Rich People Problems-Kwan 2017 (WWT)

As Charlie stared at the words, the glow coming from the flat-screen TV at the foot of
the bed shined through the piece of paper, and Charlie saw for the first time something
on the heavy stationery that he’d never noticed before. Near the bottom-right corner was
a faint watermark with a distinctive, ornate monogram pattern:
It suddenly occurred to Charlie that while the envelope had been from the Hotel
George V in Paris, the letter itself was written on someone else’s expensive custom
stationery. Who in the world was DSA? On a lark, Charlie decided to call his friend Janice
in Hong Kong, who was one of those people who seemed to know everybody on the
planet.
“Charlie, I can’t believe it’s you. It’s been ages!” Janice purred into the phone.
“Yes, it’s been much too long. Listen, I’m trying to solve a little mystery here.”
“Ooh, I love a good mystery!”
“I have a piece of monogrammed stationery, and I’m trying to figure out who it belongs
to. I was wondering if you might be able to help.”
“Can you send me a snapshot? I’ll circulate it to everyone I know.”
“Well, this needs to be kept private, if you don’t mind.”
“Okay, not everyone then. Just a few key people.” Janice laughed.
“I’ll take a picture and send it to you right now,” Charlie said. He hung up his phone,
got out of bed, and threw open the window shades. The setting sun streamed into the
room, almost blinding him for a moment as he held the letter against the windowpane.
He took a few pictures and sent the sharpest image to Janice.
Just then, the doorbell rang. Charlie went to the door and looked out the peephole. It
was room service with his burger. As he opened the door to let the uniformed waiter in
with his trolley, his phone began to ring again. He saw that it was Janice calling and
rushed to pick it up.
“Charlie? This is your lucky day. I thought I would have to send your picture around,
but I recognized that monogram from a mile away. I know those initials well.”
“Really? Who is it?”
“There is only one DSA in the whole world that matters, and that’s Diego San Antonio.”
“Who is Diego San Antonio?”
“He’s one of the leading social figures in the Philippines. He’s the host with the most in
Manila.”
Charlie turned to the waiter just as he was lifting the silver dome to reveal a delicious,
juicy burger. “Actually, I’m going to need that to go.”