Loser!, her heart whispered back.

[Strangler Lewis]

Originally Posted by 3894

Struggling free, her blue eyes blazing, she faced them furiously, let out a long, audible breath.

"I hereby make Loser!" she said, triumph in every syllable.

And that taste of triumph turned to bitter defeat as the stone rolled downhill, the pool filled up, and the gatekeeper opened up the door revealing in the distance, another door, another gatekeeper, and, presumably, more beyond.