Three Evil Wishes by R.L. Stine

Author:R.L. Stine
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Publisher: Aladdin

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I found Jesse and Gene in Jesse’s room. Gene was down on his hands and knees, puzzling over the pieces of the TV set.

I dragged Jesse to my room and told him that I agreed with him. “We have to make a wish to pay back the Burger brothers. But how should we ask it? We have to be careful.”

“Let’s just turn them into bugs or something,” Jesse suggested.

I shook my head. “They already are bugs!” I grumbled.

I thought for a moment. “How about if we wish that they get stuck to their skateboards permanently!”

Jesse shook his head. “Not good,” he murmured. “They’d probably like that!”

“You’re right,” I agreed. I rubbed the palms of my hands together, thinking. “What if we made them really fat? So fat they could barely move?”

Jesse made a face. “I don’t think making them bigger is such a good idea.”

“True,” I agreed. “We don’t need the Burger brothers any bigger than they already are.”

I shut my eyes and tried to think of terrible things Gene could do to the Burgers. But each time, I thought of ways Gene could get it wrong.

Jesse turned to me and smiled. “I’ve got it! We’ll wish for Mike and Roy to be terrified of us—just the way we are!”

“Hmm . . . sounds good,” I said.

“Every time they look at us, they’ll shake from fear,” Jesse continued excitedly. “Imagine them running away from us—the two shrimpiest kids in class!”

I thought it over. As hard as I tried, I couldn’t think of any way Gene could mess it up. “It’s perfect,” I declared. “There’s no way we could get hurt if we make that wish.”

“All right!” Jesse pumped his fist in the air. “Let’s make the wish right now! I can’t wait!”

Jesse and I dragged Gene away from the TV pieces and brought him into my room.

“Okay, Gene, listen up. We have a very important wish to make,” I shouted.

Gene held his ears. “Hoo. You don’t have to yell. I’m not deaf, you know. Go ahead. Make your wish. But don’t give me a headache first!”

“Sorry,” I muttered. “I’m just a little excited.”

“So—make a wish!” the genie demanded impatiently.

Jesse cleared his throat. “We wish for Mike and Roy Burger to be terrified of us.”

“But you can’t change us at all,” I added. “They have to be scared of us the way we are.”

Gene bowed. “That’s an easy one. A lot easier than putting the TV back together.”

I bit my lip and waited for Gene to do his stuff—hoping he wouldn’t mess up this time. I could feel my hands sweating. I wiped them on my jeans and crossed my fingers.

“Please, please let this work!” I begged.

Gene closed his eyes. He waved his arms and hips around in his crazy hula. In a moment, he turned himself into a cloud of sour purple smoke.

Jesse and I watched as the cloud drifted up to the ceiling and then floated out the window.

Jesse and I stood alone in the room. Gene had vanished.

“Jesse?” I asked quietly.

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