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Jack Mccarthy: A Narrative Fiction

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Melody Song, Sara Coleman, and Jack McCarthy all lived together in a rundown apartment. Despite all three of them working, they still struggled to pay the bills. This is why Melody tried to get as many hours at work as possible. Sometimes, she would work for up to 60 hours a week! The problem with Melody working so many hours is that it has taken time away from her girlfriend, Sara. One day, Melody called Sara from work. "Hello?" Sara said over the phone. "Hey baby", Melody said. "Listen, I have to work late tonight." "Again?! We were suppose to catch a movie tonight!" "I'm sorry, I'll make it up to you. I promise." "You said that yesterday and the day before that and the day before that! Anyway, I'll you get back to work." Sara hung up the phone. "Sara!" Melody yelled. "Damn it!" Out of …show more content…

"In most cases, yes", Merton said. "When a genie commits a crime, he or she is imprisoned into an everyday object. Whoever finds the object becomes the genie's master. The genie has to grant their master a certain number of wishes, depending on the crime. In my case, I have to grant Melody unlimited wishes for a year." "So, what happens a year from now?" Sara asked. "Then I can do whatever I want", Merton said. "Mel, do you know what this means?" Jack asked. "You could wish for all of us to live in a mansion!" "I don't know" Melody said. "Why not?" Sara asked. "We deserve better than to live in this dump, and we have the opportunity to do so." "How much is the rent?" Merton asked. "About $1,300 a month", Jack said. "Plus $250 for utilities. Basically, the economy is crap." "Don't wishes usually go awry?" Melody asked. "Sometimes", Merton said. "That's why you need to be careful what you wish for", "Okay, how's this for a wish? I wish that Sara, Jack, and I had a million dollars into our bank accounts." "I'm not allowed to do that", Merton said. "Why not?" "It's a rule that was written by the Genie High

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