News From Poughkeepsie – Day 149

When 3 Wishes Aren’t Enough

I’ll think about it

Barney didn’t wish. Didn’t feel the need. Sure, there were things he wanted–his brother home from Iraq, for example–but he didn’t feel right wishing for that. It felt like cheating. So he thanked the genie, but told him to get back in the lamp. Barney didn’t want to truck with any of it.

Naturally, the genie was more than a little miffed that his new Master had no need for him. So the genie decided that it was going to do everything in its power to make Barney wish. And it’s power was considerable.

The genie was going to make Barney wish even if it killed them both in process…