{"id":22557,"date":"2026-10-28T16:10:23","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T16:10:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/readingmydairy.com\/?p=22557"},"modified":"2026-10-28T16:10:23","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T16:10:23","slug":"six-days-after-our-lottery-ticket-won-2-4-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/readingmydairy.com\/?p=22557","title":{"rendered":"Six days after our lottery ticket won $2.4 million,"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cMrs.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Dunn?\u201d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Linda<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">asked<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">gently.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cAre<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">still<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">there?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cYes,\u201d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">answered.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cI\u2019m<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">here.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cI<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">need<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ask<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">something<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">important.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Did<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">purchase<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">winning<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ticket?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cI<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">did.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cAnd<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">did<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sign<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">back<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">looked<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">toward<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">kitchen<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">window.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">For<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">nineteen<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">years,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">little<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">window<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">watched<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">prepare<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">dinners,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">pack<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">school<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">lunches,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">cry<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">over<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">bills,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">wait<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">for<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Gary<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">come<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">home<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">from<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">work.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">It<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">watched<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">our<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">children<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">grow<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">up<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">leave.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">It<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">watched<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">grow<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">older<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">beside<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">man<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">believed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">would<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">never<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">betray<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cYes,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Linda,\u201d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">said.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cI<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">signed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">every<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">single<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ticket<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I\u2019ve<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ever<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">purchased.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">There<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">brief<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">silence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cI\u2019m<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sorry,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ma\u2019am.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">don\u2019t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">quite<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">understand.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">took<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">slow<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">breath.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cYou<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">see,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">nineteen<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">years<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ago,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">made<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">decision.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">knew<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">lottery<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">tickets<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">could<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">be<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">lost.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">knew<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">they<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">could<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">be<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">thrown<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">away,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">washed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">in<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">laundry,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">or<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">accidentally<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">left<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">in<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">coat<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">pocket.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">And<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">knew<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">if<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ever<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">won<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">something<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">significant,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">there<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">would<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">be<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">people<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">who<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">might<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">suddenly<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">remember<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">how<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">much<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">they<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">loved<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">almost<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">laughed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">at<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">last<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sentence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">If<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">only<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I\u2019d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">understood<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">how<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">right<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cSo<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">started<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">signing<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">tickets,\u201d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">continued.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cEvery<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Friday,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">immediately<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">after<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">bought<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">one.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">My<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">full<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">legal<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">name,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Patricia<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Anne<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Dunn.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">And<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">underneath<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">wrote<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">little<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sentence.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cWhat<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sentence?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">closed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">eyes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1s688f x14rh7hd xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">PROPERTY<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">OF<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">PATRICIA<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ANNE<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">DUNN.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">PURCHASED<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">WITH<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">HER<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">PERSONAL<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">LOTTERY<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">FUNDS.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">It<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">wasn\u2019t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">magical<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">phrase.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">It<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">wasn\u2019t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">legal<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">trick<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">could<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">guarantee<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ownership<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">under<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">every<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">circumstance.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">It<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">simply<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">way<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">marking<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">something<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">belonged<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I\u2019d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">learned<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">habit<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">from<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">mother.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">She<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">practical<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">woman<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">who\u2019d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">spent<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">most<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">her<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">life<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">making<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sure<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">no<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">one<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">could<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">casually<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">erase<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">things<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">she\u2019d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">worked<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">hard<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">for.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">She<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">labeled<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">her<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">canning<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">jars.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">She<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">wrote<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">her<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">name<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">inside<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">her<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">winter<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">coats.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">She<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">kept<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">receipts<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">in<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">little<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">blue<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">tin<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">beneath<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">her<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">bed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">When<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">twenty-two,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">she<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">gave<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">tin<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">said<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">something<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I\u2019d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">never<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">forgotten.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cPatricia,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">love<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">is<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">beautiful<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">thing.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">But<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">never<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">confuse<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">being<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">loved<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">with<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">being<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">protected.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">The<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">two<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">aren\u2019t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">always<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">same.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">At<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">time,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I\u2019d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">laughed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">thought<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">she<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">talking<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">about<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">strangers,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">dishonest<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">shopkeepers,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">or<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">occasional<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">relative<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">who<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">borrowed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">money<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">forgot<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">pay<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">back.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">never<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">imagined<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">she<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">might<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">have<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">been<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">warning<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">about<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">own<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">husband.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cMrs.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Dunn?\u201d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Linda<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">interrupted<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">thoughts.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cI<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">need<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">understand<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">we<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">cannot<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">determine<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ownership<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">based<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">solely<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">on<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">conversation<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">over<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">telephone.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Our<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">claims<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">team<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">will<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">need<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">examine<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ticket<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">investigate<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">circumstances.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cOf<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">course.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cWould<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">be<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">willing<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">come<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">claims<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">center?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cYes.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cAnd<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">do<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">have<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">any<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">evidence<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ticket<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">yours?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">stood<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">up<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">from<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">porch<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">chair<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">walked<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">into<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">house.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">In<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">hallway<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">stood<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">narrow<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">wooden<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">cabinet<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">belonged<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">mother.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Its<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">paint<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">chipped<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">along<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">edges,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">but<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">small<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">brass<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">handles<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">still<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">shone<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">whenever<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">polished<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">opened<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">bottom<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">drawer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Inside<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">were<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">old<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">birthday<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">cards,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">family<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">photographs,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">folded<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">recipes,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">battered<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">blue<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">tin.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">lifted<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">onto<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">table.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cLinda,\u201d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">said,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cI<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">have<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">nineteen<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">years<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">purchase<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">receipts,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">notebook<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">documenting<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">lottery<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">numbers,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">same<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">handwritten<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">signature<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">on<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">dozens<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">old<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">tickets.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">also<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">have<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">bank<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">statements<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">showing<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">money<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">came<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">from<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">personal<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">account.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">paused.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cAnd<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">have<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">something<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">else.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cWhat<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">is<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cAn<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">original<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">photograph<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ticket<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">bought<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">last<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Friday.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">For<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">first<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">time<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">since<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">she\u2019d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">called,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Linda<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sounded<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">genuinely<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">surprised.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cYou<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">have<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">photograph<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">winning<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ticket?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cNot<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ticket<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">itself.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">photographed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">before<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">putting<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">beneath<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">magnet.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">started<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">doing<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">years<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ago<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">because<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">children<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">used<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">tease<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">about<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">losing<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">things.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">It<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">truth.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Every<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Friday,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">after<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">signing<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ticket,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I\u2019d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">placed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">on<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">kitchen<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">table<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">beside<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">pineapple-shaped<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">magnet<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">taken<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">quick<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">photograph<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">with<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">phone.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">kept<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">photographs<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">in<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">an<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">album<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">labeled<\/span> <span class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x14rh7hd x1k4tb9n xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Friday<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Tickets<\/span><\/span><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">never<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">expected<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">need<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">But<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">when<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Gary<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">told<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ticket<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">probably<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">fallen<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">behind<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">refrigerator,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">something<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">about<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">his<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">voice<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">made<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">stomach<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">tighten.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">That<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">night,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">after<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">he<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">went<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">bed,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I\u2019d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">opened<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">photograph<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">album.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">The<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">winning<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">numbers<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">were<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">unmistakable.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">And<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">there,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">in<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">picture,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">signature.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">My<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">full<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">name.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">My<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">little<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sentence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">The<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">date.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Even<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">tiny<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">crease<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">in<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">lower-right<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">corner<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I\u2019d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">accidentally<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">made<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">while<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">putting<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ticket<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">into<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">purse.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I\u2019d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">printed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">photograph<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">following<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">morning.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">also<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">emailed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">copy<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">myself,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">which<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">preserved<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">original<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">image<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">its<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">timestamp.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Linda<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">exhaled<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">slowly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cMrs.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Dunn,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">please<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">don\u2019t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">alter<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">or<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">discard<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">anything<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">connected<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">with<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">this<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">matter.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Keep<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">your<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">original<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">records<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">safe.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Our<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">team<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">will<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">need<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">review<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">them.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cI<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">understand.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cAnd<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">please<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">don\u2019t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">confront<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">your<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">husband<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">about<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">signature<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">until<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">we\u2019ve<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">chance<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">investigate.