Tks, Shoshanna...you're overtly kind...grin. I don't claim to be a writer. Nor an artist. But in my dreams...sigh. I spent about 15 minutes on it (confessing). I could have spent 30 easily. Tweaking and changing till it became a mess, I guess. The sadness was supposed to be apparent from the last sentence where she realizes she is no longer the best female player in the room. Nor the prettiest. The intent was that she enjoyed that status when she was "on top" and now will miss that feeling. Any failure to convey that feeling to the reader is the writer's fault...hehe.