Blurb：
When I won $5,000 from a lottery ticket before freshman year, I thought sharing the joy with my roommates would bring us closer. Instead, dorm leader Brittany Hayes accused me of stealing the dorm's luck. Chelsea Miller and Megan Jones backed her dangerous claim. What started as a simple celebration turned into a nightmare of envy and extortion.They demanded a "luck equalization fee"—half my winnings—threatening to curse me daily if I refused. But Brittany's greed, Chelsea's accusations, and Megan's quiet compliance only fueled my resolve. Little did they know, I'd already used the prize money to uncover their darkest secrets. Now, the real game begins. Who will survive when the truth comes out?
Content：
Right before freshman year started, I bought a lottery ticket. And I got incredibly lucky – I won five thousand dollars cash.Thrilled, I offered to treat my entire dorm to a lavish dinner. But my three roommates, who always played up their financial struggles, just gave me cold stares.
Brittany, our dorm leader, said, "So, you're the one who sucked all the good luck out of our dorm. No wonder I’ve been losing things every day lately."
I thought she was kidding, so I proactively sent each of them a two-hundred-dollar e-transfer.
But the next day, Brittany outright snatched my meal card.
"You have to split your prize money with us, half and half! It's the price you pay for stealing our luck!"
The other two crowded around me.
"Exactly! Ever since you showed up, I failed my test. It must be your fault!"
"This is called a 'luck equalization fee.' If you don't pay, we'll curse you to hell and back every single day!"
Seeing my refusal, they sneered.
"Fine. We're not scared of you, so let's see who can outlast who."
But what they didn't know was that I’d already used that prize money to prepare something that would expose all their secrets.
1
"Congratulations, third prize! Five thousand dollars cash!"
When the staff told me, I just froze.
Five thousand dollars!
My fingers tingled as I clutched the envelope.
Back in my dorm, I held up the envelope.
"Girls! I won the lottery!"
"Dinner's on me tonight! That seafood buffet by the campus gates – let's go have a feast!"
The dorm fell silent.
Brittany Hayes, our dorm leader, was putting on lipstick, glancing at me through the mirror.
Chelsea Miller sat at her desk, flipping through a book, the pages rustling loudly, without even looking up.
Our other roommate, Megan Jones, kept her head down, washing clothes, as if she hadn't heard a word.
My smile stiffened.
"What's wrong? Aren't you guys happy?"
Brittany snapped her lipstick shut, turned around, and crossed her arms.
"Happy? Why would we be happy?"
"Turns out all the good luck in our dorm was sucked away by you."
"No wonder I've been losing things every day lately. My prepaid laundry card, just after I'd loaded it up, went missing."
I was stunned.
"How could that be? It's just good fortune."
I pulled six hundred dollars from my wallet and handed two hundred to each of them.
"Don't say that. Finders keepers, right? Here, treat yourselves to something nice."
Chelsea stopped flipping her book, looked up, and reached for the money.
Megan dried her hands and took two hundred dollars from me.
Brittany scoffed, snatched the money, and stuffed it into her pocket.
"At least you have some conscience."
I breathed a sigh of relief.
I knew all three of them relied heavily on financial aid, so their living expenses were tight. Giving them cash probably seemed more practical.
But I never expected that two hundred dollars would only whet their appetite.
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The next day, I went to the cafeteria. Just as I swiped my card, a hand shot out and snatched my meal card.
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