At this point, both of them are not just competing for me, but competing for our ego and pride and see who will rise higher than that. Pride. 

“$1 billion.”  Said the serious man, still looking at me with a focused look. The smirking man’s jaw dropped and he cursed under his breath, now utterly lost.

The emcee from beside me grinned and announced, “Okay we got our last bid for tonight, ladies and gentleman!”

The emcee from beside me grinned and announced, “Okay we got our last bid for tonight, ladies and gentleman!”

People began to leave and the emcee motioned for me to wait in the waiting room...