Jason did not sleep on Wednesday Thursday morning he got up very early,and made some tea.
‘What am I going to do?’he 're going to to prison'because I stole that old woman's I'm going to say sorry -sorry to the court,sorry to the old woman,sorry to perhaps I can get out of prison after -what did my lawyer say?-only eighteen I go to prison …but I don't want to lose that five million pounds!I want the court to believe it was my ticket.'
He drank his tea,and remembered his meeting with Sally 're not going to like you,'re going to think,This is a nasty young man.'
'OK,’Jason thought.'I'm going to do something can I do?Yes,I know!Give some of the money away!I can give it to that charity',“Help the Children".They send doctors and nurses to Africa and saw them on television last always need !People can't say I'm nasty after that!'
'Help the Children'had a charity shop in the middle of the town,and at nine o'clock Jason was outside the were two women in the shop.
‘Good morning,'said the older woman.‘Can we help you?Are you looking for some cheap clothes?"
‘No,'said Jason.'I want to give you some money.'
'That's nice of you,'said the younger woman.
‘Yes,’Jason want to give five hundred thousand pounds to“Help the Children”.'
'Five hundred pounds?’said the older woman.“That's wonderful!'
‘No,no,'said Jason.‘Not five hundred hundred thousand pounds!'
The younger woman looked at him.'Have you got Tive hundred thousand pounds?'
‘Of course I have!’said Jason.'Well,I haven't got the money 's at the I want you to have it.'
The older woman looked at the younger woman,and then at Jason.'You haven't got any away.
'Yes,I have! I won the lottery!'said Jason.‘'s say a million about that?One million pounds for“Help the Children”!'
The younger woman opened the door,and the older woman said,'Go away!We don't want you here.'
On Thursday afternoon,Edwin Jones was in the office of Sunshine Lotteries with Mr David told Mr Ray the story of Emma Carter and her winning numbers.
‘Look,Mr Jones,'said Mr Ray.‘Mr Williams had the winning ticket,so we gave him a cheque for the 'm sorry,but I can't help you,or Mrs Carter.'
'But it wasn't Williams's was Mrs Carter's.'
'You can't prove that,Mr lottery tickets look the don't have names on them.'
I can prove it,'said Edwin Carter'sticket is see,she always gets the same numbers.
And every week she puts an X on her ticket.'
He told Mr Ray about Mrs Carter's son in he took a lottery ticket out of his is an old Carter always puts an X,here …Please go and look at the winning !'
Mr Ray went away and came back five minutes face was unhappy.
‘Well?’said Edwin Jones.
'I don't know,'Mr Ray said.‘All the tickets go through the computer many times,so it's difficult to see -'
‘Mr Ray,is there an X on that ticket,or isn't there?’
Mr Ray looked angrily at Edwin there is,and perhaps there isn't,'he what does an X prove?Perhaps hundreds of people write an X on their lottery it's Mrs Carter's X,but how do we know?Tell me that,Mr Jones.’
I can't tell you,but the police ,Mr Ray,please call your bank and stop that ,give that lottery ticket to the 're going to want it.'
Mr Ray looked unhappy.'Yes,all right,'he said.
‘Then you need a lawyer,'said Mr Jones.‘Because Mrs Carter wants her money-and she wants it now!'
On Thursday afternoon,Jason Williams went to Sally Cash's office and told her about 'Help the Children'and the women in the looked tired.
'Jason,Jason!'she said.'What is all this?I don't want to listen to more lies.’
'I'm telling the truth!I went into the"Help the Children"shop,and they didn't believe said,"You haven't got any away!”Please telephone them,Miss want to give them one million tell them that.'
'But …'said Sally your lottery cheque is at the court …’
‘Yes,I when I get the money,I want to million pounds to “Help the Children”.I thought about it very won all this money in the lottery,and I want to do something good with those little children in Africa and India-I want to help them.'
Sally looked at him for a minute.
‘Please,'said Jason.'Please help wanted to help told me that.'
'OK,'Sally said believe want to give away a million pounds.'She thought for a a letter to“Help the Children”.Write it here, them about the million pounds,and put your name on the 'm going to put my name on the letter too,and take the letter to thecharity's office ?'