Pit Boss

Today’s prompt: “You’ve been caught cheating at a casino. Explain to the pit boss why this is all just a big misunderstanding.”

You’ve never understood the term “pit boss” before. Now, as the boss opens the door to a room with a sign on the door labeled “Where The People With Excuses Go” and flings you, with a strength belied by her slender arms, into a deep pit studded with sharp spikes, you feel you understand.