BY WOODY PAUL GREY
JUST A STORY
When I was a kid, I always thought that to become rich - one has to have a wealthy family, to win a million or to get married with a diamond girl. But, when I grew up, I realized that, everyone might become a millionaire - one just have to be smart.
Next morning I went to school with a big bag full of stuff kids usually like, but sometimes forget to take from home. Where did I take the money? Easily. I `ve told my dad about the plan to get rich. He had been laughing for half an hour, but after all he gave me $50.00. By the end of the day I`ve earned $100.00. Next morning I returned back the money he loaned me. This time I had been laughing for half an hour. When I went to school a bully wanted to rob my earnings by the end of the day. I was ready for that. So, I took out a bat and had beaten him so fiercely, that he had to miss school for two weeks. He didn`t tell anybody about the accident as he didn`t want to lose respect in the eyes of his school gang. But since then he would never approach me. He thought I was crazy and could easily kill him. By the end of the first week I had earned $350.00. then I decided to extend my business up to $100.00. per day. By the end of the next week I`d earned $700.00. By that time, everybody at school knew that there`s a guy called Ben Buckware, who can sell you whatever you like and need, right at school. My offender made another attempt to rob me, on his own, without his gang. I took out a gun, pulled the trigger and said:
-"If you ever look into my eyes-I`ll kill you and no one ever will get to know who actually did it. Now tell me one simple thing:do you want to live or die?" - I was so furious that the bully, who was much stronger than me thought that I could really do it.
-"O.K. I won`t bother you any more" - and he disappeared so quickly that I didn`t even expect of him with his overweight body. That was the last time I`d seen him. My business was blooming and by the end of the month I had earned nearly $5.000. When I told my dad about it he couldn`t believe his ears. By that time, his month salary was way lower.
-" If you`ll need a loan - just tell me. O.K., daddy?" - offered I proud of myself. Since then he had no need to give me pocket money anymore. By the way, I decided to buy my first car on my own. And one more important thing. After school I`ll start my own business. I don`t need a college. I`m smart enough. But that`s my secret. Don`t tell anybody about it. Have to go shopping before the next school day.
You`re not the only one who didn`t understand the story. Today my 30 year old student asked me the same question. And it means, that I, as a writer, didn`t manage to describe so well, that everybody would understand. Anyhow, thank you! Good luck!
Thank you very much for the comment! Appreciate it! The story I had written, occurred in the USA, a rich country with a long experience of democracy(nearly 200 years). Hopefully, our children and grand children will live, sooner or later, in a civilized world, but before that we have to get rid of barbaric Russia, once and for all.
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