The man examined each dollar and coin, and handed Peter a ticket,a and continued to pack. Joy filled Peter, he would be ready for tomorrow because that was when the numbers were being called.
Peter dashed to the arena and stood with a crowd filled with millions. The silence was deafening, you could hear a pin drop. Every man and woman holding a ticket, waiting for the numbers, the most important numbers they would hear in their lives. Anticipation buzzed through the air, and footsteps echoed throughout the room. A small sliver of paper in the palm of the man’s hand had caught his attention. “We are very sorry for the delay, but the time has come to announce the winner of who shall join the four astronauts to Mars,” announced the man with quite the booming voice. “The first number is…one,” he shouted. Some groaned in disappointed, their dreams of Mars could no longer become a reality. Others celebrated they were one step