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">glanced<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">toward<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">driveway.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Gary\u2019s<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">truck<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">gone.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cI<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">think,\u201d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">said<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">quietly,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201che\u2019s<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">already<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">done<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">enough<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">confronting<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">for<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">both<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">us.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">We<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">arranged<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">for<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">visit<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">claims<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">center<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">following<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">morning.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Before<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">hanging<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">up,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Linda<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">said<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">something<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">made<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">hairs<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">rise<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">on<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">arms.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cMrs.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Dunn,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">there\u2019s<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">one<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">more<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">thing<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">should<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">know.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Your<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">husband<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">insists<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">he<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">is<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sole<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">owner<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ticket.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">He<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">has<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">also<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">told<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">our<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">staff<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">he<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">purchased<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">himself.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">stared<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">at<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">blue<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">tin.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cThat\u2019s<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">interesting.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cWhy<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">do<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">say<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cBecause<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Gary<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">hasn\u2019t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">bought<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">lottery<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ticket<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">in<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">nineteen<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">years.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">He<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">always<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">said<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">waste<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">money.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Linda<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">silent<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">for<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">moment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Then<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">she<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">said,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cI<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">see.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">After<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">call<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ended,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sat<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">at<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">kitchen<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">table<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">began<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sorting<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">through<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">records.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">For<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">first<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">time<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">day,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">allowed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">myself<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">cry.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Not<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">because<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">money.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Not<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">even<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">because<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">divorce<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">papers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">cried<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">because<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">could<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">suddenly<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">remember<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">so<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">many<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">little<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">moments<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">now<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">seemed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">different.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Gary<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">asking<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">whether<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">checked<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">numbers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Gary<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">bringing<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">tea.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Gary<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">telling<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">looked<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">tired<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">should<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">go<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">bed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">early.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Gary<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">standing<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">beside<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">refrigerator<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">on<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Wednesday<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">evening,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">pretending<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">search<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">for<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">something<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">while<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">his<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">eyes<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">kept<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">moving<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">toward<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">pineapple<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">magnet.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I\u2019d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">thought<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">he<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">having<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">rare<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">moment<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">tenderness.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Now<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">wondered<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">whether<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">he<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">simply<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">been<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">making<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sure<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">his<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">secret<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">still<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">safe.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">wiped<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">face<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">with<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">paper<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">towel.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Then<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">heard<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">car<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">pull<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">into<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">driveway.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">My<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">heart<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">jumped.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">For<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">one<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">irrational<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">second,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">hoped<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Gary<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">returning<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">apologize.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Perhaps<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">he<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">would<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">come<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">through<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">door,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">put<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ticket<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">on<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">table,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">admit<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">he<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">panicked.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Perhaps<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">he<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">would<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">tell<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">divorce<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">terrible<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">mistake.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Perhaps<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">man<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I\u2019d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">loved<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">for<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">thirty-four<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">years<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">still<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">somewhere<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">inside<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">him.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">But<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">footsteps<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">outside<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">were<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">too<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">quick<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">too<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">heavy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">The<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">front<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">door<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">flew<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">open.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Gary<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">stood<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">there,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">red-faced<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">breathing<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">hard.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">His<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">wallet<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">in<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">his<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">hand.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">His<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">truck<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">keys<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">were<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">clenched<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">between<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">his<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">fingers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">And<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">for<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">first<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">time<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">in<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">thirty-four<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">years,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">husband<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">looked<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">genuinely<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">frightened.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cWhat<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">did<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">tell<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">them?\u201d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">he<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">demanded.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">didn\u2019t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">stand<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">up.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cI<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">told<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">them<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">truth.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">He<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">slammed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">his<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">wallet<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">onto<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">table.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cThey\u2019re<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">saying<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">there\u2019s<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">problem<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">with<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ticket!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cI<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">heard.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cThey<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">won\u2019t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">let<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">claim<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">money!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cThat<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">must<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">be<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">frustrating.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">His<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">eyes<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">narrowed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cDon\u2019t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">play<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">games<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">with<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Patty.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">heard<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">those<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">words<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">before,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">usually<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">when<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I\u2019d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">disagreed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">with<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">him<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">about<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">money<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">or<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">refused<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">let<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">him<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">make<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">decision<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">for<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">both<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">us.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">But<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">this<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">time,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">something<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">inside<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">changed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">For<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">first<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">time,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">his<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">anger<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">didn\u2019t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">make<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">want<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">explain<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">myself.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">It<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">made<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">want<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ask<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">him<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">question.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cGary,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">did<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">know<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ticket<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">winner<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">when<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">took<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">He<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">opened<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">his<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">mouth.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Then<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">he<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">closed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">That<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">tiny<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">hesitation<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">told<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">more<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">than<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">any<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">confession<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">could<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">have.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cI<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">found<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it,\u201d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">he<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">snapped.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cIt<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">in<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">kitchen.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cUnder<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">pineapple<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">magnet?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cYou<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">left<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">lying<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">around.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cI<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">put<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">in<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">its<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">usual<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">place.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cWell,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">doesn\u2019t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">matter<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">now,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">does<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">He<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">began<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">pacing<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">between<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">table<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">living<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">room.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cThey\u2019re<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">demanding<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">proof.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">They\u2019re<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">asking<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">for<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">purchase<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">records.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">They<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">want<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">know<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">why<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">signature<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">doesn\u2019t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">match<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">one<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">on<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">back.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">looked<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">directly<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">at<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">him.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cBecause<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">your<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">name<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">isn\u2019t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">on<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">He<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">stopped.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">For<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">several<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">seconds,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">only<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sound<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ticking<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">clock<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">above<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">stove.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Then<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">he<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">leaned<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">toward<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cListen<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">carefully.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">We\u2019re<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">married.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Everything<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">we<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">have<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">belongs<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">both<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">us.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">That<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">includes<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">this<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ticket.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cThen<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">why<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">did<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">file<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">for<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">divorce<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">before<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">trying<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">claim<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">His<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">face<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">changed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">It<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">only<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">for<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">moment,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">but<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">saw<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">The<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">flash<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">anger.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">The<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">flicker<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">calculation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">The<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">realization<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">he\u2019d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">said<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">too<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">much.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cI<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">going<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">tell<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">about<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">money<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">later.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cAfter<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">took<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cAfter<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">secured<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cAfter<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">told<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">would<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">receive<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">half<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">nothing?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">He<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">looked<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">away.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">could<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">almost<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">see<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">him<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">searching<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">for<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">another<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">lie.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Finally,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">he<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">pointed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">at<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">blue<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">tin.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cWhat<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">is<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cMy<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">records.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">His<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">expression<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">hardened.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cYou\u2019ve<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">been<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">planning<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">this?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">laughed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">then.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Not<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">because<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">anything<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">funny,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">but<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">because<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">accusation<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">so<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">absurd<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">couldn\u2019t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">help<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">myself.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cYou<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">stole<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ticket<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">from<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">our<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">refrigerator,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">filed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">for<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">divorce,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">told<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">entitled<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">nothing,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">drove<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">lottery<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">office<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">with<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ticket<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">in<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">your<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">wallet.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">But<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">somehow,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I\u2019m<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">one<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">who<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">planned<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">this?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">He<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">struck<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">table<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">with<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">his<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">palm.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cYou<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">don\u2019t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">understand<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">what<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you\u2019re<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">doing!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cNo,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Gary.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">think<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I\u2019m<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">finally<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">beginning<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">understand<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">what<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you\u2019ve<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">been<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">doing.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">He<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">grabbed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">wallet<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">shoved<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">into<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">his<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">pocket.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cFine.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Keep<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">your<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">little<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">records.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">We\u2019ll<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">see<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">what<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">lawyers<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">say.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">He<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">marched<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">toward<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">door.