So Matt wished to have a little sister about the same age as Luke and Brian
(after all,who would ever be able to replace their
dear departed parents,there were enough brothers in this family,but a little sister? hmmmm)
and closed his eyes
When he openned them again seconds later he almost wished he hadn't
because the shooting star had suddenly lurched off its path and was heading towards the orphanage now.
As Matt watched in horror the sizzling shooting star thundered low just above his head then
headed for the small window of the small room he shared
with Luke and Brian.
"smashhh" came the sound of the shattering glass as the shooting star
shot into their room
Matt put his fingers to his ears,expecting to hear a loud explosion or
perhaps flames bursting out into the night again.
But there was no
"BBBOOMMM" or superheated fireball.
Just the chirping of crickets
Matt ran back to the orphanage and was surprised to find
Mrs Millers frozen in midwalk in the hallway,as were some other orphans who
had been about to
sneak outside
The clock's pendulum sat suspended in its highest arc and when
Matt pressed on the elevator button nothing happened.
So Matt took the stairs two steps at a time and
raced to his room and openned
the door.
He was relieved to see that Luke and Brian appeared normal,like him,but when the two saw their older brother
Brian pointed his finger to something near the broken window and Luke asked in his whiny voice
"Do have to share our candy with her?"
They were talking about a small girl dragon.
Not a dragon girl.
But a bat winged four footed dragon dressed up in a white dress and top,with piink ribbons on
her horns and obviously a girl dragon.
"Duhhhh" was the most
Matt could utter to their new
sister,who was glowering
at him and then her broken sparkly shooting star wand
as she responded
"Why did you have to make THAT wish???"
Matt,Luke and Brian now had their sister,a seven year old wish girl dragon.