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the Big Bad
#WritcoStoryPrompt103
Tell us about an unforgettable experience that left you sadder but wiser.

So this particular experience is one I find really funny now that I think about it. Then, I would kick anyone's ass straight up if they dared laugh about it. Then while it was happening, now, it's one of those things I learned from.

This story starts when I decided to get a job working for one of the most 'prestigious' betting companies in Nigeria- Bet9ja. The reason I decided to look for this particular job is another story on its own. A crazier story entirely.

Working for a betting company was nice at the time. I got the job easily because they could testify I hadn't gambled. I'd rather burn my money to crisp and use the pieces to craft some weird artistic abomination than walk into a betting shop and try to win half a million using just N200. Personally, it was robbery. It was a sick play on the greed of humans and it was making these companies millions by the clock.
I would make extra cash daily from lucky winners who were feeling generous. The...