Wishful Thinking/Chapter 2: House Sit For The Neighbors
From Create Your Own Story
"Wes, remember you're supposed to feed the Stillman's cat and water their plants while they're out of town," your mom calls from the kitchen.
"I'm busy right now, Mom!" you call back as you continue to flip through the channels. "500 channels and still nothing to watch," you murmur.
"NOW!" she orders.
By pure reflex, you are on your feet and out the door. It occurs to you that you could just get Amina to do the chore magically, but you don't know how many wishes you're afforded anyways and would rather not waste one on something so mundane if you could just take care of it yourself.
The Stillmans had taken a vacation out to Hawaii. It would seem their daughter and your classmate, Beth had gone with them thanks to your wish for no school. That leaves you to house sit for them. It's something you normally do during the summer. They leave a spare house key behind the light on their porch.
Upon entering the house, you hear music upstairs. You shrug it off, thinking it could have been left on by accident before the Stillmans took off. You make the rounds, watering every plant. You then lay out a meal for Mittens, the cat. The small feline had been following you since you entered. Strangely, she did not seem to be hungry, ignoring the dish. You shrug and head upstairs to shut off the radio.
The music is coming from one of the girl's rooms. Beth has a sister in college named Becky. You chuckle to yourself, wondering what would happen if she had come home while her folks had taken off and you didn't know about it. Or how about Beth deciding to stick behind rather than tagging along with ma and pa while they enjoy a second honeymoon. As you open the door, you suddenly remember that your thoughts become reality. Walking in, you figure it wouldn't do much harm running into one of the girls, it's not as if you were thinking of walking in on them while she was in a compromising position. Then again, you were just thinking of that now, didn't you?
A shriek is emitted from inside the room. You respond with a yelp of your own once you see what's going on inside.
