A 10-year-old boy, Trey, wins the lottery and becomes a millionaire. He fires his mother as his caregiver and starts a lavish lifestyle, throwing parties and buying extravagant gifts for his new friends. However, his fortune soon runs out, and he is left with only $320. His friends abandon him, and he is forced to return to his old life with his mother. Despite the ups and downs, Trey learns a valuable lesson about the importance of relationships and what truly matters in life. In the end, he appreciates the simple things, like his mother's cooking and the love they share. The story concludes with Trey and his mother reuniting and sharing a humble Thanksgiving dinner together.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. Trey is a 10-year-old boy who wins a million dollars in the lottery.
2. Trey's family is struggling financially, and they have to pawn Trey's grandmother's wedding ring to pay rent.
3. Trey's mother has to make spaghetti for dinner multiple times a week because it's affordable.
4. Trey wins a million dollars in the lottery and goes to the bank to cash in his check.
5. The bank tells Trey that they don't have enough cash on hand to give him the full amount, but they can deposit the money into his account and give him a temporary debit card.
6. Trey uses his new wealth to buy multiple PS5s and throws a party.
7. Trey's mother tries to call him multiple times, but he ignores her calls.
8. Trey's debit card is declined when he tries to pay for a large purchase.
9. Trey's employees leave him because he can't pay them.
10. Trey has to return many of the items he bought and sell his remaining possessions to pay off his debts.
11. Trey's mother makes him spaghetti for dinner, and he realizes that he misses her cooking.
12. Trey's mother gives him a PS5 as a gift, despite struggling financially.
13. Trey realizes that he already has everything he needs, including a roof over his head, food on the table, and someone who loves him.
14. Trey's mother returns his grandmother's wedding ring to him, which she had swapped for a gold chain.
15. Trey and his mother play the lottery again, but he doesn't win.