Samantha only realized that something was not quite right after speaking. Just as she was thinking of something she could say to remedy it, she heard Timothy's wonderful voice.
He said to her, "Okay."
Samantha was startled at first and wondered if she had heard wrongly. She responded weakly, "Timothy, you… What did you say?"
Timothy placed the still-burning match in front of her lips and said, "Blow."
Samantha blew out the flame in a stupor.
"I said…" Timothy's thin lips opened slightly and he spoke each word with clarity, "…your wish has come true."
After a pause, his lips curled up slightly and he lowered his voice. There was a trace of magnetism in his tone as his black eyes stared at her deeply and he said, "I'll be in your care from now on, sweetheart!"
As those words floated slowly into her ears, Samantha's vision became blurry and she felt as though she was still in a dream.
