It could have been you, it could have been me.

The other night when I was on my grand adventure to find some tempura, something incredible happened. It's important to know what happened prior to this moment, so lets start there.

as you all know, I often buy lottery tickets, and on occasion, I win something. It was only 4 dollars, but hey, its better than nothing! So I went to go cash it, also thinking that it was a different day then it was. There was a special promotion for the mega millions, buy $10 worth of tickets, get one draw free, but it only applied on the days when it was drawn. That's why I walked all the way to the grocery store I frequent, rather than something closer.

Knowing that I would have to return tomorrow, I headed back towards my home and my original goal of finding food. There is a Thai/Japanese restaurant close to where I live, and it has pretty good food, too.


right next door to it, there is a dispensary. This serves as a possible explanation for what was about to happen. I was about to cross the street to the restaurant. When lying on the sidewalk in front of me was a rather large pile of cash. It had looked like it had fallen out of someone's pocket. Judging by the amount and by the scent of the cash, I imagine its owner had gone too or came from the dispensary.

I picked up all the cash, looked around to see anyone who might have dropped it, but there was nobody around except people in their cars nearby who didn't seem to notice, and one person across the street who was heading the same direction as I was. I felt bad, because once I counted it all up, it equaled as much as a weeks worth of pay for me. That is a lot to have just fall out of your pocket. I hope who ever this money belonged to before is well off enough for it not to have mattered too much.

while anybody else might have been celebrating, I can't help but feel bad for not being able to find who it really belongs to. I don't want to immediately spend it, though if I do, it will most likely go to bills. I don't feel lucky at all, I feel guilty for having something this important and not being able to return it.

its stupid, I know.