Wealth

Thomas had though it ironic that he was the one to receive the ring labeled wealth. Yes, Angelo had lost his job a few months before the funeral, but Thomas had been unemployed for two years. He lived more or less on the streets. His family permitted him to stay with them, but he did not want to be a burden upon them, and spent the little time he did spend in their houses constantly working to clean and to cook so that he would not seem like as much of a burden that they had to carry. But he spent most of his life out on the streets, wondering from place to place, just looking for work. He had lost count of how many times he had slept on public benches or hard concrete. He was pretty sure his back was misaligned - not that he could afford the doctor's visit to even find out, much less fix the problem.

He was staying with his aunt when the funeral happened, which was pretty much the only reason he had even heard about it. He didn't have a phone for people to contact him with, so if he hadn't been staying with family at the time, he never would have heard. Which meant that he never would have received the ring. Which meant that his life would have continued on in the madness and desperation that it was.

It was the following day that things started to change however. The ring had made him laugh - it was such a stupid thing for him to be attributed with. But when he wore it, he almost felt like he should open a bank account. Just so that it might eventually mean something. Hell, maybe the ring itself was worth something. But when he went in and gave them his name, he was informed that there was already an account opened in his name. He took a blind guess at what the passcode for it was, the first numbers that popped into his head. And they were right.

In the account was well over a million dollars, with an incredible interest rate. If he left the money alone, it would only take a few years for it to nearly double. With this much money, he could more than easily afford an actual home to stay in. He had no idea where it had come from, but it was there, and it was locked behind information that was only accessible to him.

And then Jonathan won the lottery of ten million dollars, and gave half of the money to Thomas in goodwill. Thomas put it away immediately - a boost like that, and with his interest rate...

He'd never need a job in the first place.