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Then<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">he<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">stopped<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">turned<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">around.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">His<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">voice<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">dropped.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cPatty,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">think<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">about<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">children.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Think<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">about<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">what<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">this<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">will<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">do<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">our<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">family.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Thirty-four<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">years<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">can\u2019t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">just<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">disappear<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">because<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">piece<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">paper.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">stared<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">at<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">him.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Thirty-four<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">He\u2019d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">said<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">number<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">as<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">if<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">were<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">weapon.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">As<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">if<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">years<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I\u2019d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">spent<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">raising<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">our<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">children,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">caring<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">for<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">his<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">parents,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">stretching<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">our<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">grocery<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">budget,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">standing<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">beside<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">him<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">through<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">every<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">hardship<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">meant<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">owed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">him<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">silence<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">now.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cYou\u2019re<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">right,\u201d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">told<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">him.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cThirty-four<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">years<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">don\u2019t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">disappear.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">For<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">first<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">time,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">he<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">looked<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">hopeful.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Then<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">finished<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sentence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cBut<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">they<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">don\u2019t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">excuse<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">what<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you\u2019ve<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">done,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">either.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">He<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">left<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">without<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">another<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">word.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">watched<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">him<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">drive<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">away.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">And<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">then<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">did<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">something<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">hadn\u2019t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">done<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">in<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">decades.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">called<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">lawyer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Not<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">save<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">marriage.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Not<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">punish<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Gary.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">But<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">protect<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">myself.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Because<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">lottery<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">office<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">might<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">be<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">able<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">determine<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">who<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">could<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">claim<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">prize,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">but<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">still<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">needed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">independent<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">legal<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">advice<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">about<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">divorce,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">our<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">property,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">whatever<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">rights<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">might<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">have<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">under<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">state<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">law.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">wasn\u2019t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">going<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">let<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Gary<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">decide<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">what<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">worth<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ever<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">again.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">That<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">night,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">slept<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">in<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">bedroom<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">alone<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">for<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">first<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">time<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">since<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">our<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">wedding.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">And<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">at<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">11:36<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">p.m.,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">phone<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">lit<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">up<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">with<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">message<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">from<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">an<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">unknown<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">number.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x14rh7hd x1k4tb9n xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Patricia,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">this<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">is<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Gary\u2019s<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">attorney.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">We<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">need<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">speak<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">urgently<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">about<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ticket.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">There<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">is<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">information<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">your<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">husband<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">has<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">not<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">disclosed.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">read<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">twice.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Then<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">another<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">message<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">appeared.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x14rh7hd x1k4tb9n xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Please<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">do<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">not<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">discuss<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">this<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">with<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Gary<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">until<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">we<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">have<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">spoken.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sat<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">up<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">in<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">bed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Because<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">suddenly,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">wasn\u2019t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">wondering<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">whether<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Gary<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">stolen<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ticket.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">wondering<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">what<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">else<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">he\u2019d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">been<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">hiding.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">And<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">whether<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">lottery<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ticket<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">only<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">beginning.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1din3vl xkh2ocl x16ye13r xqkn89t x1vvogim   xl8spv7\" data-d-component=\"divider\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<h1 class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x4gjf66 xce2ely xvmwfg3 x1lziwak x15472z4 xngnso2 xhacrq1 x1lliihq x1s688f x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"title\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">PART<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">3:<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">THE<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">MILLIONS<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">THAT<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">COULDN\u2019T<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">BUY<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">BACK<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">THIRTY-FOUR<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">YEARS<\/span><\/h1>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1kw3rcc x104jwf5 x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">arrived<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">at<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">State<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Lottery<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Claims<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Center<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">at<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">9:15<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">following<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">morning.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I\u2019d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">barely<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">slept.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Every<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">time<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">closed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">eyes,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">saw<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Gary<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">standing<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">in<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">kitchen,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">his<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">face<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">twisted<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">with<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">anger,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">his<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">wallet<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">clutched<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">in<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">his<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">hand.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">But<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">also<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">spent<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">several<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">hours<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">speaking<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">with<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">attorney,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">calm,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sharp-eyed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">woman<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">named<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Elaine<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Porter.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">She\u2019d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">advised<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">bring<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">every<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">record<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">avoid<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">making<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">assumptions<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">about<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">what<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">lottery<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">office<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">would<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">decide.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cYour<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">documentation<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">may<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">be<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">very<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">important,\u201d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">she\u2019d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">explained,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cbut<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ticket,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">relevant<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">state<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">rules,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">facts<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">surrounding<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">its<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">purchase<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">will<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">all<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">matter.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">And<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">divorce<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">is<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">separate<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">legal<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">issue.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">We<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">need<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">protect<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">your<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">interests<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">on<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">both<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">fronts.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">For<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">first<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">time<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">in<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">days,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">felt<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">as<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">though<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">someone<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">standing<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">beside<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">rather<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">than<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">trying<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">push<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">aside.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">At<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">claims<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">center,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Linda<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">met<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">in<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">lobby.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">She<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">younger<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">than<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I\u2019d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">imagined,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">perhaps<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">in<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">her<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">early<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">forties,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">with<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">silver-framed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">glasses<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">an<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">expression<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">suggested<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">she\u2019d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">learned<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">not<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">be<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">surprised<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">by<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">human<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">behavior.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cMrs.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Dunn,\u201d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">she<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">said,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">shaking<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">hand.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cThank<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">for<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">coming.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">She<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">led<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">into<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">small<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">conference<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">room.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Gary<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">already<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">there.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">He<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sat<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">at<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">far<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">end<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">table<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">with<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">man<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">in<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">gray<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">suit<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">whom<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">recognized<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">from<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">message<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">on<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">phone.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">His<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">attorney.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Gary<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">looked<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">exhausted.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">His<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">shirt<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">wrinkled,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">there<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">dark<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">shadow<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">beneath<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">each<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">eye.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">But<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">moment<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">he<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">saw<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">his<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">expression<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">turned<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">hard.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cYou<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">brought<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">lawyer?\u201d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">he<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">demanded.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cYes,\u201d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cYou<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">didn\u2019t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">need<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">do<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cI<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">disagree.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">His<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">attorney<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">cleared<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">his<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">throat.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cGary,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">let\u2019s<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">allow<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">claims<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">team<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">explain<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">situation.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Linda<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">placed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">folder<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">on<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">table.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Inside<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">photograph<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">winning<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ticket.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">My<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ticket.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">My<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">handwriting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">My<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">signature.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">And<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">beneath<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">words<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I\u2019d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">written<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">for<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">nineteen<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1s688f x14rh7hd xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">PROPERTY<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">OF<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">PATRICIA<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ANNE<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">DUNN.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">PURCHASED<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">WITH<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">HER<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">PERSONAL<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">LOTTERY<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">FUNDS.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">felt<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">an<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">unexpected<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">wave<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">relief.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">It<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">strange<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">see<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">something<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">so<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">small<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">carrying<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">so<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">much<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">weight.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Linda<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">turned<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Gary.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cMr.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Dunn,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">when<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">presented<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">this<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ticket<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">yesterday,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">stated<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">purchased<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">yourself.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Is<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">still<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">your<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">position?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Gary<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">shifted<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">in<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">his<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">chair.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cYes.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cAnd<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">can<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">provide<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">receipt<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">or<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">other<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">record<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">showing<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">purchased<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cI<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">bought<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">with<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">cash.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cWhere?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cAt<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">gas<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">station<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">on<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Route<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">16.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cWhat<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">day?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cLast<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Friday.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Linda<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">nodded.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cDid<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">purchase<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">any<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">other<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">items<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">during<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">visit?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cI<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">don\u2019t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">remember.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cDid<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">use<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">your<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">own<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">lottery<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">account,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">if<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">applicable?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cI<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">already<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">told<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">paid<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">cash.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Linda<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">turned<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">page.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cThen<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">how<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">do<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">explain<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">signature<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">on<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">back<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ticket?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Gary<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">leaned<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">forward.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cMy<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">wife<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">signs<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">things<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">for<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">all<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">time.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">felt<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">stomach<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">tighten.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Linda<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">didn\u2019t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">react.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cAre<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">saying<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Mrs.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Dunn<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">signed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">your<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">name?