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2. Sibling Swap

1. You Are What You Wish

Some have it easier

on 2015-03-16 02:34:00

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I walked home slowly, wondering what to do with the stone; what could I wish for? All this power at my disposal and...I could only draw a blank. Maybe there's such a thing as too much choice I thought to myself with a chuckle. My amusement was short lived however. I got home just in time to run into my parents as they were leaving.

"Jon what time do you call this?" scolded my mother.

"Sorry mum," I replied, confused "Got chatting with Karryn and-"

"No time for that now," she snapped "your father and I are running late. We've left a list of chores on the kitchen table, I expect them to be done by the time we get back. All of them, or else."

"Why me?" I protested, "Why've I got to do all of them?"

"Your sister's late as well and your brother's too young. That reminds me - make sure he doesn't eat any junk food while we're out and make sure he gets to bed on time."

I sighed and nodded, heading inside and up to my room. Furious I threw my school bag onto my bed and headed back downstairs to do the chores. It took me all evening to do them and it wasn't until I collapsed on my bed exhausted that I remembered the stone and realised I could have used it to get out of doing them.

"Idiot," I grumbled facepalming. "Stupid siblings getting out of doing the chores. I wish...grr...I wish..." I paused and looked down at my bag. Grinning I pulled out the stone. "I wish that I could swap lives with..."




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