Zoe Gibson had been completely erased from existence. And since she was never born, her inheritance from her grandfather went to someone else. And that person was her mother - Jane Gibson. Jane was still married to Mark Gibson in this new reality, but they never really wanted children, so they never tried. Zoe's grandfather was Jane's father, so the wishing stone went to her.
Jane was in a hurry to get to work. She grabbed a glass of juice and downed it, then stuck a bagel in her mouth. But as she was leaving, she noticed a small package on the floor. She picked it up and saw that it was from her father. She took the bagel out of her mouth, feeling her emotions swell up inside her again. She really missed her dad.
"I thought you were leaving," Mark said, from behind her.
She turned around for a moment. "I am. I just ..." She paused. "Did you know that my dad sent me a package?" she asked.
"It's from your dad? Sorry, honey. I didn't look at it. It came yesterday."
Jane sighed. "It's okay. It's probably just some trinkets from one of his expeditions."
"You wanna open it up and look?" he asked.
"I'm kind of in a hurry. Maybe later," she said, turning back around and opening the front door. But then she paused. She was kind of curious as to what her father sent her. Should she take it with her and open it when she got to work? Or just leave it at home and open it later?