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cI\u2019m<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">saying<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">she<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">could<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">have.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">stared<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">at<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">him.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">He<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">couldn\u2019t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">even<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">bring<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">himself<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">look<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">at<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">For<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">thirty-four<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">years,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I\u2019d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">signed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">birthday<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">cards,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">school<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">permission<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">slips,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">grocery<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">lists.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I\u2019d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">written<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">his<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">name<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">on<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">envelopes<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">when<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">his<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">hands<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">were<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">dirty<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">from<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">work.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I\u2019d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">even<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">filled<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">out<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">forms<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">for<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">him<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">when<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">he<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">complained<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">paperwork<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">gave<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">him<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">headaches.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">But<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I\u2019d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">never<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">signed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">lottery<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ticket<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">in<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">his<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">name.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cGary,\u201d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">said<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">quietly,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cyou<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">know<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">didn\u2019t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sign<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">your<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">name.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">He<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ignored<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Linda<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">opened<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">another<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">folder.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cWe\u2019ve<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">obtained<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">retailer\u2019s<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">transaction<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">records<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">interviewed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">station<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">attendant.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">The<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">store\u2019s<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">security<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">footage<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">from<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">date<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">purchase<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">is<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">also<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">being<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">preserved<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">for<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">review.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Gary\u2019s<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">head<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">snapped<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">up.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cWhat?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cThe<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">retailer<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">confirms<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ticket<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">matching<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">winning<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ticket\u2019s<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">serial<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">information<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sold<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">on<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Friday.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">We<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">are<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">reviewing<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">available<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">evidence<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">establish<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">relevant<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">facts.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Gary<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">swallowed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Then<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Linda<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">looked<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">at<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cMrs.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Dunn,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">would<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">please<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">show<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">us<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">documentation<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">mentioned<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">during<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">our<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">telephone<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">conversation?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">placed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">blue<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">tin<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">on<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">table.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Inside<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">were<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">records<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I\u2019d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">kept<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">over<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">years:<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">receipts,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">handwritten<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">notes,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">bank<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">statements,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">printed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">photographs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Elaine<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">helped<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">organize<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">everything<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">into<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">separate<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">folders.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">The<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">first<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">folder<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">contained<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">receipts<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">from<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">gas<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">station.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">The<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">second<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">contained<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">notebook<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">showing<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">numbers,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">dates<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I\u2019d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">purchased<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">tickets,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">occasional<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">notes<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">about<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">where<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I\u2019d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">bought<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">The<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">third<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">contained<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">copies<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">photographs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Linda<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">studied<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">them<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">carefully.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">She<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">looked<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">at<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">photograph<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">from<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">winning<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Friday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Then<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">she<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">looked<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">at<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">physical<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ticket.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Her<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">eyebrows<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">rose<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">slightly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cWhat<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">is<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it?\u201d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Gary<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">asked.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Linda<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">turned<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">photograph<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">toward<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">him.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cMr.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Dunn,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">this<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">image<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">appears<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">show<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ticket<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">before<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">removed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">from<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">refrigerator.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">The<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">handwritten<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">name<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ownership<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">statement<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">are<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">clearly<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">visible.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Gary<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">stared<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">at<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">His<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">lips<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">parted.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">could<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">see<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">moment<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">he<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">understood.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">The<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ticket<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">hadn\u2019t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">simply<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">been<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">signed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I\u2019d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">documented<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">record<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">exact<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ticket,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">numbers<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">printed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">on<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">handwriting<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">on<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">its<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">back,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">date<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">photograph<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">taken.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">It<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">wasn\u2019t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">an<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">absolute<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">legal<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">guarantee<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">prize.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">But<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">evidence<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">he<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">couldn\u2019t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">easily<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">explain<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">away.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Linda<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">continued.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cWe<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">will<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">need<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">complete<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">our<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">verification<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">process<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">before<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">making<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">final<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">determination.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">However,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">this<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">evidence<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">raises<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">serious<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">questions<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">about<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">your<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">claim<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">purchased<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ticket.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Gary\u2019s<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">attorney<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">leaned<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">toward<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">him<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">whispered<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">something.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Gary<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">shook<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">his<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">head<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sharply.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Then<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">he<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">looked<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">at<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cWhy<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">didn\u2019t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">tell<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">were<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">taking<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">pictures<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">those<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">tickets?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">almost<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">smiled.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cWhy<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">would<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">need<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">your<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">permission?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">He<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">opened<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">his<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">mouth,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">but<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">nothing<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">came<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">out.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">For<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">next<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">hour,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">claims<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">team<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">asked<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">us<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">questions<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">separately.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">They<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">wanted<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">know<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">who<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">purchased<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ticket,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">where<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">money<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">came<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">from,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">who<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">access<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">refrigerator,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">how<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ticket<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">came<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">into<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Gary\u2019s<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">possession.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">answered<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">honestly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">explained<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ticket<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">been<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">purchased<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">with<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">money<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">from<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">personal<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">account.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">described<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">pineapple<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">magnet,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Friday<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ritual,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">moment<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">realized<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ticket<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">disappeared.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">also<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">told<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">them<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">about<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Gary\u2019s<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">behavior<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">during<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">days<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">leading<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">up<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">his<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">visit.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">didn\u2019t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">exaggerate.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">didn\u2019t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">accuse<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">him<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">things<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">couldn\u2019t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">prove.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">simply<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">gave<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">them<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">facts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">When<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">we<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">returned<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">conference<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">room,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Linda<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">another<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">document<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">in<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">front<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">her.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cMr.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Dunn,\u201d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">she<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">said,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cwe<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">have<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">preliminary<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">concern<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">about<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">validity<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">your<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">claim.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">The<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ticket\u2019s<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">markings,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">photograph,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">purchase<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">records<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">are<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">inconsistent<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">with<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">your<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">account.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Gary<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">gripped<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">edge<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">table.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cSo<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">what<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">happens<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">now?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cWe<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">will<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">continue<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">our<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">investigation.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">No<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">prize<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">will<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">be<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">released<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">while<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">these<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">questions<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">remain<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">unresolved.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">He<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">looked<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">as<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">if<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">someone<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">struck<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">him.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Then<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">he<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">turned<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">toward<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cPatty,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">tell<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">them<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">we<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">can<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">work<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">this<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">out.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">remained<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">silent.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cPatty!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">looked<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">at<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">him.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cYesterday,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">told<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">would<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">receive<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">half<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">nothing.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">His<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">eyes<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">filled<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">with<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">something<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">couldn\u2019t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">quite<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">identify.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Fear,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">perhaps.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Or<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">desperation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cI\u2019m<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sorry,\u201d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">he<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">whispered.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">The<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">words<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">came<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">so<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">suddenly<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">for<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">moment<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">didn\u2019t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">recognize<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">In<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">thirty-four<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">years,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Gary<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">apologized<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">for<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">being<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">late,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">for<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">forgetting<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">birthday,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">once<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">for<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">backing<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">truck<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">into<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">mailbox.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">But<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I\u2019d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">rarely<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">heard<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">him<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">apologize<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">for<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">hurting<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Now<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">he<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sat<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">across<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">from<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">with<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">million-dollar<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">future<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">slipping<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">through<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">his<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">fingers,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">he<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">finally<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">saying<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">word<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I\u2019d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">waited<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">decades<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">hear.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cI\u2019m<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sorry,\u201d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">he<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">repeated.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cI<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">made<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">mistake.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">looked<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">at<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">man<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">who\u2019d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">stood<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">beside<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">at<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">our<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">wedding.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">The<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">man<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">who\u2019d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">held<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">our<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">first<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">child<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">in<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">hospital<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">cried<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">when<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">our<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">youngest<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">graduated.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">The<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">man<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">who\u2019d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sat<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">at<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">our<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">kitchen<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">table<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">while<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">carefully<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">divided<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">our<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">grocery<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">money<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">into<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">envelopes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">remembered<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">good<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">remembered<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">difficult<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ones.