Ten Wishes For Mr. Genie

Chapter 17

Not edited, which you know by now.

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I was woken up by a scream and I jolted up out of bed. I ran out of my room, followed by Luke. I ran to the guestroom and saw blood on the floor and I gasped. Veronica was on the floor crying and clutching her side. I saw blood on her clothes and she looked over at me with pain in her eyes. "Mom," she whispered and I panicked with fear. "Where is she?" I asked her and she shook her head. "I... I don't know... Travis went to go look for her, he hasn't come back ever since," she replied.

I rushed to her, reaching up in the drawers and grabbing a towel. I wrapped it tightly around the wound to keep pressure on it so she wouldn't lose a lot of blood. "Luke," I said and he rushed over in response. He helped me lift her up and I helped her onto his back. He carried her out the room and outside of the house and into the car. "Take her to the hospital, I'll meet you there," I yelled out to Luke. "What about you?" He asked back.

"I'll just call a taxi or something."

I rushed back inside and there was Otis, standing there in the kitchen. "You think that I would let your family stay together? I'll watch them tear apart one by one," he said as he stepped closer to me and I backed away. I shook my head, "N-No! What are you even planning to do?" I asked and he smirked.

"If Plan A goes well, you'll use your wishes up before the last of your three days you have left. But if you still refuse, then Plan B comes over," he explained and I felt as if I'm walking on shattered pieces of glass.

"What's Plan B?"

"To kill all your family, take you with me when you have nothing left to live for and finish you off in my world."

My eyes widened in shock and he only gave me an evil grin. "This is the price you'll pay for getting involved with a genie. Luke's paying the price too, and I can tell you right now, the master ain't too happy with Luke."

I swallowed hard, preventing myself from throwing up. "Do you want me to finish off your sister? Because I'll make sure they won't make it to the hospital," he said as he raised his hand up. "N-No! Don't!" I yelled, putting my hands up. "Please don't. My family is the only thing I have left! I will fight for them until I die! Don't kill them! What do you want from me?" I asked as hot tears poured from my face.

"Your wishes of course, finish them up tonight. And I'll leave you and your family alone. But think wisely, after you're done with your wishes, you won't be able to see Luke anymore. As I said, the master isn't too happy with him, so Luke might not even be alive the second he comes back to our world."

I shivered in horror as I stared at Otis in shock. "What? Too much to handle? Yeah, I know. This is my last warning. I've given you enough warnings and after this, real action is bound to happen." With that said, Otis disappeared and I fell to the floor. My knees were shaking uncontrollably and I felt weak. I sobbed hard as I placed my face against the wooden floor.

My phone rang and I slowly rose to my feet. I walked to the kitchen table and picked my phone up and answered it.

"Brittney! Where are you?" Luke asked.

"Something happened. I... I don't feel good Luke. I'm sorry, I just, I want to be alone. Please keep an eye on Veronica please."

"I understand, but you're going to talk to me when I get home later."

"I will and Luke?"

"Yes?"

"I have my eighth wish," my voice cracked as I said it. I heard him take a deep breath, "What is it?" He finally asked. "I wish for my mom and brother to be home safely and not hurt," I said. "Now," I added.