She Said We’d Be Rich
Red balls: 03, 07, 15, 19, 25, 33.
A blue ball: 09.
That was our lucky code. Our ticket to getting rich.
I sprinted out the back door of the office building and ducked into a narrow alley. Relying on memory alone, I made my way through the streets until I reached the lottery office downtown.
The banner at the entrance was still fluttering in the wind.
[Congratulations to this outlet for producing a first-prize winner.]
I knew it. There were still things in this world Austin could not control.