"Ever considered the ever so slight possibility that he just may have gotten a better deal?" said Patrick, who couldn't quite keep the amusement out of his voice.

"Oh, sure!" replied Matthew. "And if it weren't a competition company in the first place, and I were offered more money, I'd take it. Now although I can't say what I'd do in the other event, I'd take a random guess and say I wouldn't - the embarrassment would kill me even better than suicide!"

"You're boring." shot back Patrick, as if he couldn't think of something to add.

"Oh, yeah, as if I don't know that," laughed Matthew. "But I've done quite a lot so far in my boring life, even if it is boring to most people, so..."

[we end this story here]

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