Reno's Life: Chp 6

Elena scurried inside of Rude's office and swiftly shut the door with a mischievous look on her face.

"I got it!", she said, proudly holding up a brightly colored card.

Rude walked over to her, took the smallcard, and smirked.

"It's a fake lottery scratchcard. I can't wait the look on Reno's face when he thinks he's won!", Elena said while Rude inspected it.

"Still angry about him writing 'This is a hold-up' on the back of your withdrawal slips?", Rude asked, holding the lottery card out to Elena.

"My shoulders still hurt from when that policeman tackled me…", she mumbled, snatching the card.

As if on cue, Reno strolled happily into Rude's office.

"Hi Rude! Hi 'Lena!", he greeted.

"Oh! Reno! I bought you something!", Elena said quickly, handing him the lottery ticket.

Reno looked at it curiously and smiled. "Thanks, 'Lena!".

"I wouldn't bother with it. Nobody ever wins those", Rude said, returning to his seat.

"Don't be too sure about that! I have pretty good luck, yo", said Reno.

"Why don't you prove it to us by winning?", Elena challenged.

Reno looked at her, then at the card and decided to try his luck. He played the card game and suddenly looked shocked. He then jumped up and laughed.

"I won! I won five thousand gil, yo!", he cheered.

"I don't believe it", Rude said.

Reno shown him the card and Rude also looked shocked.

"Congratulations!", Elena said.

"I'm just so happy I'll be able to finally pay for my uncle's wheelchair. I wasn't gonna tell anybody, but his insurance won't pay for it and things were looking bad for him. But now he doesn't have to worry, 'cause I'll be able to afford it! I'm gonna cash this in right away!", said Reno, rushing for the door.

Elena, looking guilty, swiftly stopped Reno and took the card from him.

"I'll cash this in for you", Elena said. "I was on my way to the bank, anyway".

"Really, 'Lena? Thanks!", Reno said.

Elena walked out silently and closed the door behind her. A few seconds later, Reno laughed hysterically and Rude smiled.

"That was great, yo! Thanks for telling me about her plan, Rude! She looked so guilty!", Reno said, wiping the tears from his eyes.

Rude nodded. "How long do you think it'll take for her to realize that you knew about it?", he asked.

"Not too long, yo. I wrote on the back of her withdrawal slips again".

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