{"id":601,"date":"2026-08-17T16:57:25","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T16:57:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/depthguide.com\/?p=601"},"modified":"2026-08-18T22:13:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T22:13:17","slug":"exactly-what-she-asked-for-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/depthguide.com\/?p=601","title":{"rendered":"Exactly What She Asked For"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tales from the Universe<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Moral Dilemma:<\/strong> If you could remove every hardship from the life of someone you love, would doing so be an act of compassion\u2014or would you also remove experiences they need the freedom to survive, understand, and grow from themselves?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asha&#8217;s first wish was for soup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is important because later people made the story much more dramatic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They said she wished for beauty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Immortality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A kingdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">People prefer cautionary tales when the person being cautioned begins with obvious greed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asha wanted soup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She was hungry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The woman at the roadside shrine looked asleep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asha almost walked past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then the woman said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cCoin?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asha stopped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI only have two.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThen keep them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The woman opened one eye.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFood?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWater?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asha handed her the flask.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The woman drank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then returned it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWish?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asha laughed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhat?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou gave water.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI give wish.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThat&#8217;s not a fair exchange.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNeither is thirst.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asha liked her immediately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She assumed it was a joke.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So she said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI wish I had a bowl of hot onion soup.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The woman snapped her fingers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A bowl appeared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asha dropped the flask.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The soup smelled incredible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She stared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The woman closed her eyes again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNext.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNext what?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPerson.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI get one wish?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asha looked at the soup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then at the woman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI used magic on lunch?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cCan I take it back?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asha sat beside the road and ate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was excellent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She told nobody.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For three years, the story remained merely strange.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then Asha found the woman again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Same road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Same shrine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Same position.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cCoin?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asha stopped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The woman opened one eye.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWater?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou gave me a wish.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cDid I?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI wished for soup.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cGood choice.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt was not.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWas soup good?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cVery.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThen good choice.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asha gave her water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The woman drank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWish?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asha stared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAgain?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAgain.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This time Asha was ready.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She had a daughter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Seven years old.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beautiful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Funny.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stubborn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Frequently bruised.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Recently ill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nothing terrible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A fever that had lasted several days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The physician said she would recover.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Probably.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asha hated the word.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She looked at the old woman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI wish my daughter would never suffer.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The woman&#8217;s expression changed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the first time, she looked fully awake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cDifferent wish.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cCertain?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asha thought of Lina sweating in bed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The woman snapped her fingers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The fever disappeared before Asha reached home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lina was outside chasing chickens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMama!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asha dropped to her knees and held her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cool skin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bright eyes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No fever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asha cried.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The wish was real.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It had worked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For several months, nothing seemed wrong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then Lina fell from a tree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asha screamed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lina stood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No broken bones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No bruises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not even pain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Miracle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then Lina climbed higher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cCome down.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhy?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou could fall.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI already did.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cLina.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt didn&#8217;t hurt.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asha felt the first thread of fear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A boy insulted Lina at school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The next morning he apologized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not because anyone asked him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He simply became overwhelmed with guilt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He cried for hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another girl excluded Lina from a game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That evening, the girl became so lonely she begged Lina to forgive her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A teacher gave Lina a poor mark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ink vanished from the page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The correct answers appeared beneath it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asha stared at the paper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The wish was working.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Perfectly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lina stopped failing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then stopped losing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then stopped being rejected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If she wanted friendship, people liked her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If she entered a contest, circumstances shifted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If she forgot homework, somehow the assignment was canceled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When her dog died, Lina cried for ten minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then the dog walked through the door.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asha screamed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lina hugged it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The dog was warm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wrong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asha returned to the shrine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Empty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She waited.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nothing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For three days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nothing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She went home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lina grew.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At fourteen, she was unbearable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not cruel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That would have been easier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She simply could not understand why anyone tolerated discomfort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Her friend Mara was rejected by a boy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAsk someone else.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mara cried.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lina became irritated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhy are you doing that?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBecause it hurts.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThen stop.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI can&#8217;t.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOf course you can.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mara stared at her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNo, Lina.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That friendship ended.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lina did not understand why.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A new friend appeared within a week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The wish provided.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asha tried creating difficulty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She gave Lina chores.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tools broke before Lina became tired.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She withheld spending money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lina found coins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She refused permission to attend a festival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The festival was postponed until the day Asha relented.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reality itself behaved like an indulgent parent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asha began to hate what she had done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When Lina was nineteen, she fell in love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His name was Tor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He did not love her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At first, Asha was relieved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Finally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Something real.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lina cried.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asha held her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis hurts.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI know.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMake it stop.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asha froze.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhat?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou always make things better.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI can&#8217;t.