The Price of forTune

By Caitlyn Shires

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Therewasnowaytofixhisbrokenlaptop.Hewouldhavetobuyanewone.However,asEverettlookedatallthebillshehadyettopay,herealizedthiswouldbenoeasyaccomplishmentforhislimitedbudget.

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Oncetherewasanaverageboy,withaverageconcerns.HisnamewasEverett,andnothingextraordinaryeverhappenedtohim.Healwayswishedthatsomethingexcitingwouldhappen,buthiswishneverseemedtocometrue.Until,thatis,thedayhislaptopbroke.

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Needingtotakeabreakfromallhisresponsibilities,Everettdecidedtotakeawalk.However,hehadtroubleclearinghismind.Angry,helookeduptowardstheskyandyelledtowardstheheavens,“IwishIhadmoney!”

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Atthatmoment,somethingverystrangebegantohappen.Suddenly,moneybegantorainfromthesky,rightontoEverett

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Everettopenedhiseyestoseethemoneyfallingdownonhim.Hequicklyscoopedupthemoneyinhishands.Hewasoverjoyedatsuchastrangeandfortunateevent.

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Excitedandabitconfused,Everettdecidedtocallafriendtotellthemwhathadhappened.However,whenhereachedintohispocket,thephonewasn’tthere.

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Figuringhemusthavelefthisphonesomewhere,Everettdecidednottoworryabouthisphone’ssuddendisappearance.Instead,hewishedtotryhisluckandseeifhecouldmakemoremoneyfalldownfromthesky.Onceagain,helookeduptotheskyandyelled,“IwishIhadmoney!” Andonceagain,themoneyfell.

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Everettwasextremelypleasedwithhisnewfoundability.Hegatheredupallthemoneyanddecidedtoputitinhiswallet.However,whenhereachedintohispocket,thewalletwasnolongerthere.

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Tooexcitedtothinkclearly,Everettshruggedthedisappearanceoffasacoincidence,anddecidedtoheadtohiscarsohecouldgobuyhislaptop.

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Whenhegottohiscar,Everettrealizedhewasstartingtofeelalittlehungry.Realizinghedidnothaveenoughmoneytobuybothhislaptopandhisfood,hedecidedtomakeawishoncemore.

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Everettlookeduptotheskyandmadehiswish.Onceagain,moneybegantofallfromthesky.However,asitfell,thekeysEverettwasholdingsuddenlydisappearedfromhishands.

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Everettbegantorealizethatforeverywishhemade,oneofhisbelongingswoulddisappear.Thismadehimveryupset.NowEveretthadnocellphone,nowallet,andnocarkeys.

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Ashesatonthecurb,hebegantowonderwhattodonext.Hewaslosinghisbelongings,andheneededtofigureouthowtogetaridehome.Afterthinkingforawhile,hebegantocomeupwithaplan.

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Everettdecidedtogoaheadandwishformoremoney.Hefiguredhecouldalwaysreplacehislostitemslater.Atthemoment,moremoneyseemedlikethebestoption.

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Whenhewaspleasedwiththeamountofmoneyhehadwishedfor,Everettwalkeduptoastrangerandaskedtoborrowhiscellphone.Hewantedtocallhomeandseeifsomeonecouldcomepickhimup.

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Hovever,nooneansweredthephone.

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Withnootheroption,Everettbegantotakealongwalkhome.

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Afterawhile,Everettfinallyarrivedwithhishouse.Hewasfrustratedfromwalkingsolong,butpleasedwiththemoneyinhispocket.Hecouldn’twaittotellhismotherwhathadhappened,toseewhatshethoughtofthesituation.

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Whenhewalkedinside,hesawthathismotherwasnowhereinsight.Fearingtheworst,hefranticallycalledoutforher. Buttherewasnoresponse.

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Hewalkedovertothecouchandsawhismother’scellphoneandhalf-drinkenwaterbottle.Buthismotherwasgone.Inthatmomentheforgotaboutthemoneyinhispocket.Itdidn’tmatteranymore. Hewasallalone.