Chapter 4

To claim the prize, I had to go to the state lottery headquarters.

I didn't tell anyone.

The next morning, I slung my backpack over my shoulder and headed out. My mom was in the kitchen, making soup, the lid rattling from the steam.

She glanced over as I put on my shoes. "Where are you off to again?"

"I've got something at school," I said.

She slammed the spoon into the pot. "You're lying more and more these days."

I didn't respond.

Ethan poked his head out of his room. "Hey, if you're going to school, can you grab…