The Scholarship Trap
The day my scholarship came through, I was about to send the money to my grandfather in the hospital.
Then I suddenly heard a voice.
[The Transfer System says that as long as someone eats or drinks something I give them, I can move their money away without anyone noticing.]
[Julian just got his scholarship. He'll make the perfect test subject.]
[If the transfer works, I can use the money to buy those sneakers I've been wanting.]
That voice clearly belonged to my roommate, Caleb Foster.
Puzzled, I was just about to turn around to confirm it when a bottle of water was set on my desk.
Caleb smiled warmly and said, "Julian, thanks for picking up my package yesterday. Here, have some water."
A second later, his delighted inner voice rang out again.
[Drink it. Drink it. Once you drink this water, your money will be mine!]
Seeing the expectation and greed he couldn't hide in his eyes, fury rose from the bottom of my heart.
He knew full well that scholarship was my grandfather's life-saving money.
I took the bottle with a blank expression.
He wanted to transfer my money away?
Then I'd make sure he transferred more than he could handle.