Planetary lottery

My name is Adam Ferguson, a 22 year old who has generally had a bad life and what I'm going through right now would have to be one of, if not, the toughest time in my life. I was broke and had nothing to go on due to me blowing my savings on a gamble. My career was young and I wanted to make a name for myself but to my bitter disappointment my gamble hadn't payed off and damaged the company's reputation. As a result of this, I'd been fired by my boss and was looked down upon by my colleagues. My mom died when I was 13 which sent my dad into depression causing him to re-marry twice, both women I couldn't stand. Unfortunately, with the convincing of my current step-mother and her bitchy daughters, I was now disowned and this was my first day living on the streets.

I looked down at the five dollar note in my hand, my last possession other than the clothes I had on me. It was clear that nobody would pity me and take me in so after thinking about what to do it seemed obvious that I was going to have to steal for a living.

Thinking carefully, I walked over to the nearest Walmart. It wasn't a massive store where I lived so I figured if I pulled the hood over my head and made a run for it I'd be able to get away with some food before anyone had the chance to chase me. It was dark after all.

I walked inside. Just act like you know what you're doing and they won't give you a second look. I was about to grab a ready meal off the shelf when out of the corner of my eye I saw a scrunched up ticket caught in between the shelves. Curious, I pulled it out and took a good look at it.

The ticket was the size of a cheque. It was bright orange and had the words 'YOU'VE WON THE PLANETARY LOTTERY' displayed in a wild font. Instantly the ready meal in my hand disintegrated and the store was vanishing before my very eyes. At first I thought I was having some kind of seizure as the world around me changed.