Upon opening the game I proceed to go to work. After procuring a smidgen of coin, I figured "why not," and thought I would try my hands at doubling my earnings. "Ah, a good old fashion game of Heads or Tails, today I will go with my usual pick, tails has never let me down!" I say, unaware of the chain of consequences this decision would lead to. "Heads!" says the man, as I reluctantly forfeit my earnings. "Well that's alright," I thought to myself, "I'll just earn a bit more and try my hand at it again, surely tails won't fail twice!" But fate would not be so kind.
My excitement quickly turned to disappointment, as the coin fell, revealing only a head. "One more try!" I foolishly shout, "There's no way it won't be tails this time!" The last bit of hope within me would soon fade, as all I see before me is the face of a coin, staring into my very being, taunting my very existence. "I can't back down at this rate," I thought to myself, "If I choose heads now, then what does that say about the kind of person I am?"
It was no longer about the money at this point, I desired nothing more than to see the coin come up tails. Attempt after attempt, one disappointment after another, all I could see is that arrogant face staring at me over and over and over. I grew angry, and I knew deep inside me that I should stop, but my pride would not let me. I lost all sense of reasoning, all that was left was the need for all my hard work, all my dedication to choosing the same side of the coin time and time again, to have not been for nothing.
As the timer inched closer and closer to zero, all I could do was push onwards and keep trying. As the last few seconds of the clock ticked away, I watched the coin flip for one last time, each rotation feeling like an eternity itself. My heart racing, I could barely handle the anticipation, I felt as though I could collapse at any moment.
And just as I was ready to give up, I see the most beautiful thing I had ever laid my eyes upon. The coin had landed on tails. I couldn't believe it, after all this time, all these attempts, the unending rollercoaster of emotions I had been on for the longest 200 seconds of my life, had come to a stop. I may not have beaten the game, but I was victorious. I was happy.