"Not this one." Dakota shook his head, his eyes immediately turning to the other rows. "This isn't it either."Dakota stood before the self-service counter, his eyes busy staring at the row of sweepstakes in vouchers near the cash register. Since morning, he had been going to the nearest convenience store to where he lived to find the lottery numbers that would win this month. His eyesight had already helped him find the serial number of the lottery that would come out, he had made sure his prediction was getting better. That's why he was so excited. But since earlier, he still hadn't found the lottery voucher he was looking for."Hey, how long are you going to look at it?" The man lined up behind him and reprimanded Dakota.Dakota glanced back momentarily, seeing that the queue behind him contained only a man and a woman. "In a minute," he replied, smiling faintly at them.The man snorted in annoyance. "You've been standing there doing nothing. You think we have enough time to wait f
"Please give me this one." Dakota pointed at the Voucher he wanted to buy more specifically. He saw that there were only a few vouchers left, and he was relieved that she didn't come too late.But feeling relieved, his heart was beating a little fast as he realized that if she didn't find the supermarket because he noticed the boy running away, then he wouldn't find the supermarket either and lost the chance to win the lottery.The woman behind the counter just looked at the box after Dakota pointed it out. He didn't pay much attention. And sure enough, he took the coupon voucher carelessly. It made Dakota look at her with widened eyes.Dakota rejected the Voucher that the woman took out of the box. "Not that one, but this one!" His voice raised, his finger pointed at the wall of the transparent box, then tapped it repeatedly on the side where the Voucher he wanted to put.The woman frowned. She looked at Dakota strangely. "It's all the same. There's no difference." The woman replied
"We're going to start calling out the winning numbers, so viewers at this time make sure you pay attention to the numbers of your gift vouchers." The voice of the female host on the broadcast announcing the winning numbers of the lucky draw vouchers could be heard from behind the television in the living room of Dakota's house.Dakota immediately ran, he took the box where he kept his Voucher. He opened the wooden box and placed it on the table in front of the television while his eyes stared intently at the television screen. "Ah... it feels thrilling even though I already know the final result." He placed his hands on his chest."First number, nine." The woman started naming them, and Dakota scanned the numbers on his Voucher sheet. "Then, seven, eight, seven, five, one and three, nine and the last number." The woman hangs up her words, and she does it on purpose. A typical TV station show to keep the audience curious. "Two."Dakota again confirmed his hearing by looking at the tele
"You should have remembered our past!" Ghea exclaimed loudly as she saw Dakota trying to leave her. But Dakota kept walking away until Ghea followed her. "I'm an important part of the past for you, though."Dakota frowned at the word 'important' that Ghea said while he was the one who turned their situation into a mess. In the past, Ghea might have been an important figure to him that he didn't want to hurt. But now, Dakota could only remember the betrayal that Ghea gave her.He only remembers the pain she gave him at the end of their relationship. If he tries to recall correctly, he was also quite tormented while their relationship was going on. But because of his love, Dakota endured his pain. He ignored what Ghea did to her during their time together."Even though I made the mistake of cheating on you, during the time we spent together, I was once your happiness. I did good things for you. I just want to ask you for a favor." Ghea, who was tired of keeping up with him pace, walked
"Even this time, I'm being treated by you again." Anna pursed her small lips in front of Dakota, who smiled at her sweet behavior. "I feel uncomfortable."Dakota exchanged his plate with the steak he had cut on Anna's plate. His gesture of showing concern naturally made Anna observe his and smile slightly.They were currently having lunch together at a fancy restaurant in the city center. Dakota chose that place because he had previously researched restaurants with good reviews to take Anna there. He did it on purpose because he was trying to match Anna's taste. Dakota was worried that the woman would feel uncomfortable or find the food served to her not suitable for her tongue.But when he saw that Anna seemed to enjoy their lunch, Dakota was relieved. "You don't have to think about it, because I feel good doing it for you." Dakota raised his gaze to look at Anna. "Haven't you been helping me a lot too?""Never mind, you helped me a lot too." Anna winked at Dakota and smiled cheerful
"I'm around your house, I want to give you something can we meet today?" Anna contacted Dakota through a phone call.Dakota, who was putting on his pants, was surprised by the sudden invitation without prior notice that allowed his to prepare in advance. "Are you around?" he tried to calm down."Yes. Shall we meet?" The woman asked in a tone that was sweet to his ears."Sure." Dakota immediately answered him. "There's a small Cafe around here. I'll meet you there." Dakota took the clothes in his closet and put them on with difficulty while putting the phone to his ear."Alright I'll wait for you there." Anna ended the call.Dakota immediately ran out of his flat. He hurriedly descended the stairs and then noticed the small Café in the neighbourhood. But he forgot that there wasn't only one café there. He checked Anna's whereabouts through the glass wall of the café he passed, and then his eyes found Anna sitting in the corner of the café alone. Anna, who saw her, waved to Dakota, and t
"Stop right there." The man's hand tried to stop Dakota.But Dakota, who realized someone was trying to touch him, dodged the touch suddenly until he made the man who wanted to land his hand on Dakota's shoulder lose his balance and almost made him fall. Seeing Dakota almost made him fall. The man was getting angry and looked at Dakota with annoyance.Dakota looked at the man, whose face looked familiar to him, and he remembered that the man was one of the students in his class. But the man rarely attended and often left his assignments to be done by other students while he only had to pay them. For that reason, Dakota didn't really recognize him. he only knew that he was named Alex.Since Alex was rarely on campus, he was rarely aware of the news that spread on campus. He didn't care about his surroundings unless something didn't look right to him.Alex gave Dakota an annoyed look. He looked at Dakota again, and his gaze got sharper watching her. "People like you shouldn't be in a fa
"You're imagining things, huh?" Alex laughed at him. He laughed so hard that the corners of his eyes watered. The man wipes his eyes and then looks at Dakota. "Do you realize how much those clothes you're pointing at are worth? Don't go crazy and embarrass yourself in this place, you idiot."Dakota looked at him, who continued to make a mocking expression in front of her. "I know, and I can afford to pay for it. You don't have to bother calculating the price for me." Dakota said back to him."You who only wears one type of clothes for each season because you can't afford it, acting like you have money. You all know this person is the one who wears one type of clothing no matter if it's summer or winter, so do you think he can afford all this? He's just relying on scholarships to go to college and living on a salary that's far from enough because he works odd jobs." He spoke as if the people there were listening to her.The man wanted to embarrass him in front of all the shopkeepers an