The Old Lamp - Julia Attard 5.2

Once I was walking on the beach with my best friend. After some time something glittering caught my eye and we went running in that direction. After some time digging in the sand we found an old lamp like the one we saw in the film Aladdin... The lamp was full of sea weed and shells were stuck to it but it had parts which were still shiny. My grandpa is an avid collector of old stuff and so I went running to his house.

I arrived in a jiffy. Grandpa took it immediately and started cleaning it. At first, nothing happened but when all the lamp was nice and shiny, it started to shake in his hands. A shiver went down my spine when I saw a pink cloud coming out of the old lamp. My heart stopped went a loud hiss came out and a pink figure formed in the cloud. Just like the movie....a genie came out but today it was a lady!

She asked my name and I got to know that she was called Gonzala. She was wearing a basketball kit with a ball still in her hand. She had lived for the past thousand years in the lamp and she thanked me for letting her out. She was in the middle of a basketball game on her own when she had to get out of the lamp. I was still trembling a bit when she asked me for three wishes. After some time reflecting and thinking I wished to go on holiday to Switzerland. In the blink of an eye, my mum called me to start packing up as we were going on holiday to my preferred destination.

My second wish was that all viruses disappear from this world and with the flick of the genie's fingers I did not hear anyone sneeze ever again! It was hard to think about the last wish...did not know what to ask for. Money, friends, big house... I walked up and down the stairs several times but did not know what to choose. Suddenly a great idea came to my mind and I jumped with happiness. Finally I knew what my third wish was... as I came down from my last jump I remembered that I was on the stairs and went tumbling down. It was too late.

When I opened my eyes I realised I was on the floor near my bed. My head was still hurting. The lamp and the genie were just a mere dream and so was the holiday to Switzerland! I wish it was all real...but suddenly, funnily enough, I saw a pink cloud......

Finished

The old lamp