The WishBox

Life for Lia was not easy. Lia had her ups and downs. Lately, Lia’s life seemed more down than up. Lia needed money so she could live a lavish lifestyle. Always on social media, envying all the influencers she followed. Lia got tired of being broke. Saturday morning, she saw a post from one particular influencer that caught her eye. Under the pictures captained, “I’m living my best life all thanks to my Wishbox.” She thought to herself, what on earth is a Wishbox. The influencer’s comment section flooded with questions about the box. Lia thought maybe she should order one, but then she realized It’s probably too expensive anyway.

Lia began to get ready for her job. Lia felt like she wasn’t making enough; she wanted to get ahead faster and make more money. The only thing she could think of all day was the Wishbox. Lia still wanted to know more about the Wishbox. Lias decided to quit her job that day. Lia wanted to take charge of her life. On that evening, Lia decided to inbox the influencer. She felt like there was nothing else to lose, so why not.

The following morning she saw that she received a message in her inbox. Lia quickly set up and grabbed her reading glasses. She is excited to see that her favorite influencer responded so quickly, considering she seemed so busy with the lifestyle that she lives. Lia opened her message. “With only three knocks, you’ll receive a Pretty box but be warned and be very fair. Only five wishes and then pass along the box to someone for whom you care.” Lia was so confused at that moment she read the message about four times. She decided to write to the influencer again, but no response. Lia had so many questions. Lia didn’t know where to knock, and she wondered why only five wishes? Lia begins to think that maybe it was a dumb idea. She sat her phone down to think of what she should do next since she just quit her job.

A few days passed. Lia grew worried and began to think of all her bills piling up. Lia thought about the message she read. Maybe if I knock on my door, it’ll work, she thought. Lisa walked to her front door and proceeded to knock. Knock, Knock Knock; she waited about 5 minutes. Nothing happened. I knew it was a stupid idea, she thought. As Lia turned, there was a knock at her door, three knocks back, to be exact. Lia got a little frightened at that moment but also excited. She opened her door to greet the delivery guy, but it was just her best friend, Kyah. Oh, hey, Kiyah. Kiyah, with a look of confusion, greeted Lia. You don’t sound happy to see me. Maybe this will cheer you up. Kiyah handed Lia a gift.

Lia smiled and asked her what it was for Kiyah smiled, telling Lia to open it. Lia looks at the mysterious gift and notices how pretty the wrapping was; it was a shiny pink metallic wrap. It’s so pretty. I almost don’t want to open it. Before opening the box, Kiyah warned Lia to read the instructions carefully. Lia wondered why Kiyah was so serious. Well, I got to go. I just wanted to stop by and give you this gift. I’ll talk to you later; Kiyah seemed to hurry off as if she were afraid of something. Lia hugged her friend and thanked her again for the gift.

Lia examined the box, turning and shaking the gift. It was so light; it felt empty. Lia set the gift on her bed, staring at it as if it were staring back. Lia took one last look at the shiny wrapper and decided to open the present. Lia carefully peeled back the wrapping paper, careful not to rip it under the all the pretty wrapping paper was a plain brown paper cardboard box. On the top of the box was a tiny opening. On the front of the box were the following words: “Insert wishes here.”