Magic+-+The+Genie+from+Walmart

= **The Genie from Wal-Mart** = = =  “Mom, but I don’t want to look at these glass jars, it’s just so boooring!”, wailed Billy.

“Now, now, Billy don’t you act like a little brat. You were the one who broke the cookie jar and now for punishment you have to buy a new one with me.’’

“This place stinks!” yelled Billy, stomping off to look at other items in Wal-Mart. While looking at computer games at the toy section, he saw a very interesting looking tea kettle that was gold and had gems on it. Surprisingly, the price for the kettle was only $1 so he decided to buy it because the decoration on the kettle attracted him very much. “Mom, can I wait in the car”, complained Billy. His mom was so annoyed by his complaints that she didn’t mind if he stayed in the car. Happily, Billy left Wal-Mart and waited in the car.

Billy saw that the kettle was a bit dirty so he decided to rub the cup with his shirt a little to make it look shiny. Suddenly an overweight guy with a messed-up goatee popped out. “Dude you’re a genie!”, said Billy with excitement.

“Yes I am, but I prefer to be called Chuck”, said the genie.

“Ok Chuck, so how many wishes do I get?”, shouted Billy with happiness.

“Well of course three wishes, like any other genie”, Chuck answered.

“Ok then," said Billy with confidence, “I wish that I was the boss of the family and that everyone would listen to me. Then when I get to be an adult this wish can end, because I want to live my own life without my parents.”

“Done”, said the genie before vanishing away. In a short while Billy’s mom was putting the groceries in the back of the car and made Billy hold the glass cookie jar that she bought. It was a very ugly red one with smiley faces around it.

“Now we’re going home”, said Billy’s mom.

“But I want to go to KFC”, insisted Billy.

Billy’s mom said nicely “ok son.” Billy was really surprised; the wish had really come true! The weeks passed and Billy’s parents did everything that Billy asked them to do. Billy’s room filled with expensive toys and electronic devices, such as a new Nokia cell phone, Play station 3, new Lego set, etc.

Billy was then ready for his second wish because he was getting bored of his parents being so friendly and nice to him. That night in the bathroom, Billy slowly rubbed the golden tea kettle, and Chuck came out quickly and ready to grant Billy his second wish. “I wish that I get to do whatever I want without my parents even caring,” Chuck was very surprised about the wishes that Billy is asked for because the wishes were really bad wishes to request.

“Are you sure you want this wish because they are permanent you know?”, Chuck pleaded.

“Of course”, said Billy.

“Done” said the genie, and then he vanished.

“Mom, Dad I am going to see my friends ok?”

“Yea, whatever, I don’t care”, came their reply. Billy was very surprised and happy. He didn’t even feel bad that his parents didn’t care about him because his parents bought him everything he wanted. So he thought that his life was perfect and that he didn’t need his parents anymore. Billy went everywhere he wanted, and showed off to his friends about what he could do without his parents even caring. Billy got failed in every class, but still his parents didn’t care. They kept on buying items that he wanted and letting him go to places where it’s not suitable for kids, such as going to watch a restricted movie that has killing and shooting in it, or sneaking into school and vandalizing it. His life continued like this all the way to high school.

He was having so much fun with his life that he forgot the last wish. He became a dropout in high school and needed to look for a job. Since was now a grown man, he didn’t want to ask for anything, since the wish for being the boss of the family had worn off. But the wish of the parents not caring was still valid. Billy couldn’t find a job at all because of his low grades and nobody would hire him. After a few weeks he was dead broke. He didn’t have a job, or a house, and was now living in the alleys looking very unhealthy. Billy found himself alone crying very hard. He had been thinking back to his childhood wishing that he never had been granted those wishes and never had found the genie in the golden tea kettle. But then he remembered that he had one more wish.

He was very lucky because he didn’t move to someplace else to find a job because he didn’t have the money to travel, so he had stayed in his hometown. He decided to secretly go back to his house knowing that his parents wouldn’t know or even care, and went in the bathroom. Luckily his parents hadn’t thrown the kettle away. Billy reached for it and began rubbing it quickly until the genie popped out. “Hey Chuck it’s been a while”, said Billy.

“Wow look at you!”, said the genie with surprise. “You look awful!”

“Yea I know”, said Billy with sadness. “Ok I have one last wish right?”

“Yes”, said Chuck.

“I wish I can begin my whole life over again starting back in Wal-Mart, but never seeing the golden tea kettle.”

“Done”, said Chuck.

Billy woke up lying in the toy section aisle feeling a little bit sick. “Billy, there you are”, said his mom. “I bought the jar, now lets go home.”

"Mom, I am very sorry if I ever made you fell bad or unhappy”, Billy said. “Now I want to spend as much time with you and dad as possible.”

“That’s really nice of you, Bill. We should go home now, it’s getting late”, his mother replied with a smile.

“Ok” said Billy, and they walked back to the car both happier than ever.