). And money, lots of it. Over five hundred million dollars. I didn’t even understand it. It’s not that the lifestyle of my parents and me was par...icularly expensive. It’s just that all of this felt like the start of a sandbox video game. In theory, I could literally do whatever I want, there were no limitations.So I decided to life a „normal“ life, with some benefits of course. I changed the school that I was going to, just because the people at the former school were a bit pressing, knew me. The remaining fifty-one entries were numbered in strict alphabetical order of their given names, and a General Audience was held during which the lucky ten numbers were selected. Since these numbers were lucky, the entrants would be referred to by those numbers during the competition. Three months were then allowed for the final tutoring and preparation of the women.The winners were, in order of being drawn, which would also determine the order of testing, numbers twenty-four, fifty-one, nine,. " Can I take a quick cool shower?" No. Not at this time of Night. Go back to bed."Frustrated I speak up, "Mum, I'm taking a quick shower and THEN I'll go back to bed."As I head towards the bathroom I can hear her getting up to stop me. She opens her bedroom door just in time to see me close the bathroom door. She stomps over and bangs on the door."Mark, you come out of there right now. Mark? Don't you do it young man." I start the water pull off my shorts and jump in under the cold spray. Oh. “I guess that’s not so bad, then.”“Add the drive to the station, and the train or bus to Hyde Park, and it’s probably ninety minutes, roughly.”“As opposed to less than ten minutes walking each way!” Jessica said.“Don’t worry, Babe! So long as you’re at the hospital, we aren’t moving anywhere! And do you think I’m giving up my dream house anytime soon? I always understood that at some point, Elyse was going to find a boyfriend and move out. In a sense, I’m the one on borrowed time!”“And.