Your world swirls like crazy around you. You feel trapped in an entire whirlwind. You feel intensely frightened. What did Bahiya have in mind? Her grin was way too mischievous. Why did you think yourself smarter than the other poos saps and schmucks who trusted her? And she told you the story of one of her previous masters. Why did you not listen? You wished for the best and now the worst is bound to happen! It's awful!
When the world at last stabilises, you realize you are in a room that is round but has all the comfort of modern life. Even more, even. You step into other rooms, just as nice. They are all rather round, with walls curving and even domes. Strange, but it does not make you claustrophobic.
"Enjoying your new abode?"
Bahiya has appeared next to you and you stare at her.
"Why am I here? Why being here is supposed to make me eternally happy? I mean, it's nice but..."
"But, but, but it's a genie's home. It's normal to be that way," she giggles. "Oh, you can magically rearrange it as you wish, of course."
"You brought me into your lamp?" you ask, befuddled.
"No. It is your lamp. Your new home," she says simply with a smile.
You don't understand so she provides the answer for you.
"Your genie now, genius. Look at yourself if you do not believe me."
You look sat your body and gasp. You are dressed in eastern clothes, Arabic in style and your skin has patches a more reddish tone to it. You wear gold bangles too.
"Why am I genie?" you stammer, at a loss for words.
"You said you wanted to be eternally happy. Genies are immortal. Here goes the promised eternity. And you'll be happy magicking yourself television programmes and all the technological comfort you might want. You'll never be bored. And you shall be happy to grant three wishes but being very tricky with how you grant them. Like I did for you! You'll love playing bad tricks on people to get revenge at your own fate!"
"But... My other wishes...? I wish to be back to normal!" you sputter, appalled at your new fate.
"Oh, but I grant wishes to humans, not other genies. You can grant your own wishes now, anyway. But not to have your life back or get out. Sorry," Bahiya explains as she disappears, leaving you alone.
You are a genie. Trapped in a lamp with endless rooms but no outside. This sucks. Your only consolation is the tech you can make appear to distract you forever and the prospect of missing people's lives for daring to be happier than you. At least until they met you. Yes, you'll be an anti-genie. An evil genie.