Be Careful What You Wish for (1993)
““Mom? Dad?”
Were they back? Were they really back?
No.
I stopped in the living room doorway when I saw Clarissa. She was standing in the center of the room, her black hair reflecting the light from the front window, a pleased smile on her face.
Her bright red shawl was draped loosely over her shoulders. She wore a long black jumper over a white high-collared blouse.
“You!” I cried breathlessly. “How did you get in?”
She shrugged. Her smile grew wider.
“Why did you do this to me?” I shrieked, my... anger bursting out of me. “How could you do this to me?” I demanded, gesturing at the empty room, the empty house.
“I didn’t,” she replied quietly.
She walked to the window. In the bright afternoon sunlight, her skin appeared pale and wrinkled. She looked so old.
“But — but —” I sputtered, too furious to speak.
“You did it,” she said, her smile fading. “You made the wish. I granted it.”
“I didn’t wish for my family to disappear!” I screamed, striding into the room, my hands balled into tight fists.MoreLess
Were they back? Were they really back?
No.
I stopped in the living room doorway when I saw Clarissa. She was standing in the center of the room, her black hair reflecting the light from the front window, a pleased smile on her face.
Her bright red shawl was draped loosely over her shoulders. She wore a long black jumper over a white high-collared blouse.
“You!” I cried breathlessly. “How did you get in?”
She shrugged. Her smile grew wider.
“Why did you do this to me?” I shrieked, my... anger bursting out of me. “How could you do this to me?” I demanded, gesturing at the empty room, the empty house.
“I didn’t,” she replied quietly.
She walked to the window. In the bright afternoon sunlight, her skin appeared pale and wrinkled. She looked so old.
“But — but —” I sputtered, too furious to speak.
“You did it,” she said, her smile fading. “You made the wish. I granted it.”
“I didn’t wish for my family to disappear!” I screamed, striding into the room, my hands balled into tight fists.MoreLess
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