Jon looked closer at the stone. It wasn't glowing now. But maybe it was all just his imagination. The stress of being fired and all that.
He gathered the rest of his stuff and was about to leave his cubicle, when he saw Joseph walking towards him.
"Where are you going?" he asked.
"The boss just fired me," Jon said.
"She did? When was that?"
"Don't you remember? You told me to go see her about ten minutes ago."
Joseph scratched his head. "Ten minutes ago? I don't think so. I've been in the break room for the last half hour."
"What are you saying?" Jon asked.
"Maybe you imagined it. This is the first time I've talked to you today."
Jon walked back into his cubicle and sat down in his chair. Could it be that he did imagine it all? But it all seemed so real. His mind urged him that it all really did happen.
Slowly, he put his stuff back, until he was left with the stone he had just received. He remembered looking at it after it glowed. Well, allegedly glowed. That could have been his imagination too. Then he thought back to before it glowed and remembered wishing that he wasn't fired.
Wait a minute, Jon thought. Could it be that his wish actually came true? Jon didn't believe in magic, but the proof of its existence was undeniable. He wished that he wasn't fired and the stone glowed, and then he discovered that he was never fired.
He looked down at the stone, wondering if other wishes could come true too.
