to Wish or Not to Wish (2010) by Klasky Mindy

Author:Klasky, Mindy [Mindy, Klasky,]
Format: epub
Publisher: Mira
Published: 2011-01-14T19:12:49.171000+00:00

CHAPTER 10

OKAY, NOT NOWHERE. TO THE GARDEN.

This time, I knew enough to look around for Teel. He was standing right behind me, dressed as the doctor I knew and loved. Well, not quite loved. Lusted after. In a completely safe, Master Plan-approved way.

"Fourth wish?" he asked, as soon as he caught my eye.

The demand got my back up. No "hello." No "how are you?" No "I'm looking forward to seeing you at dinner to night." Maybe Teel wasn't going to be a work-around for the Master Plan. I was sick and tired of hearing about my last wish. "Take me back," I said, locking my eyes on him to avoid becoming queasy.

"I thought that if I gave you a little time, you'd figure out what to wish for." His voice was calm, reasoning. I heard everything I'd fallen for back in the hospital--the man who had been worried about me, about my mental health, my physical well-being, even as everything around me was spinning out of control. "Don't be angry with me."

"You used your tattoo to control me."

He favored me with a beatific smile. "I use my tattoo to control everyone."

I snorted. "Like that's supposed to make me feel better!" I started to turn away, but there wasn't anywhere for me to go. The emptiness of the Garden space made my belly tremble, and I quickly whirled back to confront my genie once again. "Why did you bring me back here, anyway? It's not like I can see what you can. Your Garden isn't real."

"It is to me." He sighed and stretched out his hands, gesturing toward something that had to be the Garden's invisible fence. The motion made the cuff of his sleeve ride up, baring part of his flame tattoo. I refused to let my eyes follow the ink. "Jaze is still in there," he said, so softly that I had to lean forward to catch the last word.

"How do you know that?"

"I can feel him." Teel clenched his fists around the fence I couldn't see. His tattoo flickered with more life; the flames rose and fell in fascinating patterns. "Erin," he whispered. "Make your fourth wish."

There were a million things I could ask for. I could become the most famous actress the world had ever known, recognized by hordes around the world. I could make myself a billionaire, use my fabulous wealth to fund productions, to create drama schools, to distribute scholarships for deserving actors. I could build a string of theaters, of play festivals, of anything I wanted across America, across the world.

My mind reeled as I spun from wish to wish, from possibility to possibility. I could do anything. I could have anything. I could use my fourth wish however I wanted.

My fourth wish.

My last wish.

Forever.

Gasping, I staggered away from Teel. What if I had thrown away my wishes before Justin had fallen? What if I needed Teel's magic again, to save someone close to me? How could I squander my last gift, now, without

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