I Won a Five-Star Island Vacation

as image after image appeared: oceanfront villas, infinity pools, firelit restaurants, white sand beaches, celebrities hiding behind sunglasses.

“This is unreal,” he murmured. “Finally.”

Finally.

That word landed between us like a coin dropped into an empty room.

“Finally what?” I asked.

He looked at me as if the answer were obvious.

“Finally, I get to live continue reading …