The shiny glint in Stone’s eye when he talked about others he has granted wishes for, set her mind on a different plane. A higher plane. Were jinn for real? She had to know for herself. Any wish in the world? Just for her? After she wished, then what?
Stone asked her again to put on a bathing suit. She wasn’t a size two anymore she complained but went into the bathroom anyway and found the room beautiful and large. The tub was at least twenty feet away and there were two closets coated in ivory she pulled open.
The swimsuits hung in an assortment of rainbows and with tags still attached to them. Great. Her eyes went to a black swimsuit with a gold sarong attached.
Perfect.
After climbing out of her clothes, folding them up and neatly placing them on the white chest next to the closet and finally climbing into the stretchy suit, she found herself avoiding the life size mirror.
“Beautiful.”
Samosa jumped. Stone came behind her and stood only a few inches from her. Her eyes caught his reflection in the mirror. He spoke like a snake.
“Thisss was made for you. Black as the night. The color of night means power.”
“I thought it was purple for royalty.” Samosa countered.
He chuckled and that’s when she felt the heat of his hands land on her hips. “In my world black is the color of those most powerful.”
When she thought about it, she wasn’t really that big anymore. After many walks to the bus stop, eating nothing but Ramen noodles and soups, her legs were not so large and her arms and chest were not big(her chest never was big).
“Thanks for the lesson,” she tried to move from the mirror. Stone held her waist fast.
“We’re not leaving until you say you are the most beautiful woman in the entire world. Say it.”
“No.”
“Say it.”
“I am the most beautiful woman in the world.”
She didn’t believe the words and so they never left the bathroom until she could yell she was the most beautiful woman in the world.