Chapter 22

Dani stroked the extra player pieces, fingering them with his right hand. He set it aside and said, "you will need five more steps in advance to even out the space between you and Stella."

"You don't need to remind me that," Chloe said back. "Ian also needs to roll greater numbers or land on a lucky spot. Please don't scold me with this reason."

"There's no way you will catch up," Dani said. "We are already far ahead."

"I haven't had my turn, yet," Ian jumped in. "We have to have equal turns to place our pieces on the board. We have only had one round until now, I'm only three steps behind. You won't be able to match me easily like that."

"There's a lot of lagging right now," Dani replied. "Don't get overconfident."

"Luck comes and goes," Ian said. "You can't guarantee it's another high number. Just wait, you'll see when my luck comes."

Dani took the dice and rolled it by his hands. "How are you going to beat me?"