, and he had not hesitated to hand over his life savings for her. The ceremony having been performed online months ago at the time of purchase and the marriage certificate purchased and authenticated, he and all his possessions were now legally bound to this 'most wonderous of all creations, who is sure to serve her master with unwavering loyalty and obedience, fully trained for any and every taks which ever may be required of her.'

Her owner merely grinned as he drove off, having left the camel tied up to meet her new husband in private.