Three Wishes — A Writing Challenge
Dreams just in reach
I lay weeping on my bed. I clung to a pillow like it would run away from me if I didn’t. Why was I crying? Does everything count as an answer? I was overwhelmed. All my dreams seemed far away.
I scanned my room looking for… something. I never knew what it was I was that searching for. That is how I spotted it in my duffle bag; the one used as a ballet bag.
How it was there I did not find out. It sparkled in the moonlight streaming in from my window, taughting me, daring me to take a closer look.
The tears did not stop, but they did slow as I set the pillow down and got off my bed. I stepped slowly towards the bag. So many thoughts passed through my head; Is this a dream? What about a prank from some dancer? No, no one would have cause to do that to me. Maybe my mind is just playing tricks on me.
I opened the bag the rest of the way to reveal what I knew it had been; a Arabian lamp. I stepped back in shock. How? Is it?…. I could not help but pick it up and rub it for fun. I dropped it in the back when a light purple colored mist came from the lamp. I stared at it the way I had spiders when I was younger.
More mist poured out until if created a humaniod shape. I read the folk tales, The Araibian Nights, watched Aladdin. Anyone who was anyone knew what this was: a genie.
“What is thy will, Mistress?”
I just stared, but the genie looked at me calmly. She did not look around at the surroundings, just at me. I gathered my thoughts. Three wishes… what do I want them to be?
“Mistress, if thy needth aid in choosing, I would recommend solutions to whatever bringth tears to your eyes.”
“I, uh, no thank you. I knew what I want”
“You have only to tell me.”
“I want a million dollors every year for me and my family to split that way we can have the education we want, as well as having some to share.”
The genie shrugged. “Very well. Have you settled on the other two?”
“Yes, whenever I find a book that I want, all I have to do is snap my fingers and it is there.”
She nodded at me then replied, “Done. What doesth thou want as the thy last wish?”
“I want to be able to know, just by looking at it, whether media is up to my standards in cleanliness and moral standing. If it is a book, or a movie or anything.”
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“Thou hast made a selection?”
I thought a second before answering, “Yes.”
“Very good.” The genie’s long braid started swaying, blown by a magical wind. Gold, pink, and purple sparkles spiraled around her. She looked upward causing the mist and sparkles and spin faster so I could no longer see her. Then there was a bright flash, which made me cover my eyes. When I looked again, she was gone.
I peaked in my dance bag. The lamp was gone. There was no proof it was ever there. Or was there? I thought of one of the many books I wanted to own a copy of. I snapped my fingers. There was no flash, no sound, and no magical wind.
I turned around to straighten out my bed before once more laying on it, this time to read. I picked up to book I was working through, when I spotted something on my shelf. It was the book I wanted. Suddenly, I knew the dreams that had felt to far out of reach, now seemed in reach. After all, I had what I needed to get there.
Hello everyone!! I am doing this in a weird order, that’s okay. So, how much of this is real? Well, my dreams seeming too far for one. Pretty much the only things that aren’t real is the genie, the lamp, and the wishes coming true.
Going to be honest here, I thought one of them would be a growing bookshelf. Any readers with me there? Who doesn’t want a bookshelf that expands when you add a new book to it? But I realised the one about wanting to see what is in the book would go way farther.
Oh, and if you wanted to know what the dreams were… I wrote about that here >You Told Me Your Dreams….
Thank you so much to Sushmita Chakraborty | Love, silence & the unsaid for tagging me for this awesome challenge. You can read her post here > Three Wishes — A Writing Challenge | by Sushmita Chakraborty.
And thank you so much to 🌸Preeti Pathak🌸 and Sriram Yaladandi for hosting this amazing challenge.
As always, let’s invite some friends to join the fun!!
Tina Marie, Sus Casasola, Nikki’s Unfiltered, Oreofe Gabriel, Jassy Simone💗🌙, Maddie, Mahdia Noor, and EAGLE ☕📚.
With Love, RoT
This story is part of Three Wishes — A Writing Challenge by Pen With Paper. If a genie granted you three wishes, what would you ask? For yourself, someone you love, your country, or the world? Go beyond the obvious, explore what your wishes reveal, and turn them into a story worth telling.
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