Stories tagged “lottery”
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What a mistake
He crashed into the office obviously had taken a few beers, maybe quite a few beers, maybe quite a few beers followed by a load of chasers. Damn ok he was loaded. He went into an odd rambling that he had won the lottery and his numbers were the full ma...
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19 million dollar Accountant
As soon as Theo saw Stew amongst a couple corporate level executives, he felt a rush of energy and direction. Without hesitation, Theo headed to the punch bowl where the men in expensive suits were gossiping money matters. “Mr. Sanko, Mr. Laveen,...
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Part 2: The Fire
The black smoke could be seen for miles. Everyone gathered around. Ellen’s neighbor, Martha Soubrette, began to cry; this wasn’t the first time someone had been killed in the lottery. Emotionless, Justin and Ali (Allison) began to contempla...
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Part 3: The Phoenix
That’s when the magic began. The ashes were shoveled out and where the old house once stood, the community of Hestia began creating a newer, better one, and Ellen’s family stayed in the home of the Soubrettes. The new house was almost compl...
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What Are The Chances?
It was in the early morning when he slopped into my 24-hour convenience store, dripping wet from the cataclysmic thunderstorm outside. I watched him approach the door thanks to the many lightning strikes illuminating the outside. He was my first custom...
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The Circus
The poor were ferried into vast orbiting reservations to live like rats in a warren. The mad, the suicidal, the desperate were encouraged to join the Circus. When there weren’t enough people crazy to die, there was a lottery. Saakaar Chaturvedi h...