One day, a guy from my old job handed me a lottery ticket, saying, “Maybe you’ll get lucky!” I scratched it off immediately, and my jaw nearly dropped—it looked like a $10,000 winner! I could already picture paying off bills or taking a dream vacation.
A little while later, he came back and asked, “So, did you check that ticket?” Trying to hide my excitement, I shook my head and said, “Not yet.” As soon as he left, I scrambled to figure out how to claim my prize.
But when I turned the ticket over, I spotted the truth—it was a fake, designed to trick people! Part of me was disappointed, but mostly, I was relieved. Imagine if I had bragged about winning, only to find out it was all a joke!
