“It’s a lottery,” Rohan said, his voice buzzing with a hope she found irritating. “You pay forty percent now, and if your name is on the list, you pay the rest after you move in. Luxury living, Anita. A balcony facing the hills.”
That night, they didn't celebrate with champagne. They sat on the floor of their cramped one-bedroom rental, the brochure spread between them. Rohan was crying. Anita was not. She was doing what she did best: planning.
With trembling fingers, she opened the PDF. The "40/60 Condominium Winners List 2022" was a sterile thing—a table with three columns: Serial Number, Applicant ID, and Name.