CHAPTER 3: The Mystery

"Who are you and what did you do to my family?" Nick Jonas whisper-yelled as soon as he sat across from me. I almost spat out the cereals in my mouth but thankfully, I didn't.

"Wh-what?" I asked, confused. He looked so angry like he wanted to eat me whole.

"Don't pretend that you don't know what I'm talking about," he said between gritted teeth. "Who are you?"

"I'm your sister?" I said, more like asked, nervously. He slammed his wrist to the table hard that almost made me jump. He was so scary.

"Don't fool me, whoever-you-are. I don't have a sister and never will. Now, tell me what you did to my family to make them think that you are our sister?" he said trying so hard not to scream.

"I-I don't know. I'm as confused as you are," I said truthfully. This was making me more confused. Joe and Kevin knew me as their sister but why couldn't Nick?

"Believe me, I don't know," I tried to convince him. "Just last night I was in my sleeping bag in Kris' room and the next thing I knew, I was being dragged out of the bed by Joe."

"Really?" he asked, his facial expression not changing. Obviously he didn't believe me. "Don't you have a more convincing story?"

"I'm telling the truth," I insisted. "Last night, I was with my best friend making fun with a wishing website—" as soon as the 'wishing website' escaped my lips, a thought crossed my mind. But it was impossible, right? A website couldn't really grant a wish but if it could, why didn't it affect Nick? I needed to find the answer to this mystery and maybe, the answer in the mystery was in the website.

I stood up and almost ran to the room where I woke up, grabbed the laptop and waited for it to boot as I sat on the bed.

"No, it can't be. It's just a stupid website," I mumble while searching for the website I didn't even know the name.

"What can't be?" Nick asked all of a sudden. I guessed I didn't notice that he followed me from the dining room.

"Wow, and you thought this is the best time to surf the internet?" Nick asked sarcastically. If he wasn't Nick Jonas, I already snapped on him but since he was Nick Jonas, I kept my cool.

I continued searching for the website but with no such luck; I hadn't found it. My last hope was my e-mail address. Hopefully, the website sent a confirmation e-mail or something. I opened my e-mail and sure enough, there was an email from the website.

To: Nicolette Jessica Thomas

From:

Your wish 'to experience being a part of the Jonas family and be sister to brothers Kevin, Joe and Frankie till the end of the year' is now granted. Enjoy your wish.

This is only once in a lifetime. You can't wish in the website anymore or change your wish.

Truly yours,

Community

I re-read the email about five times trying to figure out why Nick couldn't see me as a sister like the others. Then, it hit me.

"Kris forgot to include him on the wish," I mumble to myself which Nick heard.

"A wish? What wish?" Nick asked. He was standing in front of me. I showed him the email.

"That's crazy. Do you think you can fool me with that email?" he said after reading the email.

"I know it's crazy but it's true. That's the only thing that can explain what's happening right now," I said weakly. I closed the laptop and placed it beside me.

"Nice story but I'm not buying it," Nick said firmly.

"Your choice. But stop asking me about what's happening right now coz it's the only explanation I can give you," I said, defeated. This was all Kris' fault. She had to bring me out of this mess that she made. I reached for the phone and dialed Kris' number.

"C'mon Kris, pick up the phone." I mumbled. I saw Nick glaring at me. Oh, if looks could kill.

"Hello?" I heard a groggy voice from the other line after the fifth ring.

"Kris!" I exclaimed. "Good, you're already awake."

"Who's this?" Kris asked.

"It's me, Jess," I answered immediately.

"I don't know any Jess," she said. She was kidding, right?

"Of course you know me. I'm your best friend," I informed her.

"No, I don't. Is this a prank call, coz if it is, I don't have time. Bye," she said before I heard the dial tone. No, this couldn't be happening. I dialed the number again but he wouldn't pick it up.

I sighed as I put the phone back at the desk. I turned and saw Nick staring at the photos of us on the table. Hopefully, it would convince him. I walked to his side.

"I still don't believe it," he said as if he read my mind.

"Why? Do you have any other idea or explanation about this?'" I couldn't help but to be sarcastic. I couldn't force him to believe me.

"Coz it's unbelievable. This is reality, whoever-you-are—"

"The name is Jess," I cut him.

"Jess, this is not some kind of fairytale where your wishes are granted by fairies, genies or a wishing website!" he half-yelled. I winced at his sudden outburst but I knew he was just being realistic and the wishing website wasn't realistic at all.

"We have to go," Joe called from the door all of a sudden. "Is everything alright?"

"Yeah," I lied.

"I thought I heard screaming. Well, never mind. Let's go," he said. I followed him out of the room with Nick following close behind us.

He was right. This was not a fairytale but there's no other explanation to this except magic.

"Happy birthday!" a chorus from Frankie, Joe and Kevin snapped me out of my trance. We were already at the living room.

"Happy birthday, Nick and Jess," Denise and Paul said as both of them gave me a hug and then, Nick. I was speechless.

"Jess, I have a gift for you, Frankie said as he gave me a card. "You're my favorite sister."

"That's because she's our only sister," Joe said matter-of-factly.

"Still, she's my favorite sister," Frankie countered.

"Thank you," I mumbled and looked around me. They were all smiling, well, except Nick who was sending me deathly glares. I wished he stopped already.

"Gifts can wait. We have to go or we'll be late," Paul announced to the group. I followed them outside and we piled to the car. I sat between Joe and Frankie. Before us, sat Nick and Kevin, and before them, Paul and Denise.

"So, are the birthday celebrants excited for the party tonight?" Denise said as she turned so she was facing us.

"Yeah," I answered as excited as possible. Denise smiled.

"How about you Nick?" she asked again.

"Yeah," Nick answered, not really excited.

"You don't look excited to me," Kevin comments, worried.

"Are you Ok, son? Did you check your sugar?" Paul asked.

"Yes Dad. Nothing to worry about," Nick answered. "It's just that, I woke up at the wrong side of the bed."

You're lucky you woke up at the wrong side of the bed. I woke up oat the wrong side of the world, I thought.

The ride was awkwardly quiet and it seemed like an eternity. Thankfully, we arrived at the radio station. I went out of the car with the Jonas to be welcomed by about twenty screaming fans.

Wow, this would be a long day.