The Halloween Project 2025 – Story 6: Wings of a Butterfly
Quinton Alsop bought 10 scratch-off tickets, a copy of the New York Post, and three Snickers bars at the 24-hour convenience. His bill came to $10 bucks for the lottery tix, $4.75 for the paper, candy, and tax. The clerk, speaking on his phone the entire time, gave Quinton a quarter, which he stuffed in his front pocket with the candy bars. At one point on his walk to the park, reaching into that pocket, Quinton dropped the quarter onto the walkway. He never paused or hear