After looking more closely at my reflection, I realized that I looked like an older version of my sister
Marissa. I don’t know how much time past; but I was sitting on the bed when I heard Erin’s voice echo through
the room. “Carl, where are you?”
In the vain hope that she’d hear me, I yelled, “I’m in here, Erin!! I’m in the lamp!”
It appeared as if she didn’t hear me, as she said, “He must’ve stepped out. Oh well, I might as well look at
this lamp we found.”
I felt the lamp shake a little as Erin picked it up; followed by rubbing noises. I suddenly felt as if I were
being sucked up by a vacuum, as I flew towards the ‘ceiling’ of the lamp. “What’s happening to me!?”
I suddenly found myself back in the hotel room, staring at a startled Erin. Looking at me, she said, “W-Who
are you!?”
“Erin, this going to be hard for you to believe. But,” looking at her, I said, “It’s me, Carl.”
Erin looked at me in shock. “You’re joking, right?”
I guess I couldn’t blame her for being skeptical, after all, it’s not every day a strange girl comes out of a
lamp. “I’m serious, Erin; you’ve got to help me! I woke up inside the lamp, I wished for a ham sandwich and
this genie told me I was taking her place!”
I cringed slightly; wondering if the fact that I’m like this after one wish would make her throw the lamp
away. Looking at me, stammering, Erin said, “Do-Don’t y-you g-get thr-three wishes?”
Looking at her, I could tell she was in shock as she tried to figure out if I was really Carl in a girl’s
body.”
“How should I know!?” pausing, gesturing to my harem outfit, I said, “Just make a wish so I can get out of
this thing!”
It was obvious that Erin wasn’t completely sure if I was telling the truth; but she decided to play along.
“Okay…I-I wish you were wearing something more casual.”
Almost immediately, my harem outfit was replaced with a pair of capris and a top. Looking at Erin, I said, “Do
you believe me now?”
“Okay, you may be a genie. But,” looking at me, Erin said, “There’s no way you’re Carl.”
I had a feeling it would come to this. “Okay,” pausing, I said, “The first day we met, I helped you move your
things to your room; and we realized we both liked Stargate.”
The reality of the situation slowly dawned on Erin. Looking at me, surprised, she said, “C-Carl!?”
“It’s me, Erin.” Gesturing to my new body, I said, “In a matter of speaking.”
Although I already told her, I repeated the story again. When I was finished, I said, “Jamila, the old genie,
said that only a woman could replace her…so she made me a girl.”
“This is too weird, Carl.”
“You think it’s weird!?” looking at her, I said, “How do you think I feel, I’ve been turned into a female
genie!”
Looking at me, a bemused smile on her face, Erin said, “So, uh, does this mean…I’m your master?”