Wonder if it leads to something even worse.
Wonder if the children end up suffering.
Wonder if she ends up hating him for his wishes.
Wonder if , in the entire world, there is no safe wish.
But he had no choice. His wife was screaming in pain. He had to take the risk. He had to make the wish.
He went over it again in his mind. He played out every possible consequence he could think of. It seemed perfect.
He gathered all his courage.
He made the wish.
There was a flash of light. Then a voice said “ There is a problem at wish central. All wishes are on temporary hold. After the Presidential election your wish will be handled in the order in which it was received. We can not begin to estimate the waiting time as there are some very big wishes ahead of yours. You may at any time cancel your wish. Thank you for using Elf Wishes. Have a good day.”
He had waited too long. Now what can he do?