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her words to be perfect and unable to backfire in any way.
Winter s death had allowed spring to be born and
now it was already late spring. Lily relished the warming
weather. She could see the longing to leave in Zavier's eyes
and when he had told her that he had to stay in the condo as
long as the lamp was inside, she proceeded to take it outside
and tell him to enjoy the weather. When he came back and
waited for her to return the lamp indoors she saw the
degrading effect that it had on such a once proud man. Her
decision to act came more certainly than she had imagined it
would. She would give him freedom, that very night!
Smiling at the thought she began to plan a wonderful going
away meal and surprise him with the priceless gift of the last
wish he would ever grant.
Zavier came into the kitchen and sat at the table. He
looked perplexed and asked, You are in a very good mood.
What has brought you such joy?
 I have a present for you! I think you will really like
it. This meal was my grandfather s favorite and I wanted to
share it with you.
She saw the panic in his eyes at the finality of her
words. Smiling, she ignored it, sure that he was just worried
that she was planning to force him back to the lamp. She was
going to enjoy his squirming; it was her last chance to get in
a few licks for all his teasing before he was gone. Thinking
of him being gone left a lump in her throat and made her
heart ache, but she ignored the pains and continued thinking
of nothing but his happiness at her coming actions.
They ate with happy music and her jubilant attitude
slowly rubbed off and replaced his wary emotional state. She
smiled when he finally and truly relaxed. He even helped her
with the clean up. He had never done such a modern thing as
help with a chore. She smiled and they joked and teased until
everything was spotless again. Smiling, she pulled him into
the living room and insisted that he sit down. He sighed and
complained that he was getting to be a fat old man from all
of her overfeeding and she laughed, wondering where such a
hard body would start to get pudgy. He was a lean muscle
machine, at least the parts of him she had seen so far. That
thought brought a blush to her cheeks that she quickly tried
to hide. Getting her notebook and sitting across from him,
she began very formally.  Zavier, I have one final wish and
after this wish you will never have to be trapped again. You
did a terrible thing, but your long suffering has been penance
enough for the crime and as one woman took away your
freedom, another is prepared to give it back. I expect nothing
in return, but hopefully your friendship. Zavier I wish that
you could have a modern life and all the freedom and
happiness that you deserve.
Chapter Three
He looked ill, stricken. She flinched as if he had
slapped her. Why was he not shouting his joy to the roof
tops? He should be elated.
 What have you done, Lily? Why have you done this
foolish thing? You should have told me what you wanted to
do. We could have planned this. Now it is too late for you.
You have wished and I am fate s bitch and must do this.
Forgive me, Lily, you have cursed yourself.
Before she could respond, he had picked her up and
swung her over his shoulders and he also quickly snatched
the lamp up. He was running to the outdoor pool that the
condo village shared. She felt him throw her into the pool
and she angrily began to sputter as she stood up in the
freezing water. He removed the lid on the lamp and set it at
the edge of the pool looking infinitely sad.
She was unable to process his actions until the
terrible pain overcame her. She screamed. It burned, and she
was screaming her throat raw. Luckily, the pool was far
enough away from the buildings and behind a fence, her
neighbors did not come to investigate. Pain shattered
through her body and radiated out of her extremities.
Her eyes were blinded by the brightness of her own
body and she began to beg for the pain to stop. At that
moment, she was in a cool, dark place. Cramped and alone,
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