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The Unlucky Winners, by Nicky Johnson

8/2/2019

Each morning, Jim walked to the corner mart for a coffee and
lottery ticket. He always passed Pete and gave the same reply
to the jangling of coins, “Half when I win.” Pete invariably
responded with a tip of his soiled, red hat.

When it actually happened, Jim searched everywhere for Pete.


After months, his wife finally convinced him to spend the other
half, and home renovations began.
The following spring, working in the garden, Jim unearthed a
familiar red. While lost in astonishment and horror, the faint
smell of her perfume permeated among the roses
before...darkness

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