Scratch offs

Glancing down at the glass, Clark felt a moment
of guilt. It was somewhat better than stealing, and he
didn't see any other way to get the money he needed to
blend in and get everyone home.

"Can I get a scratch off?" he asked. Setting the
map and newspaper aside, he pointed to a seven dollar
ticket, a five dollar ticket and a two dollar ticket.

Altogether he would win a little more than a
hundred dollars ... enough surely to get a pair of pants
and a shirt, and certainly enough to buy more tickets if
he needed them.

The clerk handed him back the scratch off tickets
and a single dollar bill.

Clark quickly used his thumbnail to scratch the
numbers off, winners as he'd already seen.

Pg. 10