Deadly Desires by Joshua Peck Page B

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                  “The door holds wonders beyond your wildest dreams. It has a box in there that is alive. Remember the saying that magic comes with a price. Well believe me I know. That’s why that door stays locked. If the box stays in there, what’s inside can’t get out” said Dr. Mitchell.
                  “So you’re afraid of something so much you lock it away? Hiding from something is no different than running from it. I know I have never ran away from my fears. I only have a few things that I have kept hidden and tried to keep hidden for a long time now” I said emphatically
                  “Ok tough guy you finish one session and tell me one dark secret about you no one else knows and you can take the box home. This box holds magic beyond your control though and even after one wish you probably will bring it back. Don’t say I didn’t warn you. The box is dangerous and the box will feed on your emotions” said Dr. Mitchell now sounding agitated.
                  By now I could see he was agitated and he was starting to get red in the face. I felt bad for him and I thought that maybe I should just end the session. Maybe it might be better that way. I didn’t wat him to know about my past and what happened as a kid. I decided to talk anyways. Might as well get this over with.
                                “Ok, no one knows that I killed a childhood friend. He fell out of our treehouse and I put him out of his misery. I hit him with a large rock so he wouldn’t suffer anymore. He probably would have been paralyzed or been a vegetable. I turned him over so it looked like he fell face first. The medical examiner must not have noticed anything different. I was only 10 and I have held on to this guilt all of these years” I said with emotional distraught. I haven’t told anyone and I don’t think anyone would really understand.
                  “You’re right, no one would probably understand! This is something very personal. You have been holding on to this for 15 years. As long as you haven’t hurt anyone else then I can understand why you did what you did! I imagine that the family has dealt with a lot of pain over the years though” Dr. Mitchell said inquisitively.
                  “I can’t even talk to his parents or family anymore. It’s too emotional. He was one of my best friends. I just feel like it shouldn’t have haven’t he fell when we were climbing out of the house” I said with tears in my eyes.
                  “Well since you were honest and told me something no one else knows I guess you can take the box. I will warn you that it feeds off your every emotion. Take care of it. When you make three wishes the box will no longer work. Be careful of what you wish for because sometimes what you wish for has bad consequences. Don’t wish for ill-gotten gain, time reversal, or bringing back the dead. It won’t end well” Dr. Mitchell said with a smile.
    “I will do my best to make you proud doctor. This sounds like it’s going to be easy to handle. So is it like a genie trapped in there or something?” I said with confusion.
    “Or something. I have never been able to really figure it out. I don’t think I want to either! I will end our session for today and I will make a new appointment for one month from now on August 31st th at 1:30 pm. How does that sound?” said Dr. Mitchell with a crack in his voice.
    “It sounds fine with me. I enjoyed our session. I will be careful what I wish for doc and everything will be fine!” I said with a smile.

Chapter 4: The Box
     
    I walked home to my less than meager studio apartment. I had the box in a little knapsack, hoping that nothing would happen to it. It was only a walk of about 4 blocks home so I think I can handle it. I daydreamed about the box and its actual contents. It worried me that this box had controlled Dr.