Personal Narrative Essay: Andy Run The Casino In Las Vegas

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Unlike what other said about him, Andy was a great guy, a guy you can trust with your life, a guy who is a friend, a guy who is honest. His ascendance was fine until a foul storm hit him, causing him to plummet down to earth. He went down drowning in his own action and ironically the more he struggle the more the force pull him down. This is his story. I was always good with numbers that was my thing. I had it so down, I run the biggest, fanciest casino in Las Vegas, The Lagro. An old fellow named Marco approached me and asked if I can run the casino. I said yes and the rest is history. Marco or the boss was the only guy in town that could have got his hand on one hundred million dollars. I don’t know all the details and I don’t want to. I have my best friend Austin watching my back, while I have the woman I love, Alice, on my shoulder. I was given paradise on Earth. It should be so nice and easy but it is a shame that all of us miss it up. …show more content…

The casino run very smoothly, but occasionally trouble come. It might be a informer, a thief, or a con man, it doesn’t really matter because Andy handle it. He will reason with that guy and if that fail he use the desert. The desert outside Las Vegas have a lot of holes and in those holes is where the problem solved. Beside the occasion problem, the casino run very smoothly. I need my own crew for the casino. Sam is my casino manager. He was a friend and I knew his father, a great guy. Sam served in World War 2 and got the Purple Heart for heroism. He value honor and loyalty above all. Greene was a stupid person, but at least he will sign anything I give him, he was the “director”. Austin strike terror in men's hearts so it was natural for him to be my enforcer. The boss didn’t care about Andy Casino at all. In matter of fact I bet he didn’t even come and say hello. The only thing he cared about is his suitcase he get every

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