AR Short Stories

Chapter 13
Childhood Wish

Chapter Description: A young man wants to realize his deepest wish.

Lonny was a freshman in a new college, finally living alone, like wished since he was little. He was enjoying his freedom, but something was missing. He wasn't feeling lonely, he spent the day with his girlfriend, but he was unsure of what was that.

When he was going to bed, he saw a shooting star through his window. It's time! He thought. I wish I get what I feel is missing. He wished and went to bed.

The next morning, he woke up a bit more tired and hungrier than usual. So, he got up from his bed, but the fall was bigger than he remembered, so he checked himself at the mirror. He was a kid again, maybe three years old, using only a shirt and a pull-up. That was the missing thing! Now he could literally live his childhood dream. Lonny grabbed his phone and went downstairs.

While he was preparing his bowl of cereal, a text from Tessa, his girlfriend, pinged, but now she was his babysitter and was coming to take care of him. Lonny became very pleased by the experience, and was ready to live his new life, he just needed to climb his fridge and grab some milk.