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lina pulled away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThen what good are you?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The words struck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asha almost became angry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then she saw the terror underneath them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lina had never learned what to do with pain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not once.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asha had wished away the lessons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Three days later, Tor arrived.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Flowers in hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI&#8217;ve been thinking.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asha&#8217;s stomach turned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lina ran to him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He smiled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI think I love you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asha saw his eyes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Confused.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Almost frightened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The wish had reached inside another person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asha stepped between them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lina stared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhat are you doing?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asha looked at Tor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cLeave.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI came to see Lina.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI know.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMother!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cLeave.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tor left.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lina screamed at her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou ruined everything!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHe loves me!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou don&#8217;t know that!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asha&#8217;s voice broke.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNeither does he.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lina slapped her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then froze.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asha&#8217;s cheek burned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For one astonishing second, both women stared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lina had caused suffering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The wish allowed it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because Asha had wished only that Lina never suffer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not everyone else.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asha began laughing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lina backed away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhat is wrong with you?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cEverything.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asha laughed harder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then cried.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI made a terrible mistake.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She told Lina about the shrine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The woman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The wish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Everything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lina listened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At first she didn&#8217;t believe her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then she remembered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every impossible escape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every convenient victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every person who seemed to change when she needed them to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Her face emptied.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMy life isn&#8217;t mine.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asha&#8217;s heart broke.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYes, it is.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cLina\u2014\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHow much of it?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asha had no answer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They searched for the old woman together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They traveled hundreds of miles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nothing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the first time in Lina&#8217;s life, something she wanted refused to arrive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That was how they knew the wish might be weakening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They found the woman beside a different road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Older.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Or perhaps exactly the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWater?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lina threw the flask at her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The woman caught it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cRude.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTake it back.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhat?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe wish.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The woman looked at Asha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOh.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou knew,\u201d Asha said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI warned.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou said &#8216;different wish.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThat is not a warning.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The woman considered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFair.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cCan you undo it?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lina asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asha almost collapsed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cDo it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The woman looked at Lina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHer wish.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asha stared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhat?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt belongs to her now.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lina swallowed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhat happens if you remove it?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou suffer.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI understand.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The old woman shook her head.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou don&#8217;t.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She pointed down the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou may become sick.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lina nodded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPeople you love may leave.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nod.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou may fail while trying your hardest.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nod.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou may love someone who does not love you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lina&#8217;s eyes watered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPeople will die.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asha grabbed her daughter&#8217;s hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The woman continued.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou will make mistakes that cannot be repaired.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lina began crying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou may be lonely.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cStop,\u201d Asha whispered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou may become frightened.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cStop.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou may regret this wish.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asha stepped forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI said stop.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lina squeezed her hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asha looked at her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lina was shaking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cKeep going.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The woman looked at Lina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou will eventually die.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Silence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lina wiped her face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then asked:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWill any of it be mine?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The old woman smiled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAll of it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lina nodded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTake it away.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asha whispered:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lina turned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMama.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI can&#8217;t let you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou already chose once.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asha stopped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lina held her mother&#8217;s hands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPlease don&#8217;t choose again.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asha let go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The woman snapped her fingers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nothing happened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That seemed appropriate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the journey home, Lina developed a blister.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She complained about it for six miles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asha had never been so happy to hear complaining.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then it became infected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A physician treated it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For three days, Asha barely slept.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lina recovered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No miracle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Medicine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Luck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Enough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Years passed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lina married.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not Tor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A woman named Eren who argued with her constantly and loved her without enchantment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They lost a pregnancy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lina suffered terribly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asha sat beside her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every part of Asha wanted the old wish back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every part.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She said nothing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She held her daughter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That was all she could do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It felt unbearably small.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was also real.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Later came other things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A successful business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A failed business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another successful one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Friendships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Arguments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Illness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Travel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A son.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Grey hair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Funerals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Birthdays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ordinary disasters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ordinary miracles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When Asha was very old, Lina sat beside her bed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cDo you regret it?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe wish?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asha thought.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe second one.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lina smiled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cObviously.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lina looked surprised.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asha continued.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI regret making it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She touched her daughter&#8217;s face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAnd I am grateful I lived long enough to understand why.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lina stayed until she fell asleep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asha died during the night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No magic stopped it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the morning, Lina discovered her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She screamed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She cried until her 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