I was strangely calm, even though I was aware than in a few minutes I'd wish for something that would change my life completely. Or at least change it completely for some time. It might have been a huge mistake but I decided to not dwell on that.
I decided to spend the next few minutes in silence. Only people-watching.
There wasn't too much to watch to be honest. A guy in his thirties passed me walking his dog and with a kid in a stroller. Then an older man walking with a cane. Then two young Asian boys ran by me fighting with sticks. And to think that in just a few minutes I could be experiencing either of their lives... Gaining the new, undoubtedly valuable, perspective on life.
Click, clack, click, clack I heard the heels of smart female business shoes as a middle-aged woman in a smart office attire passed me. And that's when it dawned on me. There was nothing stopping me from accidentally turning into a girl! Yes, I did want to get a new perspective on life, to experience it from the point of view of different than my own... But I hadn't had the slightest intention of loosing my manhood!
I knew I needed to do something about it. Make a wish, adding some kind of condition to prevent the previous one from changing my gender. But before I could come up with anything I felt my mouth open on its own accord.
It was the weirdest feeling... I didn't will it to move but it did. I guess I should not have been that surprised given that I wished for 'involuntary wishes'. It was too late then.
And so as I felt my vocal chords produce the words I couldn't control, I was only left to hope the coin toss of gender was in my favor.
"I wish..."