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\u201cEvening, Mrs. Williams,\u201d said Tommy Murphy from behind the counter. \u201cLottery machine\u2019s working tonight if you\u2019re interested. Jackpot\u2019s up to sixty-two million.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Sixty-two million? I almost laughed. But something made me pause. Maybe it was the memory of last week\u2019s dinner when Brittany had shown off her new designer handbag while I quietly ate the cheapest thing on the menu. Maybe it was David\u2019s casual comment about how I should start thinking about downsizing my already tiny apartment because \u201colder people don\u2019t need much space.\u201d Or maybe it was just pure, stubborn defiance.<\/p>\n

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\u201cEvening, Mrs. Williams,\u201d said Tommy Murphy from behind the counter. \u201cLottery machine\u2019s working tonight if you\u2019re interested. Jackpot\u2019s up to sixty-two million.\u201d Sixty-two million? I almost laughed. But something made me pause. Maybe it was the memory of last week\u2019s dinner when Brittany had shown off her new designer handbag while I quietly ate the…<\/p>\n

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