Chapter 2

• Days went by, the landlord told me that if I don't pay in a week he's going to evict me, I'm 3 months behind in rent I don't know what to do.
• ----In the background a voice is heard coming from a TV set ----
• -Today is the day the annual Mega Raffle is played, we will see if today a new billionaire emerges or it will continue to accumulate, we have 15 consecutive years that the winning number is not sold. The big moment begins.
• "First number 0, Second number 0, Third number 0, Fourth number 9, Fifth number 8, Sixth number 5, Seventh number 8, Eighth number 6, Ninth number 4, Tenth number 0, Eleventh number 6 and our last number, who will define our winner, is 8.
• ****** 985, 864, 068 ******
• "We are checking in the system to see if the ticket was sold, this will only take a few moments. I just got word that we have a new billionaire, if you are tuning in remember you must report to the lottery offices and you only have a month to claim your prize, but if it were me I would be there first thing in the morning.
• I turn off the TV; I was already saying that this was a waste of money, where did I leave that ticket, here it is, I compare the numbering and I kept so silent that you could hear the buzzing of a fly.
• -It can't be! It can't be! This can't be happening! -I scream. I'm the winner of the $10 trillion dollar mega lottery, this is a dream, yes! It sure is.
• Wake up! Wake up! Wake up! Wake up! A pinch maybe. Ouch! That hurt, I'm going to the offices tomorrow.
• The next day I arrive with my ticket hoping this is true.
• -Good morning," I say to the receptionist.
• -Aha, what do you want.
• -I want to cash my prize.
• -I fill out this form and wait, prizes usually take a week to be delivered.
• I take the form and it takes me a few minutes to do it.
• -Here you go, it's already filled out.
• -Give me the ticket and take a seat while we verify the prize.
• -Ah, yes.
• A few seconds passed when the receptionist makes a call, she looked nervous, a man comes out; I see that he is approaching the receptionist and he is pointing at me.
• -Excuse me, are you Mr. Javier Ignacio Santos Palacio," said the man.
• -That's right.
• -Come with me, please.
• I followed him to a room and there were several people waiting for my arrival.
• -Mr. Santos, you are a very lucky person, tell me, how many tickets did you need to win," said another man.
• -I only played once, with only one ticket.
• -Your luck is unique, many people spend several years playing before they get a small prize, but you only spent $100 dollars and won $10 trillion dollars, hard to believe.
• -I'll tell you something, that $100 was all my capital and that night I went hungry.
• -Well, it was the best investment you ever made. Now, after taxes, you will be left with a total of $8.5 trillion dollars. The prize will be delivered in 3 parts, the first in 3 days for an amount of $100 million dollars, the second will be delivered in 3 months for $4.2 trillion dollars and the last part in another 3 months, in other words, in 6 months you will be receiving your total.
• -I thought they would deliver it all at once.
• -We do it this way because we have to wait to collect all the sales and we also have other prizes to deliver, now present this document to the bank for the opening of a special account where you will receive your prize and the only thing missing is a picture with this big check.
• They take the picture, it was a big cardboard and it had the sum of $10 trillion.
• -You know, go to the bank and ask for Mr. Lee and indicate that you are going on behalf of the mega lottery management.
• -Okay, I'll be right there.
• I leave the office and on the street I jump for joy, even though I would not have all the prize already, but I will have a big sum in 3 days. I take a cab and go to the bank, in all my life I had never been in this place, it is huge, I approach the receptionist and asked for Mr. Lee.
• -Good morning, miss, I was looking for Mr. Lee, they sent me from the Mega Lottery.
• -Hold on a moment, I will notify you, his name is?
• -Javier Santos.
• I waited a few minutes until the receptionist called me.
• -Mr. Santos, Mr. Lee is waiting for you in his office. Go straight ahead and then the third door on the left.
• I went where I was told and knocked on the door.
• -Come in," I heard from the other side.
• -Good morning, Mr. Lee.
• -Come in Mr. Santo, have a seat, would you like a cup of coffee?
• -I'm fine, thank you for your kindness.
• -I was notified by Mega Lotto that you would be presenting yourself, let me have the prize certificate.
• -Here you are.
• -Let's see, it says here that you are the winner of $8.5 trillion dollars, unbelievable and they require you to open an account with us so they can send you your prize. In this case you will be provided with a maximum account, this account will allow you to have a bank certified checkbook where you can write checks for up to $10 million dollars, we will also give you a gold card with which you will have access to many exclusive clubs and a maximum withdrawal limit of $100,000 dollars per day. Your account will be assigned to one of our Premium Executives, so every time we require an authorization that exceeds these funds, our executive will contact you, and even if you require any type of information you can call him directly.
• ----Knock on the door. ----
• -Come in," said Mr. Lee.
• -Good afternoon Mr. Lee, did you send for me?
• -Yes, this is Mr. Javier Santos, he will be assigned to your account, he will have a fund of $8.5 trillion dollars within 6 months. In 3 days he will receive in his account the sum of $100 million dollars so I require you to advise him as best as you can.
• -My name is Máximo Cárdenas, this is my card where you can reach me, if you like you can come with me to give you more information about your new account.
• -Go with him Mr. Santos, from now on he will attend you.
• -Thank you for your attention Mr. Lee.
• I have been treated better here than I have ever been treated in my entire life.