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">And<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">remembered<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">exact<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">expression<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">on<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">his<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">face<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">when<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">he<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">told<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I\u2019d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">receive<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">half<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">nothing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cGary,\u201d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">said,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cyou<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">didn\u2019t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">make<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">one<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">mistake.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">You<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">made<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">series<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">choices.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">He<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">lowered<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">his<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">head.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cYou<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">chose<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">take<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ticket.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">You<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">chose<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">lie<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">about<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">buying<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">You<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">chose<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">file<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">for<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">divorce<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">before<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">telling<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">about<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">money.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">And<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">chose<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">believe<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">because<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I\u2019d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">been<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">your<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">wife<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">for<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">thirty-four<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">years,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I\u2019d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">be<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">too<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">frightened<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">defend<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">myself.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">He<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">didn\u2019t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">answer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">stood<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">up.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cI<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">hope<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">understand<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">something.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I\u2019m<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">not<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">here<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">because<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">want<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">destroy<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I\u2019m<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">here<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">because<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">don\u2019t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">get<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">destroy<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">call<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">marriage.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Then<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">left<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">room.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Outside,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Elaine<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">waited<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">beside<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">reception<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">desk.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">She<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">put<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">hand<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">on<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">shoulder.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cYou<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">did<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">well.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">nodded,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">but<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">couldn\u2019t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">speak.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">For<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">all<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">strength<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I\u2019d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">found<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">morning,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">still<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">grieving.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">A<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">lottery<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ticket<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">could<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">change<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">finances.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">It<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">couldn\u2019t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">give<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">back<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">years<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I\u2019d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">spent<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">believing<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">man<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">beside<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">would<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">never<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">deliberately<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">hurt<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">And<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">couldn\u2019t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">make<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">next<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">decision<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">any<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">easier.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Because<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">when<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">checked<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">phone<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">in<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">parking<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">lot,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">found<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">three<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">missed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">calls<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">from<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">our<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">daughter,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Melissa.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">The<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">latest<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">message<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">read:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x14rh7hd x1k4tb9n xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Mom,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">please<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">call<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Dad<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">says<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you\u2019re<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">trying<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">take<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">everything<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">from<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">him.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">What<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">is<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">happening?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">closed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">eyes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">The<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">money<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">already<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">begun<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">change<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">people<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">around<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">And<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">most<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">painful<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">part<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">children<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">were<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">being<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">pulled<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">into<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">fight<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">they<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">hadn\u2019t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">chosen.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">called<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Melissa.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">She<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">answered<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">immediately.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cMom,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">what\u2019s<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">going<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">on?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">could<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">hear<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Gary\u2019s<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">voice<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">in<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">background.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">He<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">talking<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">loudly,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">telling<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">someone<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">planned<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">whole<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">thing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">took<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">breath.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cMelissa,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">need<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">hear<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">this<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">from<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Your<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">father<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">took<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">winning<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">lottery<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ticket<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">claims<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">center<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">tried<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">claim<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">as<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">his<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">own.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Silence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Then<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">she<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">said,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cBut<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Dad<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">told<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">us<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">were<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">giving<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">him<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ticket<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">because<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">wanted<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">divorce.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">gripped<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">steering<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">wheel.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cI<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">never<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">gave<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">him<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ticket.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Another<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">silence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cMom,\u201d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">she<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">whispered,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201che<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">said<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">agreed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">he<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">could<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">keep<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">winnings<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">because<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">were<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">going<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">take<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">house.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">My<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">throat<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">tightened.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">We<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">no<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">agreement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">There<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">been<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">no<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">conversation<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">about<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">winnings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">There<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">only<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">been<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">divorce<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">papers<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">man<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">who\u2019d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">told<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">worth<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">nothing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cMelissa,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">love<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you,\u201d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">said.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cAnd<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">won\u2019t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ask<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">choose<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">between<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">your<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">father<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">But<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">need<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">know<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">what<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">he<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">told<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">isn\u2019t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">true.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">She<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">began<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">cry.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cI<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">don\u2019t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">know<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">what<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">believe.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cThen<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">don\u2019t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">decide<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">today.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Look<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">at<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">facts.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Talk<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">both<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">us.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">But<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">please<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">don\u2019t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">let<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">either<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">us<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">make<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">feel<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">responsible<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">for<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">this.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">After<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">we<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">hung<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">up,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sat<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">in<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">truck<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">for<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">long<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">realized<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">then<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">most<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">difficult<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">part<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">this<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ordeal<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">might<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">not<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">be<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">legal<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">fight.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">It<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">might<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">be<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">learning<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">live<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">with<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">truth<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">about<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">someone<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I\u2019d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">loved<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">for<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">most<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">adult<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">life.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Over<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">following<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">weeks,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">investigation<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">continued.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">The<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">claims<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">office<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">reviewed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ticket,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">purchase<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">records,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">photograph,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">information<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">provided<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">by<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">gas<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">station.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">My<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">attorney<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">handled<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">divorce<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">proceedings<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">made<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sure<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">lottery<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">issue<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">wasn\u2019t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">used<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">pressure<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">into<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">accepting<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">an<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">unfair<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">settlement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Gary\u2019s<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">attorney<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">stopped<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sending<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">messages<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">about<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">an<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">immediate<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">resolution.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Then,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">one<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">rainy<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Tuesday<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">morning,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Linda<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">called.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cMrs.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Dunn,\u201d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">she<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">said,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cwe\u2019ve<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">completed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">our<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">review<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ownership<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">evidence.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">The<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">claims<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">team<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">has<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">determined<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">your<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">documentation<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">supports<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">your<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">claim<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ticket.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">We<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">are<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">prepared<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">proceed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">with<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">next<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">stage<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">verification<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">prize<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">processing,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">subject<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">remaining<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">administrative<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">requirements.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sat<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">down.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">For<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">several<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">seconds,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">couldn\u2019t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">speak.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cSo<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you\u2019re<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">saying<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ticket<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">is<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">mine?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cBased<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">on<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">evidence<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">reviewed,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">your<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">claim<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">has<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">been<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">accepted<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">for<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">processing.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">We\u2019ll<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">provide<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">formal<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">determination<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">explain<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">next<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">steps<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">in<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">writing.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">thanked<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">her.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Then<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">put<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">down<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">phone<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">began<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">cry.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Not<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">because<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">won.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Because,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">for<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">first<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">time<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">since<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Gary<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">walked<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">out,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">felt<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">truth<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">been<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">heard.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">The<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">money<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">still<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">wasn\u2019t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">in<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">account.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">There<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">would<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">be<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">paperwork,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">tax<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">considerations,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">decisions<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">about<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">how<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">handle<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">prize.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">The<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">divorce<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">would<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">continue,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">questions<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">about<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">house<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">other<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">marital<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">property<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">would<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">need<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">be<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">resolved<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">separately.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">But<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Gary<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">could<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">no<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">longer<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">simply<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">walk<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">into<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">an<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">office,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">produce<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ticket,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">declare<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">himself<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">winner.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">That<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">afternoon,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">received<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">letter<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">from<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">him.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">It<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">handwritten.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">almost<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">threw<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">away.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Instead,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">opened<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x14rh7hd x1k4tb9n xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Patty,<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x14rh7hd x1k4tb9n xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">know<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">probably<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">hate<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">right<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">now.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">don\u2019t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">blame<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x14rh7hd x1k4tb9n xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">scared.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">We\u2019d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">spent<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">years<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">struggling<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">financially,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">when<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">saw<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">those<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">numbers,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">thought<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">about<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">all<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">things<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">we<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">could<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">finally<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">do.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Then<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">thought<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">about<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">how<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">much<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I\u2019d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">missed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">out<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">on.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">told<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">myself<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">deserved<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">something<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">for<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">years<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I\u2019d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">worked<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">things<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I\u2019d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sacrificed.