Freak in the Bottle

Freak in the Bottle Chapter 1

                Let me give you a little news flash, being a genie is not as fun as it may seem. First, you’re stuck in some bottle until some STUPID mortal accidentally picks up your bottle and opens it. Then, you have to grant them EVERY wish they have until they die or they free you, which almost NEVER happens. Oh wait!!!!! I completely forgot!!!! You all probably think that you only get three wishes and then I’m gone! NOPE!! I’m stuck with you for the rest of your life. Sometimes I wish it WAS only three wishes, but then I realize that I would just be stuck in my bottle sooner and I suck it up and keep granting wishes.

                One day I was in my bottle talking to one of my friends from when I was in Egypt, when someone picked up my bottle. “Sorry Horus,” I said “Someone is picking up my bottle,” and then I blinked him out before he could protest. Then, my bottle opened up and I felt a strong force change me into a puff of blue smoke and push me out of the bottle.

                “I am the genie of this bottle,” I said in my most powerful voice I could magically create. “You have freed me from my bottle and as a reward I will grant your every wish,” Then I opened my eyes to look at my new master, expecting to see an old man who was five minutes from death anyway, but instead I saw a beautiful woman who was looking at me with wide eyes. I’m sure as soon as I saw her I said something real smart like “Uh, um, so… What is your, um, first, um, wish, um, uh,”

                She giggled. “Hello, I’m Casey,” she said “what’s your name?”

                “I’m Jason,” I said, “but most people just call me freak in the bottle,” I joked. She giggled. “So, what is your first wish?” I asked Casey.

                                “Well,” she started “I WOULD wish to be off of this island and back at my house, but that would be a stupid waste of one of my three wishes,” she looked really disappointed, but luckily I had GREAT news for her.

                “Well, lucky for you,” I started “You get as many wishes as you want! I’m your genie for the rest of your life!” She perked up immediately.

                “Then let’s go!!!!!” she yelled. So I crossed my arms, bowed my head, and gave a long, slow, blink.        

When I opened my eyes, we were standing in front of a mansion!!! “THIS is where you live?????” I yelled probably a little too loudly.

“Yea,” she said “Let’s go!!!” Then she grabbed my arm and dragged me inside. As I was being pulled inside I couldn’t help but stare at her. She was so pretty and when she was running she was at least ten times prettier. As soon as we were inside, the first thing that I noticed were all the awards. There were Emmys, Oscars, and Grammys all for the same person.

“Your mother is Jacqueline Van Horn!!???” I screamed, “She is my favorite actress EVER!!!!” Casey just stared at me. “What? Just because I live in a bottle, I can’t know about all the hottest movies, and stuff? I DO have MAGIC you know!!” She laughed, which made her look even PRETTIER!!!!!! I wish I could figure out a loophole to the “No Falling in Love” rule. If there was, I would have used it about ten thousand years ago.

                “So, my mom will be home in a few minutes,” Casey started “Then you can meet her!! I hope she lets you stay, I would be so upset if I couldn’t keep my very own genie!!!!!” She was so happy. I wish I had the amount of energy she did, I would NEVER be bored when I was in my bottle. We sat and talked for a few minutes about how she got on the island and about all the rules and stuff about being a genie. Then, the front door opened and Casey’s mom walked in. She froze when she saw me and Casey said “Mom, this is Jason, he’s a GENIE!!!!!”