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The Lucky Ticket 🎫
#WritcoStoryPrompt3
I read it once, then twice. I wasn't imagining it - I had won the lottery!
I read it once, then twice. I wasn't imagining it - I had won the lottery! I
couldn't believe my eyes as I stared at the ticket in my hand. The numbers
matched exactly with the ones on the screen. I had just won 50 million rupees!
I felt a surge of excitement and joy. I had been playing the lottery for
years, hoping for a miracle. And now, it had finally happened. I had enough
money to pay off my debts, buy a new house, travel the world, and do whatever I
wanted.
I jumped up from my couch and ran to the phone. I wanted to share the good
news with my family and friends. But as I reached for the receiver, I heard a
loud knock on the door. I wondered who it could be. Maybe it was someone from
the lottery company, coming to congratulate me.
I opened the door and saw two men in suits. They looked serious and stern.
They flashed their badges and said they were from the Federal Investigation
Agency.
"Mr. Khan, we need to talk to you," one of them said.
"About what?" I asked, feeling nervous.
"About your lottery ticket," the other one said.
"What about it?" I asked, clutching the ticket in my hand.
"It's fake," they said in unison.
"Fake?" I repeated, feeling confused.
"Yes, fake. It's part of a scam that we've been investigating for months.
You're not the only one who received a fake ticket. There are hundreds of
others like you, who were duped by a criminal syndicate that hacked into the
lottery system and sent out fake tickets to unsuspecting people."
They showed me some documents and photos that proved their claim. They said
they had traced the source of the scam to a warehouse in Karachi, where they
had arrested several suspects and seized a large amount of money and equipment.
They said they were sorry for my loss, but they had to take me in for
questioning. They said they needed my cooperation to catch the mastermind
behind the scam.
They took my ticket and handcuffed me. They led me to their car and drove away.
I felt numb and shocked. I had gone from being a millionaire to a suspect in a
matter of minutes. My dreams had turned into nightmares.
I wished it was all a bad joke. But it wasn't.
It was real.
And it was horrible.
© JR2K6
10Sep23
#WritcoStoryChallange
I read it once, then twice. I wasn't imagining it - I had won the lottery!
I read it once, then twice. I wasn't imagining it - I had won the lottery! I
couldn't believe my eyes as I stared at the ticket in my hand. The numbers
matched exactly with the ones on the screen. I had just won 50 million rupees!
I felt a surge of excitement and joy. I had been playing the lottery for
years, hoping for a miracle. And now, it had finally happened. I had enough
money to pay off my debts, buy a new house, travel the world, and do whatever I
wanted.
I jumped up from my couch and ran to the phone. I wanted to share the good
news with my family and friends. But as I reached for the receiver, I heard a
loud knock on the door. I wondered who it could be. Maybe it was someone from
the lottery company, coming to congratulate me.
I opened the door and saw two men in suits. They looked serious and stern.
They flashed their badges and said they were from the Federal Investigation
Agency.
"Mr. Khan, we need to talk to you," one of them said.
"About what?" I asked, feeling nervous.
"About your lottery ticket," the other one said.
"What about it?" I asked, clutching the ticket in my hand.
"It's fake," they said in unison.
"Fake?" I repeated, feeling confused.
"Yes, fake. It's part of a scam that we've been investigating for months.
You're not the only one who received a fake ticket. There are hundreds of
others like you, who were duped by a criminal syndicate that hacked into the
lottery system and sent out fake tickets to unsuspecting people."
They showed me some documents and photos that proved their claim. They said
they had traced the source of the scam to a warehouse in Karachi, where they
had arrested several suspects and seized a large amount of money and equipment.
They said they were sorry for my loss, but they had to take me in for
questioning. They said they needed my cooperation to catch the mastermind
behind the scam.
They took my ticket and handcuffed me. They led me to their car and drove away.
I felt numb and shocked. I had gone from being a millionaire to a suspect in a
matter of minutes. My dreams had turned into nightmares.
I wished it was all a bad joke. But it wasn't.
It was real.
And it was horrible.
© JR2K6
10Sep23
#WritcoStoryChallange
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