As soon as he walked out of the room, he gave a little shake of his head. What the h.e.l.l had just happened? There was a gorgeous woman just hanging out in his room, claiming to be a wish-granting genie, and now eagerly awaiting his return. Today was starting off as a far cry from yesterday, that was for sure.Emerging into the kitchen, he saw both Chris and Chase standing near the door, shoes on, and impatient looks on their faces.
"Come on, Stephen, what took so long?" Chase complained.
"Er, sorry. Still trying to wake up," said Stephen, opening the door.
"Well, just don"t crash us on the drive over," replied Chris. They both hopped into the backseat of Stephen"s car, which he hated, because it always made him feel like their personal limo driver. Thankfully, the mall was only about ten minutes drive away.
While the twins were in the back chattering away to themselves, Stephen was left to himself to compose his thoughts. Now that he had a chance to think about what had just happened, without being rendered speechless by the genie"s intense blue eyes, he had so many questions.
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Where had she come from? She claimed the puzzle box, and if she really was supernatural, then he was sure it was possible. But where was she created? Had she been opened before? What was the nature of her powers? She seemed friendly enough, but did she have an ulterior motive? Stephen had read stories before of genies who would trick their owners with deceitful wishes in an attempt to free themselves from servitude, but of course, he had thought those were just that: stories. What kind of genie was she?
He also began to think of other, little aspects. Did she have a name? A family? Did she resent that she had to "serve" him? Stephen cringed at the thought of servitude. She had even called him master. He wasn"t sure where she was from, or what time she was created, but that definitely wouldn"t fly in today"s world.
More importantly, he wondered how he would keep her secret. If this genie was now forever linked with him, how could he prevent her existence from being revealed to everyone he knew?
The questions were daunting, and ate at his mind the entire trip the mall. After dropping off the twins, he resumed his route home. Pulling into the car port, he walked hesitatingly back inside. The house was absolutely quiet, with no sign of any activity. Part of him wondered if he had just been duped. Maybe this woman was some so-called cat burgler, and trying to rob his family. Then again, even he had to laugh at that thought, as his family had very little worth stealing. But as he made his way to his door, and stood right outside it, he had to wonder if she would still be in his room when he opened the door.
Taking a deep breath, he opened and pushed forward the door.