25¢ - INSERT COIN TO PLAY (Fiction 101 Series)
It was 1981. Ali and her friends played video games at the
arcade on the boulevard. The room was illuminated by the lights from the
screens of ghosts, race cars, ostriches, fireballs and space ships. Her
favorite game was Galaga since she preferred the space ships. She was
the first to play the game. The boys always thought they could beat her. But
with just one quarter she would play all afternoon. Her high score was
unreachable, except by her. It was nearly dinner, and her friends needed to
leave. The subdermal screen on her left wrist illuminated.
Game Over – Insert Coin!
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