Careful What You Wish For by Shani Petroff

Author:Shani Petroff
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Penguin Group US
Published: 2010-05-25T16:00:00+00:00

chapter 24

The lockers turned a light shade of lavender and the walls a deep purple as we headed to homeroom.

“Gabi!”

“Sorry! I was just thinking about how they’d be so much prettier if they weren’t that drab green. And it just happened. Besides,” she said, “I don’t know why you’re getting so worked up. Big deal if the walls are purple. It makes the school look better. How is that a bad thing?”

Before I could respond, I noticed Cole heading toward us.

“There you are. I’ve been looking all over for you,” he said.

He looked so cute. His hair was getting longer and some of his curls flopped right over his eyes. When he tossed his head to move them away, I’m pretty sure my stomach did a back handspring.

“You guys are so lucky you got out of that test yesterday,” Cole said. “It was awful. Mrs. Torin expected us to remember every single little thing that happened in the play. Which was impossible. I read the thing twice, and I still barely understood any of it. I can’t wait until we’re done with Shakespeare.”

“It should be soon,” I told him. “I think she’s going to have us write our own plays next. Maybe we can all work on one together.”

“You know, I was thinking,” he said, rocking back on his feet, “that maybe . . .”

Gabi started to wander off. “Gabi, wait up. Hold on, Cole.” I wanted to talk to Cole, but I needed to talk to Gabi. To warn her to watch what she said and thought. “I’m sorry,” I told Cole, “but can I catch up with you in class? There’s something really important I need to tell Gabi.”

I hated sending him away, especially when he seemed so excited to see me, but this was mega important. I needed to shake some sense into Gabi before she made another wish.

Cole looked from Gabi to me and back again. Then he nodded and walked off. He looked so disappointed. And while this may sound awful, it actually made me feel happy. It meant he really, truly liked me. Which was good, because I really, truly liked him, too.

Once the coast was clear, I turned my attention back to Gabi, who was sipping from a can of soda. “Where’d you get that?”

“I was thirsty.”

“And you wished for it on purpose!”

She didn’t answer.

“Gabi, you can’t go around making wishes.”

“Why not?”

Why not? Was she losing her mind? Were the wishes interfering with her brain waves and causing her to lose all sense of reason? “Because one day the wrong wish is going to come true!”

“Me having a soda is not going to cause the school to collapse. I’m not going to wish for anything like that.”

I cringed as she spoke, half expecting the walls to come caving in. “But if you word something wrong, who knows what will happen? Try and reverse the wish making. Now.”

“No,” she said, shaking her head.

“Gabi, you said you would.” I crossed my arms over my chest.

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