Creative Writing: Did You Ever Win The Lottery

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Did you ever win the lottery, this is Reporter Nba youngboi and this is what is good in the hood at the little town that has a mysterious lottery prize. and where are arriving on the scene now?. The Temperature feels good to sit outside and host this curious lottery, now on the scene, people are showing up. and collecting rocks that's strange. now we are gonna show you the person that hasn't won the lottery in 77 years, Mr. Warner what is your luck doing on this day since 77 years ago. Hum my Luck has been doing some changes lately, Last year Barbra Holcraft went in front of me but I was about to go and I let her in front of me and she won the lottery last year. And where is Barbra now, may I talk to here when she is around. Hum Barbra left

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