Channel 13
The Real Wish
“You want something,” the host said, smiling like he already knew.
Nina didn’t respond. Not at first.
But she felt it—boiling beneath the surface. The quiet ache for something more. To be seen. Admired. Remembered.
Finally, she whispered: “I wish I had a better life. One where people admire me. Where I matter.”
The host’s grin widened, like the wish had been made many times before.
“Wish granted.”
She woke up in a luxury apartment.
Her name was on book covers. Her face on magazine stands. Her phone buzzing with invitations, compliments, and requests.
She was admired. She was somebody.
But her contacts were gone. No Marla. No photos from before. No emails. No memories that felt like her own.
And every screen flickered. Every reflection seemed just a second behind.
Welcome back, Nina.
She had everything she wanted. And yet… the TV never turned off.
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