Short Stories

(1) Gigi + Djinni: Wishes ☁️🍋

You looked around the desert you traveled across. The road ahead of you was broken and barely visible, only increasing your already built-up anxiety.

Your car began to stutter, and eventually, it came to a stop. You groaned and slipped from your car. You couldn't believe it. You were in the middle of nowhere! It seemed like your road trip had come to an end. Your frustration was taken to a different level when you realized the car was probably shot and was most likely going to have to be put in an auto shop. You grimaced as you thought of how expensive it would be.

You turned to get back in your car, but something shiny caught your eye.

What was that?

Whispers came from it, and you wandered to it out of curiosity. It was a lamp, or a teacup, or something. You weren't quite sure, but you knew it was heavy, which meant it was made with real gold.

"Oh yeah, genie lamp. Cool." You rubbed it jokingly.

Nothing happened, as you expected, and you dropped it in the sand before going back to your car. You leaned over it, trying to figure out what exactly had happened to it.

"Want some help?"

You screamed and turned around, only to see a girl with a high. Pink ponytail and light pink skin.

"Who-Where-When-Ah!" You struggled to form coherent words.

The girl giggled. "You rubbed my -"

"So you're a genie?"

"Yes."

You sighed. "Can you grant wishes?"

"Yes." She giggled. "What would you like?"

You slowly slipped towards the piece of gold you had found and grabbed it quickly.

"This as a souvenir, that's for sure." You nodded.

She giggled. "Now, make any wish, and I'll grant it!"

"Um... this seems fake." You squinted. "You really going to give me what I want?"

She nodded.

"I wish...." You turned to your broken down car. "I wish that my car was fixed!"

She snapped, and the engine roared out at you. You gasped and turned to her.

"I want to be home with my car in the garage!"

She snapped again, and you blinked. Immediately, you were in your bedroom of your house. You smiled. "Holy shit."

"Cool, right?" A girl with blue skin and blue hair smirked at you.

"Yeah, it is." You sent her a strange glance. "Who're you?"

"Whisp."

"Whisp?" You scrunched up your nose. "That's a... nice name."

Whisp smiled at you. "That's a nice body." She looked you up and down, enjoying the sight of you.

You glared, immediately feeling strange from the encounter. Gigi  poofed into the room and gave Whisp a glare.

"Leave."

"Oh, you're so mean, Gigi." Whisp frowned.

"I'm granting her wishes, not you."

You stood with your eyes wide. "How did you get here?"

"I'm a genie, remember?" She giggled.

Whisp rolled her eyes and crossed her arms. "Stop with the act. We all know how you really are."