12<\/p>\n
Gareth had left home when he was 16. He had finished high school in two years and by some twist of fate he won a lottery the day he graduated. After a brief moment of overwhelmed shock, Gareth came to understand that he had won a car and not the millions-for-life main prize. But it was a rather nice car.<\/p>\n
Being a non-driver at the time, Gareth immediately sold the car to a neighbor and took the money to the bank. Almost a month to the day later he lent $1000 to his friends Lenny and Leon. L&L were software nerds and they’d just launched a new mobile game and needed some ready cash to get it going. Gareth was more than pleased to help out; he liked games.<\/p>\n
A month after that Bunny Bonanza was featured on a national syndicated show and L&L found themselves rolling in more ready cash than they could dream of. So they gave Gareth a return on his investment: $100,000. A month or so after that Gareth moved out and into an apartment. He had decided it was time to start his life.<\/p>\n
So September found Gareth moving furniture and his odd collection of electronics up the one flight to his apartment. He’d picked up a lot of his parents’ castoffs and more than a few new toys. But all in all he was still pretty flush and stoked to try out the world from an adult’s point of view.<\/p>\n
It was pretty boring.<\/p>\n
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