She bought a gold mine in the orchard, and her stock rose sharply, drawing first prize after first prize, until she met him, and it was all her luck. The first time she'd met him at the highway. her boyfriend had betrayed her, and she'd joined the traffic police force; the second time she'd met him at the bar, she'd broken her bones; the third time they'd met at the hospital, God had struck her; the fourth time, she'd been in his room.