Chapter 11: Another Wish
The portal closed, and we were all back in the cave. "Sasha?" I asked. "Yeah?" he said. "Do you have pain in your eyes because of your tough childhood?" I asked. Sasha was surprised and began rubbing his eyes furiously. "I have what in my eyes?" he asked. I laughed. "Oh nothing…" I said.
"So who's next?" Annysia asked, clapping her hands together. "Danni?" Justin asked. "Yes?" I asked. "Do you want to go first?" he asked. "Uh… no. Why?" I asked. "Just wondering." he said. I thought for a minute, then yelled, "You're not gonna wish that Valerie will fall in love with you?!?! Are you?!" Justin went red and stuttered, "N-No! I would n-never do that to her!"
He put his hand over his face and said, "I love her and I want her to be happy. I don't want to force her into anything…" "AAAAWWW!!!" Annysia exclaimed. "YOU ARE JUST THE SWEETEST THING!!!" She pinched his cheeks and adored him. "Uhhh… Thanks?" he said.
Annysia stopped and said, "OOOH!" Justin fell on the ground hard (since she was flying when she had him) and Sasha went to help him up. "Wha-" Justin asked. "I am going to add this to your wish!" She closed her eyes and said, "La collana di amore eterno. Valerie e Justin. Il vero desiderio del mio cuore." Suddenly there was a flash of light that blinded us.
When the light disappeared, Annysia was holding a necklace. It was a silver heart with a red jewel in the center hanging on a black string. "It… It's beautiful…" I said, dazzled by it's appearance. She tossed it to Justin and said, "Give this to her. And I'm sure she'll fall for ya!" Justin blushed and thanked her.
"Annysia?" I asked quietly while Sasha and Justin admired the necklace. "Would I be able to… save my wish?" I asked. "Why on Earth would you want to do that?" she asked. "I don't want to waste it…" I said. She smiled and snapped her fingers. A small pink bottle appeared in my hands. "Don't loose it. When you're ready, pop off the lid and take a sip. It will only work for you." She said. "Thank you!" I said, nearly in tears for some odd reason.
"Annysia?" Justin said. "Yes?" she asked, snapping her purple bottle back into her hand. "I wish we weren't trapped in here." he said. She smiled and dripped a drop of the liquid on his head. "Come back and see me some time!" she said as she waved, then she disappeared.
The ground began to shake, and we all fell on the ground. Then, the rocks blocking the entrance, magically disappeared! We all yelled in excitement. I grabbed Sasha and hugged him. Then I stopped and blushed. "S-sorry…" I said quietly. He smiled and messed up my hair. Justin glared at him and said, "Dan, we gotta get back to mom and dad! They must be worried sick!" "O-okay! Let me just-" I tried to say. Justin grabbed my hand and yelled, "There's no time! Now come on!"
Sasha grabbed my other hand, and looked straight in both my and Justin's eyes and said, "Promise you'll come back?" I smiled and said, "Promise." Justin rolled his eyes and angrily mumbled, "Sure…" Sasha let go, and watched us run out of the forest. "Goodbye…" he whispered.
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"Mom! Dad!" I yelled when I saw them. "Justin! Danielle!" mom cried, eyes full of tears. We all squished each other in a big group hug. "Oh! We missed you so much!" she said. We had been in the cave for two days. "You had us worried sick! Where were you?!" dad said. Justin and I told them about the statue and the cave-in, but left out the part about the lion and Sasha.
"Well you're okay, and that's all that matters!" mom said. "And here we thought we were going to have to attack the Komona!" "WHAT?!" Justin and I yelled at the same time. "Well we thought they had kidnapped you. And If you would've been gone say… another hour, we would have. Justin and I turned pale.
"Thank goodness we got out of there when we did." Justin whispered to me later. "Yeah…" I whispered back. But just how lucky had we been?
Author's Note:
YEAH!!! IT'S FINALLY DONE!!! Whew! Sorry this chapter took so long… I had MAJOR writer's block! Well enjoy! And the next chapter will be up sooner! ^.^