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Hayden Lynch was a lonely man. His family was killed in a car crash one year earlier. He was in the red on money and was behind on house payments. Finally, they cut his power and water. Winter was coming up and this put Hayden in a very poor situation. Not only did he not have power, food, or water, he was forced to moved to move out. He had nowhere to go. He walked the streets of his own town scouring for food. He came upon a alley. There was a fire at the end of the alley. Bad people were at the end of the alley but he had no choice. As he walked down the alley, there was a voice calling. It was a whisper saying “ Come...Change it… Change everything.” Hayden yelled “WHO’S THERE!!!” Out of the darkness a old woman came to be. She was hunched …show more content…

Confused, he asked what that meant. He quickly held out what looked like a paw. Frightened, he jumped back and gasped. “Who are you?” Once again, she ignored him. She explained how when in possession of the paw, you are granted three wishes. The first the thing that came to mind was his family. Without hesitation he said he wanted it. Holding it out slowly he anxiously snatched it. Feeling uncomfortable he hurried away but the woman wasn’t done. “Your wish comes to you as if it's a coincidence. There also comes a consequence with the wishes so be very wise of your choice of wish.” Hayden didn’t hear this because he was already out of the alley before she could say this. Without knowing what is to come, Hayden is thinking of his first wish. He got in bed and knew what his first wish would be. “I wish for my family back.” He went to sleep and was sound asleep. Out of the dead of the night. He heard a creaking noise. Hayden woke up startled and remembered he left my door unlocked. He jumped out of bed and ran downstairs. Coming to the bottom he saw his family sitting at the table. He yelled in excitement but when they turned around, it was a different story. They looked like zombies.

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