everything is red [jd.tj]

ch. 3

Tyler
I took the kids to the library again today. Mainly because Zack was begging me so he could read his favorite comics. Fortunately, Ashley was here, so that meant her and Madi could play. I swear, those two girls were meant for each other. I went over to Ashley's mom and took a seat by her while pulling out a couple books from my bag. As I started to read, I felt a nudge on my leg. I look up and see Ashley's mom looking at the big group of teenage boys. My eyes go wide and I nod at her. I quickly get up and grab the kids, then leave. Luckily, we made it out without getting noticed. It's so stupid how we get treated differently just by the amount of money we have. Who cares about how much money you have. Who cares about what you can or cannot buy, I'm still a person and so is my family and we should be treated the same. You know, we can't even go to certain stores, like walmart, why? Because we are too poor. This world we live in is much different than it used to be a few years back. It won't matter anyways, we actually can't get much from Walmart, so, instead we go to WinCo.

As we were walking back home I saw our mom walk into a gas station by our house. I look closely inside and see her purchase something. A lottery ticket, what a waste of money. I shake my head in disappointment and continue to walk myself and the kids home.

"Tyler! Zack! Come here!" I roll my eyes and slump up the stairs to the main floor, Zack following behind.

"Yes mama?"

"I got us a lottery ticket today, we could win up to $5,000!" Her eyes are shining bright and full of hope. I haven't seen those eyes since I was a little kid. She grabs a penny from nearby and quietly reads the instructions. I already know what's going to happen, but I pull through and wait for the results. Suddenly, a piercing scream courses through her lips and she drops the piece of paper.

"WE WON! WE WON! WE JUST WON $5,000!" That's all she says before she's out the door and on her way to the capital building to cash it in. My jaw drops and I look over to Zack, his facial expressions matching mine.

"Ty, what does that mean?" I just shake my head and close my mouth so it's doesn't catch any bugs.

What does this mean?