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x14rh7hd x1k4tb9n xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">convinced<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">myself<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">taking<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ticket<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">no<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">worse<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">than<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">protecting<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">future.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x14rh7hd x1k4tb9n xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">know<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">how<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sounds.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x14rh7hd x1k4tb9n xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">didn\u2019t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">think<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you\u2019d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">fight<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">thought<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you\u2019d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">be<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">upset<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">for<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">while,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">but<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">then<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you\u2019d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">understand.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x14rh7hd x1k4tb9n xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I\u2019m<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sorry.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x14rh7hd x1k4tb9n xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Please<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">don\u2019t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">let<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">this<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">money<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">erase<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">thirty-four<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">years.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">read<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">letter<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">twice.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Then<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">placed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">on<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">table.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">For<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">long<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">time,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sat<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">with<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">hands<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">folded<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">in<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">lap.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">There<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">something<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">especially<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">cruel<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">about<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">his<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">final<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sentence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">He<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">asking<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">not<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">let<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">money<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">erase<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">thirty-four<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">years,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">as<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">though<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">money<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">walked<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">into<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">our<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">kitchen<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">filed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">for<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">divorce.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">It<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">hadn\u2019t.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Gary<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">The<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ticket<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">hadn\u2019t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">told<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">worth<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">nothing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Gary<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">The<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">money<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">hadn\u2019t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">packed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">his<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">bags,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">put<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">winning<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ticket<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">in<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">his<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">wallet,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">driven<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">away.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Gary<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">done<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">too.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">picked<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">up<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">pen<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">wrote<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">reply.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x14rh7hd x1k4tb9n xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Gary,<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x14rh7hd x1k4tb9n xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">The<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">money<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">didn\u2019t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">erase<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">our<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">thirty-four<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">years.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Your<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">choices<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">changed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">what<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">those<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">years<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">mean<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x14rh7hd x1k4tb9n xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">remember<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">good<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">times.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">remember<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">children<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">we<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">raised<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">home<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">we<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">built.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">won\u2019t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">pretend<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">none<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">mattered.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x14rh7hd x1k4tb9n xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">But<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">will<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">not<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">pretend<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">love<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">means<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">accepting<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">betrayal<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">without<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">consequences.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x14rh7hd x1k4tb9n xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">hope<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">find<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">way<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">understand<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">why<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">did<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">what<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">did.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">hope<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">become<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">better<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">man<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">because<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">this.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x14rh7hd x1k4tb9n xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">But<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">am<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">no<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">longer<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">willing<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sacrifice<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">peace<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">make<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">your<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">life<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">easier.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x14rh7hd x1k4tb9n xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Patty.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">mailed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">letter<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">next<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">morning.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">And<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">then<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">got<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">on<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">with<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">life.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1din3vl xkh2ocl x16ye13r xqkn89t x1vvogim   xl8spv7\" data-d-component=\"divider\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<h1 class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x4gjf66 xce2ely xvmwfg3 x1lziwak x15472z4 xngnso2 xhacrq1 x1lliihq x1s688f x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"title\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">PART<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">4:<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">WHAT<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">DID<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">WITH<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">THE<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">$2.4<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">MILLION<\/span><\/h1>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1kw3rcc x104jwf5 x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">The<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">first<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">thing<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">did<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">after<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">claims<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">office<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">accepted<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">claim<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">not<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">buy<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">new<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">house.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">It<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">wasn\u2019t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">buy<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">car.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">It<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">wasn\u2019t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">even<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">book<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">vacation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">went<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">grocery<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">store.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">walked<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">down<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">same<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">aisles<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I\u2019d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">walked<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">for<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">thirty-four<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">years,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">past<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">same<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">shelves<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">canned<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">vegetables<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">boxes<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">cereal.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">picked<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">up<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">bag<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">apples,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">loaf<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">bread,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">jar<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">peanut<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">butter.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Then<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">stood<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">in<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">front<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">coffee<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">display<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">realized<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">something.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">For<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">years,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I\u2019d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">bought<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">same<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">inexpensive<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">coffee<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">because<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Gary<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">said<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">expensive<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">kind<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">waste<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">money.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">picked<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">up<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">bag<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">coffee<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">actually<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">liked.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">It<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">cost<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">several<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">dollars<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">more.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">put<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">in<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">cart.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">And<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">began<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">cry<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">right<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">there<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">between<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">shelves.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">A<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">woman<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">passing<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">by<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">asked<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">whether<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">all<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">right.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">smiled<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">through<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">tears.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cYes,\u201d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">told<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">her.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cI<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">think<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">finally<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">am.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">The<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">prize<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">wasn\u2019t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">paid<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">immediately.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">There<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">were<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">forms<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">complete,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">tax<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">questions<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">answer,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">decisions<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">about<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">how<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">receive<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">manage<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">winnings.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">With<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Elaine\u2019s<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">help,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">consulted<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">financial<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">adviser<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">tax<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">professional<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">before<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">making<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">any<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">major<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">commitments.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">learned<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">advertised<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">jackpot<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">wasn\u2019t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">necessarily<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">amount<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">winner<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">would<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">take<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">home.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">The<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">actual<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">payment<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">depended<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">on<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">prize<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">structure,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">election<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">available<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">under<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">lottery\u2019s<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">rules,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">applicable<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">taxes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">So<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">didn\u2019t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">spend<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">single<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">dollar<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">hadn\u2019t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">received.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">didn\u2019t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">announce<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">amount<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">neighborhood.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">didn\u2019t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">post<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">about<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">on<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">social<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">media.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">And<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">didn\u2019t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">promise<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">anyone<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">share.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">For<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">first<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">time<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">in<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">life,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">learning<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">protecting<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">peace<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">just<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">as<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">important<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">as<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">protecting<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">money.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">The<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">divorce<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">took<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">longer<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">than<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">either<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">us<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">expected.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Gary\u2019s<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">initial<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">confidence<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">faded<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">as<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">reality<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">situation<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">settled<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">in.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Our<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">lawyers<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">worked<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">through<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">house,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">our<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">savings,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">debts,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">other<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">issues<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">accumulated<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">over<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">three<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">decades<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">together.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">The<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">lottery<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">prize<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">handled<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">according<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">applicable<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">rules<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">advice<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">legal<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">team.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">didn\u2019t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">assume<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ticket\u2019s<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ownership<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">settled<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">every<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">question<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">about<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">marital<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">property,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">didn\u2019t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">let<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">anyone<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">pressure<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">into<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">signing<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">an<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">agreement<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">without<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">understanding<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Some<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">days,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">hated<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">paperwork.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Some<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">days,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">hated<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Gary.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">And<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">some<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">days,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">missed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">him<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">so<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">much<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">found<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">myself<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">reaching<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">for<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">telephone<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">before<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">remembering<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">we<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">were<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">no<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">longer<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">people<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">we\u2019d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">once<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">been.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Healing<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">wasn\u2019t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">straight<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">line.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">It<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">series<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">small<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">decisions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Getting<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">out<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">bed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Eating<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">breakfast.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Calling<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">friend.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Saying<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">no<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">when<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">someone<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">asked<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">for<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">more<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">than<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ready<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">give.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Learning<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">could<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">miss<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">person<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">without<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">inviting<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">them<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">back<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">into<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">life.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">My<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">children<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">struggled<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">with<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">changes,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">too.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Our<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">son,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Daniel,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">called<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">one<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Sunday<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">evening.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cMom,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Dad<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">says<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you\u2019ve<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">become<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">different<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">person.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sat<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">on<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">porch,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">watching<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">last<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">light<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">fade<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">over<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">tomato<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">plants.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cPerhaps<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">have,\u201d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">replied.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cHe<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">says<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">money<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">has<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">gone<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">your<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">head.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">smiled<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sadly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cDaniel,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">your<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">father<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">has<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">known<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">for<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">thirty-four<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">years.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">He<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">knows<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">exactly<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">how<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">lived<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">before<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">this<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ticket.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">If<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">buying<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">better<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">bag<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">coffee<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">is<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">what<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">he<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">means<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">by<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">losing<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">mind,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">then<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">suppose<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I\u2019ll<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">have<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">live<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">with<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">accusation.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Daniel<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">laughed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">softly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Then<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">his<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">voice<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">became<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">serious.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cI\u2019m<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sorry,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Mom.