MWG Writes on Q
June 2015
Heart to Heart
By: Joseph Monachino
The Torn Page
Ralph was sifting through his desk drawer. His
original intention was to search for a pen. He
discovered something he didn't anticipate finding
there. He found the torn page of a newspaper
clipping. When he examined it, he saw listed
lottery numbers from an earlier draw.
Upon further scrutiny, he saw something familiar
with the numbers. They looked eerily similar to
numbers he had played in the past. At this point,
he decided to walk over to the drawer where he
stores old lottery tickets.
To his delight, he finds one ticket that has the exact
numbers that are listed on the newspaper page.
He immediately fantasizes about how he can buy
his dream car and his dream home. Soon he'll be
booking his dream vacation!
How much has he won, he asks? The jackpot prize
is listed as 10 Million dollars. He is frustrated,
though. The torn page is ripped right where the
date of the draw was printed. He thinks of a
solution to his dilemma. He'll visit the Winning
Lottery Numbers page of the National Lottery
Corporation.
Ralph has mixed emotions. He is nervous; he is
elated. Soon the moment of truth will be upon
him. He scrolls down the page to check the
winning numbers from the past 12 months. Lo
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and behold, he spots the numbers that match
up with the numbers on his ticket.
Now he is really nervous and excited! He
carefully checks the date of the winning
numbers. The date of the lottery draw of the
winning numbers is November 1, 2013. At
this point, he stops. He slowly turns his head
to the calendar on the wall. The date circled
is --gasp!--November 2, 2014. What a
shocker: the date to collect his winnings has
passed.
All his dreams are shattered. He still doesn't
have the money to buy his dream car, house,
or vacation. He falls back in his chair. How
could he have been so careless? What a
costly mistake, to say the least, it was not to
check his ticket months earlier.
Beside him is a bottle of ant-acid tablets. If it
was a bottle of cyanide, it would be more
appropriate for the situation.
That torn page must be the most expensive in
the history of mankind!
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