The manager showed me several options and I picked one closest to the waterside. That evening, I was the proud owner of my own house.

I called Portia with my new phone as soon as I got to the house. She picked on the first ring, almost like she had been expecting my call.

"Thank you, Portia. I don't even know how to say that I'm grateful."

"Think of it as me returning a favour. So, take your destiny into your own hand." Then she asked. "So, what's your billion dollar plan?"