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“If you’re mad that I wished for cookies, then you wish for something.”
“I’m not mad,” said Marvin.
“I didn’t get mad when you wished for an ice cream sundae,” said Casey.
“I’m not mad,” Marvin said again, although he was beginning to get a little angry.
“You’re eating the cookies, too,” Casey pointed out.
“I know,” said Marvin.
“Just wish for something!” said Casey. “Whatever you want. Wish for a million dollars, Marvin. You can keep it all yourself. You don’t have to give any to me, even though I’m sharing my cookies with you.”
“They’re not your cookies,” said Marvin.
Casey pushed the plate away. “Oh, now I can’t have a cookie!” she snapped.
“That’s not what I meant,” said Marvin.
“First you say I can have a cookie,” Casey complained. “Then you say I can’t. Then you say I can. Then you say I can’t. Then you say I can. Then you say I can’t.”
Marvin closed his eyes.
“Just make a stupid wish, Marvin!” Casey demanded.
“I wish you’d shut up!”
6
Silence
Casey didn’t say anything for the next five minutes, which had to be a record for her.
Marvin felt bad for telling her to shut up. He felt bad for having made such a big deal over her cookie wish.
He tried to pretend there was nothing wrong. He bit into a cookie. “Ummm, good cookie!” he said enthusiastically. “I’m sure glad you wished for these.”
Casey didn’t say anything.
“So, what should we wish for?” he asked.
Casey didn’t say anything. She took the crystal from Marvin and put it in her pocket.
“Are you mad at me?” Marvin asked her.
Casey shook her head.
“Then why won’t you say anything?”
Casey smiled at him.
“Oh, I get it,” said Marvin. “Because I wished you’d shut up, now you’re pretending you can’t talk.”
Casey didn’t say anything.
“I know you’re just pretending,” said Marvin. “I know you can talk if you want to.”
Casey just smiled.
