...a random passerby. I was so completely dumbfounded that the wish had actually worked! Fortunately my dumbfounded state didn't last long due to the rather loud shrieking coming from my innocent victim.
I thought as fast as I could and wished that the woman's clothes would reappear and that no one else would remember what just happened. Her clothes appeared back on her just as quickly as they had disappeared. Other people who witnessed the effects of my wish shook their heads slightly and continued on their previous paths. My victim, however, while relieved to see her clothes returned, didn't shake off what happened. She wore a look of panic on her face even with the effects of my wish reversed. She looked around for a few seconds and saw that no one paid her any attention. She steadied herself and then continued on her way as well.
I now felt incredibly guilty over what occurred. I didn't mean to embarrass the poor woman. I would never have imagined that the ring would do what the old woman said it would do. I sure believed it now. I was still troubled by what I saw after I made my second wish. Everyone else on the street seemed to not care about what happened, but the woman acted as if she remembered everything. Why was that, I wondered.
I intended to find out. The woman...