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Autumn in London. Golden leaves in Hyde Park, coffee on Brick Lane. But that autumn destroyed me. My name is Elona Medisson. In March, my father died. Heart attack. In April, my carpentry workshop in Hackney burned down. The insurance covered only 20%. By May, I had lost my father, my business, I was drowning in debt, and my mother no longer got out of bed. My boyfriend packed his bags and left me for another girl. A rented flat in Wood Green that I could no longer afford. Universal Credit barely covered the rent. I was skipping meals. I lost 12 kilos. One night, I just wanted to escape. Disappear. I opened my phone and stumbled across a discussion about an app linked to a Netflix series everyone was watching. "Ideal for switching off," people said. Exactly what I needed. I downloaded it. Just to run away. There was £28 in my account. Day 1. I put in £5. I just pressed the buttons. Nothing. I wasn't even upset — I hadn't come for the money. I'd come to forget. Day 3. I came back. Another £5. A couple of small wins — £3, £7. Nothing special. But do you know what? For those 20 minutes I spent on the app, I didn't think about my father. I didn't think about the debts. I didn't think about my mother who couldn't get out of bed. I didn't think about him. I just pressed and watched the screen. Day 7. I had £12 left. I put in £5. Small wins again. But I noticed something strange — I had started looking forward to those evenings. Those 20 minutes when I could just switch off from everything. Day 12. I put in another £5. Only £2 left in my account. That evening, I hit my first proper multiplier — x12. Won £60. I didn't withdraw it. Decided to leave it. Like a little cushion. Day 15. I played with that £60. Up and down. The balance jumped about: £40, then £80, then £30, then £110. The casino seemed to be playing cat and mouse with me. But I didn't care. I was just enjoying the process. Day 20. Balance — £145. I thought about withdrawing. But something inside me said
