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Part 4: The Miracle

After a long and boring day at work Ella realised she had totally forgotten about the lotto ticket. She had wondered if she wasn't aloud to claim the money since she didn't buy the ticket. But she had also thought that whoever had brought the ticket mustn't have cared about it too much if they had just left it on the floor. Ella wondered lots, she wondered every second of her life. As she was racing down the stairs to catch a taxi before she missed one, she tripped. She quickly got up and wiped the blood running out of her nose off before anyone could see her. One thing Ella didn't like was people seeing her hurt. She couldn't stand people feeling sorry for her. 

As she sat down in the taxi she realised that she had forgotten her purse. ' How stupid am I!?!?' She thought. She couldn't bother being late. Even though it was only 6:39 am, and her work started at 7 she knew she HAD to check her lotto ticket before it was too late. "

As I walked into the lotto room, Ella could feel that whatever was inside of her was bursting. When she reached for a chair, she realised that bursting pain was nerves. The lady behind the desk looked bored and tired. Once the lady looked up at Ella a smile spread across her face. "Well hello." The lady said. "My name is Linda, do you need help?" Linda asked. "Umm, well actually I was wondering if you could check my ticket if it's not too late.." Ella said nervously.  As Linda checked her ticket Ella thought she might through up. 'I must have read the numbers on the television wrong ' Ella thought. The lady looked at Ella, then looked back at the ticket, then the scanner. "Nothing like this has ever happened in this little shop like this before." Linda whispered...