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cThank<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cI<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">should<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">have<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">asked<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">what<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">happened<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">instead<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">believing<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">everything<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Dad<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">said.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cYou<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">were<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">caught<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">in<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">middle.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">don\u2019t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">blame<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">for<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">being<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">confused.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">He<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">quiet<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">for<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">moment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cDo<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">think<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you\u2019ll<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ever<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">forgive<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">him?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">looked<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">at<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">pineapple<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">magnet<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">on<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">kitchen<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">wall.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cI<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">don\u2019t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">know,\u201d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">said<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">honestly.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cBut<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">know<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">forgiveness<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">reconciliation<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">aren\u2019t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">same<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">thing.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">may<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">eventually<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">forgive<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">him<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">for<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">own<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">peace.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">That<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">doesn\u2019t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">mean<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I\u2019ll<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">pretend<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">what<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">happened<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">acceptable.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Daniel<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">told<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">he<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">understood.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">wasn\u2019t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sure<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">he<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">did.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">But<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">enough<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">he<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">willing<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">listen.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Several<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">months<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">later,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">after<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">legal<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">administrative<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">requirements<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">been<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">completed,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">lottery<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">proceeds<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">finally<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">became<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">available<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">remember<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">day<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">checked<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">account.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sat<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">at<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">kitchen<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">table<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">with<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">cup<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">coffee<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">opened<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">banking<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">application<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">on<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">phone.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">There<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">A<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">number<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">so<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">large<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">read<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">several<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">times.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">For<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">nineteen<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">years,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I\u2019d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">spent<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">two<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">dollars<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">every<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Friday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I\u2019d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">bought<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">tickets<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">with<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">same<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">stubborn<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">hope,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">tucked<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">them<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">beneath<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">same<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">magnet,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">checked<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">numbers<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">every<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Saturday<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">morning.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Now<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">life<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">changed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">in<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">way<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">could<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">never<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">have<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">imagined.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">waited<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">for<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">excitement<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">arrive.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Instead,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">felt<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">strangely<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">quiet.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Because<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">truth<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">never<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">wanted<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">become<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">rich<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">without<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Gary.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">wanted<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">grow<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">old<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">with<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">him.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">imagined<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">us<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sitting<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">on<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">porch<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">when<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">we<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">were<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">eighty,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">arguing<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">about<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">weather<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">laughing<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">about<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">how<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">our<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">grandchildren<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">could<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">never<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sit<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">still.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I\u2019d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">imagined<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">taking<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">trip<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">together<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">after<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">retirement,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">visiting<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">places<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">we\u2019d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">postponed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">for<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">years<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">because<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">there<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">always<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">another<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">bill<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">pay.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I\u2019d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">imagined<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">two<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">us<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">finally<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">having<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">enough<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">money<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">breathe.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">The<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ticket<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">given<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">financial<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">freedom<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">make<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">those<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">things<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">possible.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">But<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">couldn\u2019t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">make<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Gary<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">man<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I\u2019d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">thought<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">he<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">And<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">loss<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">no<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">amount<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">money<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">could<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">repair.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">So<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">decided<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">use<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">money<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">build<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">life<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">felt<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">like<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">mine.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">paid<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">off<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">debts<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">were<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">properly<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">mine<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">pay.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">made<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sure<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">comfortable<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">home<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">enough<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">money<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">set<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">aside<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">for<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">future<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">expenses.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">established<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">careful<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">financial<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">plan<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">rather<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">than<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">making<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">promises<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">couldn\u2019t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">keep.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">also<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">set<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">aside<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">portion<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">for<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">causes<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">mattered<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">including<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">support<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">for<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">families<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">facing<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">unexpected<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">medical<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">bills.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">thought<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">about<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sister,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">whose<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">hospital<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">stay<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">caused<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">forget<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">check<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ticket<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Saturday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">thought<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">about<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">all<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">families<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">who<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sat<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">in<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">waiting<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">rooms,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">watching<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">clock,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">trying<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">figure<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">out<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">how<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">pay<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">for<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">treatment<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">while<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">worrying<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">about<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">people<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">they<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">loved.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">couldn\u2019t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">fix<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">every<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">problem.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">But<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">could<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">help<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">few<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">people<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">breathe<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">little<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">easier.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Then<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">did<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">something<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">surprised<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">everyone<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">who<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">knew<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">bought<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">little<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">house<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">with<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sunny<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">kitchen<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">garden<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">large<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">enough<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">for<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">tomatoes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">It<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">wasn\u2019t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">mansion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">It<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">wasn\u2019t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">on<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">coast.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">It<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">wasn\u2019t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">kind<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">house<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">people<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">would<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">photograph<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">for<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">magazine.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">But<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">porch<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">where<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">could<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sit<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">in<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">evening,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">kitchen<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">window<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">looked<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">out<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">over<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">garden.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">The<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">first<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">night<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">slept<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">there,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">woke<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">up<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">at<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">three<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">in<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">morning.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">For<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">moment,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">didn\u2019t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">know<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">where<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Then<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">remembered.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">No<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">one<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">going<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">shout<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">at<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">for<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">leaving<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">light<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">on.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">No<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">one<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">going<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">tell<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">dreams<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">were<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">foolish.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">No<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">one<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">going<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">make<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">feel<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">guilty<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">for<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">buying<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">something<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">loved.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">lay<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">back<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">on<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">pillow<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">listened<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">quiet.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">It<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">first<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">time<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">in<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">years<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">silence<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">felt<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">peaceful<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">rather<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">than<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">lonely.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">A<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">year<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">after<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">divorce<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">papers<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">landed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">on<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">kitchen<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">table,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">returned<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">gas<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">station<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">where<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I\u2019d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">bought<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">tickets<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">for<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">nineteen<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">The<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">same<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">cashier<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">working<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">behind<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">counter.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">He<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">recognized<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">immediately.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cMrs.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Dunn!<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">heard<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">won.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">smiled.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cI<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">did.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">He<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">shook<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">his<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">head<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">in<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">disbelief.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cAll<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">those<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">years<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">buying<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">same<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">numbers.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">remember<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">thinking<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">were<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">most<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">determined<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">customer<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">we<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cI<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">suppose<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">He<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">glanced<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">at<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">lottery<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">display.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cAre<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">going<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">keep<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">playing?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">considered<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">question.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">For<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">moment,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">thought<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">about<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">pineapple<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">magnet,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">little<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">blue<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">tin,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">promise<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I\u2019d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">made<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">myself<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">when<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">bought<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">first<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ticket.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Then<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">reached<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">into<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">purse.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">bought<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">one<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ticket.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Two<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">dollars.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">The<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">same<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">numbers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">But<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">when<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">turned<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">over,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">signed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">name<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">as<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">carefully<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">as<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">always<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1s688f x14rh7hd xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">PROPERTY<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">OF<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">PATRICIA<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ANNE<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">DUNN.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">PURCHASED<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">WITH<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">HER<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">PERSONAL<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">LOTTERY<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">FUNDS.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">The<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">cashier<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">watched<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cStill<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">protecting<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">your<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ticket?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">slipped<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">into<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">purse.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cAlways.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Outside,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">afternoon<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sun<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">warmed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">pavement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sat<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">in<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">car<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">for<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">moment<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">before<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">starting<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">engine.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">For<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">years,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I\u2019d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">thought<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">winning<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">lottery<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">would<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">be<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">moment<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">life<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">began.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">imagined<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">would<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">solve<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">every<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">problem,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">settle<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">every<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">argument,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">give<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">happiness<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I\u2019d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">been<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">postponing<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">until<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">we<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">could<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">afford<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">But<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">money<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">hadn\u2019t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">given<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">most<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">important<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">thing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">It<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">hadn\u2019t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">given<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">courage<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">leave<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">marriage<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">become<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">painful.