You're in the bathroom looking at a mirror.

Holding the mummified Monkey's Paw in your right hand, you open your mouth.

"I wish...."

You stop mid-wish as thoughts of consequences hold you back. You have heard of what had become of Ryan after he made a wish to the cursed paw.

You think to yourself,

'I'll practice with a subtle wish. A one where nobody gets hurt. If that works out...'

You look at the mirror. Back in highschool, kids called you Mona Lisa due to your faint eyebrows.

"Fuck it, I wish I had thicker eyebrows."

Nothing happens.

You look at the mirror for a hour and nothing seems to have changed.

'Is this thing broken? Maybe Ryan made the last wish.'

As you leave the bathroom, you hear a distant sound of a helicopter's propellers. You live near the best medical center. A few choppers come by everyday.

You plop down on the couch to binge watch your favorite series on Netflix.

The repetitive chopping of the helicopter propellers. It's too loud for you to concentrate on your favorite character.

As you move your way across the living room to close the window,