Wishmaster- Chapter 4

Chapter 4- One Puzzle Piece at a Time.

These spontaneous changes of scenery were starting to get on my nerves. This was not a time to be dreaming. I had a lot of work to do. At this rate, I was sure to get fired. I was most likely asleep at my desk. If I wasn't, who or what was controlling my body? For a moment, I considered the Wishmaster, but then a lonely thought entered my mind. "The other you," it told me. I truly had no idea what it meant. I thought I was going crazy.

This time I had hands and I could move them. Once I saw my reflection, I realized that I was not in my own body. This time I was her. It was strange, for the first time I felt as thought I actually existed in this world.

I took a step into the outside world. The world was unbelievably sharp. It wasn't like the blurred out dream I had seen in the past. The field of flowers had also changed. Lilies blanketed the Earth. Every detail seemed so much more vivid. There was no longer a glaze over my eyes that seemed to put life out of focus. Maybe I really did need glasses. A film had been lifted from my eyes.

Today would mark the first time that I have ever seen the sun set in this world. I saw the sun hit the Earth and set it ablaze in colors of yellow, orange, and red. I'm not sure why it amazed me so. I wasted my time watching a sunset of all things. This was one thing I never expected to do, especially here.

The sun disappeared on the line of the horizon. I then attempted to prove the existence of stars. I waited in vain. There were no other stars, no other ways to prove the existence of life sustaining planets. It was then that I saw it, the existence of not one, but two moons. One was a full moon that seemed almost larger than the sliver shaped moon. The full moon was closer to the ground than the crescent. This optical illusion seemed lonely and mysterious. This world was truly solitary.

An incredible feeling of fatigue was felt across my body; Lily's body. I went back inside my shack and slowly let my body rest on the lumpy mattress inside the dwelling. It felt almost too familiar.

Was it possible to dream inside of a dream? I couldn't answer that question, but it seemed as if I saw a memory and I wasn't really "dreaming." This memory belonged to Lily. It was one piece of her wish. I saw her sitting on a mattress in a familiar room. It was a small apartment. She was singing a song.

"I wish that everyone would just disappear," Lily mumbled.

That was her wish. It seemed so obvious before, but I hadn't figured it out sooner. The next part of the dream turned into a horrid nightmare. Buildings burned. People ran screaming as their flesh was set aflame. Everyone cried out in agony.

The scene changed again. This time water destroyed sky scrapers, and I watched as people drowned. Thousands of people were crushed by the tons of pressure of water.

Everything seemed calm in the city. People were happy, others were miserable. (For what ever reason.) Everyone lived their own lives. Everything was peaceful until large cracks formed in the Earth's crust.

"No…" I gasped.

Hell's gate seemed to open up for everyone. It threatened to engulf every soul in sight. People panicked as they tried to run to seek shelter. It was futile, and they ultimately ended up being sucked into the depths of the Earth, screaming as their lives were taken away from them. Many tried to attach themselves to a ledge or rock, but they too, fell to their doom.

Another picture painted its way onto the canvas of my dream. Another tragedy. Explosions bombarded a once silent city. It wasn't long before I realized that nuclear bombs were being dropped. It was war. Humans were killing other humans. All I could hear were what seemed to be thousands of explosions. It seemed like it took years for the smoke to clear. The city had crumbled so easily. Bones of humans decorated the city. No one was spared their life.

The tragedies continued for what seemed an endless amount of time. The moon crashed to the earth. The sun turned into a Red Giant, evaporating seas and destroying the atmosphere. Molten lava blanketed the Earth's surface. The earth was flooded. War destroyed humanity. A virus killed people slow and painfully. Tornadoes ripped homes and people to shreds. It wasn't real, but it was horrifying. Like hell on Earth.

I couldn't believe that someone who seemed happy and innocent would wish this upon humanity. Why would anyone? Maybe she had been a sadistic, horrible person before she had made her wish and lost her memories. I knew two things about Lily; her name and what she had wished for. I still had one question. Why did she wish for everyone to disappear?



That was the last thing I remembered before I woke. It was way too bright. It was daytime, so I my eyes were having trouble adjusting. I glanced around a room. I apparently was talking to my boss, Mr. Harper. I had no idea what I had been saying, but it couldn't have been too bad. He didn't look furious. He also wasn't yelling and bitching. Something seemed to military about him for the boss of a newspaper. I glanced down at the paper that was facing towards me that happened to be sitting on his desk. I thought that I was being let go or fired for a moment, but I skimmed through it and noticed it was a promotion. Why had I gotten a promotion?

The boss man cleared his throat with an "ahem." "So we were just discussing your advancement, as well as that article you just turned in today."

"We?" Who was the other person? I looked to the corner of the room and saw someone familiar standing there. Her hair was long and dark brown, but some parts were dyed an unnaturally light blond. She had long black eyelashes and she wore her makeup well. Then I realized that it was Rose. What the hell happened to her?

"I'm promoting you to assistant editor," Harper said.

Editor? That was a long way off from my last job. How long had I been asleep? A couple weeks? Or months? This was really strange. This had never happened before. I looked out of the window. I realized this building was at least 10 stories high. I was at a job in the city. What had happened since I was asleep? The newspaper had grown a lot.

"You will be attending the Christmas party," Harper reminded.

When did this crappy newspaper have parties for its staff? "Erm…yes."

I looked down at the promotion paper. From the date, I realized that five years had passed. I was around 30 years old then. My life had been wasted away as I slept in Lily's world. And I had been dreaming the entire time. Five years of my life had been stolen from me. What was the reason?


For reasons unexplained to me, I could remember where I lived, but it was on a completely different side of the city. I remember it being quite nice, and a little classier than what I had been used to.

Work was over and I headed to my car. I was surprised to own one, finally. It was a red sports car. Or at least, that's what came to mind when I glanced at it through my memories. I sat in my vehicle and admired the interior. I was lost in thought until I heard the passenger door open. It was Rose. I wondered why she was here, though I didn't bother to ask.

"There's something I wan to tell you," she began.

I just nodded. I couldn't predict what she was going to say. Rather, I didn't care all that much. Nothing could prepare me for what she would say. I wish I had never known.

"I'm pregnant," she blurted out, with such a happy voice. It sickened me.

All I could think was, "No." I didn't want this. It was awkward for me, and it felt wrong. I didn't love this woman. In fact, I didn't even like her. I certainly did not want to spend the rest of my life with her. I was shocked and I hated Rose right now.

"You promised you'd marry me, and now this gives you another reason to. For your new family."

I didn't want a NEW family, not now at least. (Especially, not with the whore sitting next to me.) My forehead wrinkled and my eyes narrowed. I couldn't conceal my anger for long. Though, I doubted Rose paid any attention to my body language. I hated her. I wanted her to die.

She almost had the chance to get close to me, but I snapped before she could lay a hand on me. I was sick of being tied down by this useless girl.

I firmly stated, "Get out of my car."

"But-"she replied.

"I don't love you, and I never have. I'm not marrying you. Now get the hell out of my car, and find someone else to get in the way of and pity you."

It took her a second to get the message, but finally understood and left with a slam of a door. It made me angrier that I knew what she was going to do next. She had no class and acted like an animal. From that glint in her eye, she wanted to seduce me next.

That night was the office Christmas party. There were a lot of people I shouldn't have been able to recognize. I knew their names. People seemed to be way too polite when they were around me now.

I wanted to completely clear Rose from my mind. I drank too much to clear my head, and I thought I had passed out. I'm not sure what happened to my body, but I wasn't on Earth anymore.