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">It<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">hadn\u2019t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">given<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ability<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">stand<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">up<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">for<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">myself.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Those<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">things<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">been<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">inside<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">all<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">along.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">The<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ticket<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">simply<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">forced<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">discover<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Sometimes,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">when<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">people<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ask<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">about<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">story,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">they<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">want<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">know<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">whether<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">regret<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">buying<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">lottery<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">tickets<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">for<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">nineteen<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">They<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">want<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">know<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">whether<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I\u2019d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">do<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">anything<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">differently.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">tell<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">them<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">truth.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">The<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">two<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">dollars<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">were<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">never<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">most<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">expensive<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">part<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">story.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">The<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">expensive<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">part<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">time<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">spent<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">believing<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">loyalty<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">meant<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">accepting<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">whatever<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">person<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">loved<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">chose<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">do.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">thought<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">good<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">wife<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">someone<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">who<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">stayed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">quiet,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">made<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sacrifices,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">kept<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">family<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">together<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">no<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">matter<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">what.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">thought<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">if<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">gave<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">enough,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">forgave<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">enough,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">loved<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">enough,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">could<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">protect<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">marriage<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">from<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">anything.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">wrong.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Love<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">cannot<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">be<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sustained<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">by<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">one<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">person\u2019s<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sacrifices<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">alone.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">And<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">marriage<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">cannot<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">be<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">saved<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">by<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">person<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">who<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">is<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">only<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">one<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">trying<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">save<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Gary<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">shared<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">thirty-four<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">will<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">never<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">pretend<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">those<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">years<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">meant<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">nothing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">We<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">raised<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">three<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">wonderful<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">children.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">We<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">celebrated<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">birthdays,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">survived<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">difficult<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">winters,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">paid<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">bills,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">built<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">home<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">full<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">memories.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">There<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">were<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">good<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">There<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">were<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">moments<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">when<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">genuinely<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">believed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">he<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">closest<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">friend.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">can<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">remember<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">those<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">moments<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">without<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">allowing<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">them<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">erase<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">truth<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">about<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">how<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">he<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">treated<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">when<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">he<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">thought<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">nothing<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">offer<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">him.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">As<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">for<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Gary,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">eventually<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">heard<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">he\u2019d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">moved<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">into<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">small<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">apartment<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">across<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">town.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">We<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">spoke<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">occasionally<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">about<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">practical<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">matters,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">usually<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">through<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">our<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">lawyers<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">or<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">in<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">connection<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">with<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">children.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">He<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">never<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">offered<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">kind<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">apology<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">could<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">have<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">changed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">what<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">happened.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Perhaps<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">he<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ashamed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Perhaps<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">he<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">still<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">believed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">should<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">have<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">given<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">him<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">money.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Perhaps<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">he<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">simply<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">couldn\u2019t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">accept<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">woman<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">he\u2019d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">dismissed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">as<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">powerless<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">been<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">capable<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">standing<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">up<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">him.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">no<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">longer<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">needed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">know.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">One<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">afternoon,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">almost<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">two<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">years<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">after<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ticket<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">won,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">received<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">card<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">from<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">him.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">There<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">no<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">return<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">address.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Inside,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">he<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">written<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">only<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">three<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sentences.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x14rh7hd x1k4tb9n xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">hope<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you\u2019re<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">happy,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Patty.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x14rh7hd x1k4tb9n xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">never<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">thought<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">things<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">would<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">end<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">this<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">way.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x14rh7hd x1k4tb9n xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Take<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">care<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">yourself.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">placed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">card<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">in<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">drawer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">didn\u2019t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">write<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">back.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Because<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">finally<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">learned<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">not<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">every<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ending<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">requires<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">another<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">conversation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Sometimes,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">answer<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">is<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">life<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">build<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">after<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">other<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">person<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">has<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">left.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">That<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">evening,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">watered<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">tomato<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">plants<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">watched<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sun<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">settle<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">behind<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">trees.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">The<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">air<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">smelled<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">warm<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">earth<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">freshly<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">cut<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">grass.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">My<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">phone<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">rang.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">It<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">granddaughter,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Lily.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cGrandma,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">what<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">are<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">doing?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cNothing<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">exciting.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Watering<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">garden.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cCan<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">come<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">over<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">this<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">weekend?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cOf<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">course,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sweetheart.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cCan<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">we<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">make<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">pancakes?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">laughed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">\u201cAs<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">many<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">as<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">you<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">like.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">After<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">we<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">hung<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">up,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">stood<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">there<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">holding<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">garden<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">hose,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">smiling<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">at<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">thought<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">her<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">running<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">through<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">kitchen.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">And<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">realized<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">future<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I\u2019d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">imagined<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">with<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Gary<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">not<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">been<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">only<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">future<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">available<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">There<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">would<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">be<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">birthdays.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">There<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">would<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">be<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">holidays.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">There<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">would<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">be<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">quiet<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">mornings<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">long<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">conversations<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">with<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">children.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">There<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">would<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">be<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">days<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">when<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">missed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">past<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">days<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">when<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">grateful<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">be<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">free<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">There<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">would<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">be<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">life.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">My<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">life.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">walked<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">inside<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">glanced<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">at<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">refrigerator.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I\u2019d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">kept<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">pineapple<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">magnet.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">didn\u2019t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">know<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">why,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">at<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">first.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Perhaps<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">because<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">been<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">part<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Friday<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ritual<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">for<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">so<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">long.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Perhaps<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">because<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">throwing<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">away<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">felt<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">like<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">throwing<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">away<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">piece<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">woman<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I\u2019d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">been.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Now<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">understood<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">didn\u2019t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">have<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">erase<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">past<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">move<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">forward.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">could<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">keep<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">magnet.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">could<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">remember<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">marriage.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">could<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">acknowledge<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">heartbreak.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">And<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">could<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">still<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">choose<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">something<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">better<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">for<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">myself.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">took<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">latest<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">photograph<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ticket<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">placed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">it<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">in<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">little<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">blue<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">tin.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Then<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">closed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">lid.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">For<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">nineteen<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">years,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I\u2019d<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">signed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">my<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">name<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">on<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">every<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">ticket<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">because<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">wanted<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">protect<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">what<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">belonged<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">me.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">After<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">everything<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">happened,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">those<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">words<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">meant<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">something<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">different.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">They<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">weren\u2019t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">just<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">about<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">piece<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">of<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">paper.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">They<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">were<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">about<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">woman<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">who<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">spent<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">decades<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">putting<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">everyone<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">else\u2019s<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">needs<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">first.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">The<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">woman<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">who<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">been<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">told<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">she<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">worth<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">nothing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">The<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">woman<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">who<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">had<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">finally<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">learned<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">that<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">her<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">worth<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">never<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">something<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">another<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">person<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">could<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">take<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">away.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">switched<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">off<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">kitchen<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">light<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">stepped<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">onto<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">porch.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">The<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">evening<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">breeze<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">moved<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">gently<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">through<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">trees.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">For<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">first<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">time<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">in<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">a<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">very<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">long<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">time,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">didn\u2019t<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">feel<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">as<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">though<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">waiting<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">for<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">someone<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">come<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">home.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">already<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">home.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">And<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">I<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">was<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">finally<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">home<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">myself.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x1pd3egz x4gjf66 x1wwbdsi x86bw1a x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1lliihq x14rh7hd\" data-d-component=\"text\"><span class=\"xt0psk2 x1ghz6dp x1717udv x1wty727 x4gjf66 x15eiy0f x1lziwak x15472z4 x1qlqyl8 x15bjb6t x1s688f x14rh7hd xdj266r\" data-d-component=\"text\" data-d-inline=\"\"><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">THE<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">END.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cMrs. Dunn?\u201d Linda asked gently. \u201cAre you still there?\u201d \u201cYes,\u201d I answered. \u201cI\u2019m here.\u201d \u201cI need to ask you something important. Did you purchase the &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":21854,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14,15,13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22557","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-family","category-inspiration","category-story"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/readingmydairy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22557","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/readingmydairy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/readingmydairy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/readingmydairy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/readingmydairy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=22557"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/readingmydairy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22557\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22558,"href":"https:\/\/readingmydairy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22557\/revisions\/22558"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/readingmydairy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/21854"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/readingmydairy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=22557"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/readingmydairy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=22557"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/readingmydairy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=22557"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}