Freewriting 07-02-2020
Tax Is Due On The Car
Today's Prompt: tax is due
https://peakd.com/hive-161155/@mariannewest/day-985-5-minute-freewrite-thursday-prompt-tax-is-due
John had finally made it on the TV game show. He had been trying for over 5 years. He watched the show every day, even reruns. This is how he practiced.
Now he was playing. All he had to do was guess the price of his dream car and be closer than everyone else.
It was his dream car. He knew the price.
Gave his guess and listened to all the others. He had to be the closest.
The MC opened the envelop and read the actual price. He was the closest. He won.
He couldn't stop jumping up and down. He had just won his dream car worth over $175,000.
After the show he was signing all the papers to get the car. He just had to go pick it up.
He was walking out when a man in a black suit and handed him a piece of paper.
"I am from the IRS and this is the invoice for the tax due on your winnings."
He open the paper and realized the only way he could pay the bill was to
😁Time's Up!!
...take out a second mortgage on his home. LOL
... sell the car and see his dream disappear", what a great story you have shared here @rcaine, and nice twist letting the reader write the end, it's awesome.
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