Chapter 1

Right before freshman year started, I bought a lottery ticket. And I got incredibly lucky – I won five thousand dollars cash.

Thrilled, I offered to treat my entire dorm to a lavish dinner. But my three roommates, who always played up their financial struggles, just gave me cold stares.

Brittany, our dorm leader, said, "So, you're the one who sucked all the good luck out of our dorm. No wonder I’ve been losing things every day lately."

I thought she was kidding, so I proactively sent each of them a two-hundred-dollar e-transfer.

But the next day, Brittany outright snatched my meal card.

"You have to split your prize money with us, half and half! It's the price you pay for stealing our luck!"

The other two crowded around me.

"Exactly! Ever since you showed up, I failed my test. It must be your fault!"

"This is called a 'luck equalization fee.' If you don't pay, we'll curse you to hell and back every single day!"

Seeing my refusal, they sneered.

"Fine. We're not scared of you, so let's see who can outlast who."

But what they didn't know was that I’d already used that prize money to prepare something that would expose all their secrets.