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My mom stared at me suspiciously and asked, “Did you win the lottery and want to keep it all to yourself without telling me?”
I quickly regained my composure, deliberately emptied my wallet from the drawer, and showed it to her.
“You know exactly how much money I have, don’t you? It’s all right here. If you don’t believe me, I’ll give you twenty bucks. Go buy a lottery ticket and try your luck. If you win, we can both enjoy the prize.”
My mom laughed awkwardly and put the money back into my wallet, her tone softening. “I’m not saying I don’t believe you, it’s just that I feel that is strange. Why suddenly don’t you want to live with me? Are you starting to dislike me?”
I couldn’t help but sneer inwardly. I understood what she was
worried about.
She was worried that if I really won, she wouldn’t get her share.
She had spent years molding me into someone she could rely on, someone she could always take from. She would never let me go easily.
Taking a deep breath, I gently suggested, “Mom, it’s not that I dislike you. I’m just thinking about our financial situation. I heard Dad bought a small apartment for Wilbur, and it’s empty. If things get tough, maybe you could try talking to him.”
The moment I mentioned Wilbur’s apartment, her face immediately darkened.
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My heart skipped a beat. I tried to cover it up by typing on the keyboard.
“Mom, I wish I could, but do I even have the money for it?”
But my mom suddenly grabbed my hand, her voice laden with meaning. “Alisha, do you know what news I came across today? Just yesterday, someone from your school’s neighborhood won twenty million dollars at that lottery store!
“Who do you think it was?”
My heart sank, and I tried to stay calm. “There are so many people who buy lottery tickets. How would I know? Besides, didn’t you check it already?”
She smiled faintly, her eyes glinting with suspicion. “I already went to the lottery store. Guess what the owner said?”
Her gaze felt like a snake’s, coiling tighter with each passing second.
My heart raced.
“Could it be… she already knows?” I thought.
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