The Third Wish by Simon Archer

The Third Wish by Simon Archer

Author:Simon Archer [Archer, Simon]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-09-05T22:00:00+00:00


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While I ended up sleeping very well, waking up to a forceful banging wasn’t what I’d counted on. At first, I added the noise to a dream I was having about hiking with tree-huggers through the Amazon, but eventually, I realized the sound was coming from the house. I sat up in bed and looked around. Vila and Andi busted in the room, and Lottie ran out of the bathroom. Apparently, I was the only one in the house who had still been sleeping.

“What the hell is that?” Lottie asked, looking from Andi to Vila, and then to me.

“I just opened my eyes, I have no idea,” I answered.

“You two must take a long time to wake up!” Andi blurted out. “Someone is really anxious to get in here… That is the front door.”

“Why wouldn’t they ring the bell?” Vila added, irritation ringing through her voice. I got up and slid a pair of flannel pajama pants on, and pushed my feet into house-loafers.

“I’ll get rid of them, whoever they are,” I growled. I would’ve sent Andi or Vila, but neither of them was dressed all that appropriately in their tiny, silk nightgowns that barely covered their perky little asses.

“Be nice,” Lottie called after me, sounding a little worried. She knew I wasn’t a fan of loud noises in the morning, much less being woken up by them.

I’d just exited the bedroom doorway when the doorbell started ringing. I rolled my eyes as I made my way down the stairs and across the foyer. When I reached the front door, I grabbed the handle and swung it open. Five large men, dressed in construction gear, and a lady in a brown suit were standing on the doorstep.

“Finally!” the woman said, flustered.

“Finally, what?” I snapped. “Exactly why do you feel it necessary to wake up the dead with all the pounding when we have a perfectly operational doorbell?” My level of irritation spiked as I saw the construction workers trying to peer past me into my house.

“Sir,” the lady said, sounding official and snotty, “we have reports of a major gas leak in a line that runs to your home. There is no time for pretty doorbells.” Her level of snootiness made me want to have Vila turn her into something else… anything would do.

“We didn’t call about any gas leak. Plus, you have an additive in the natural gas, so we’d smell it if there was a leak. You’ve been misinformed.” I had no intention of letting her and her goons in the house.

She put her head down momentarily and started shaking it. Then she looked back at me.

“I would love to pretend I needed permission to enter your home regarding this matter, but I don’t. It is a matter of public safety, and I don’t care if you can smell it or not,” she sniped. She nodded her head at one of the men standing with her, and he took a step inside the house. I was preparing to



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