He felt her relax, and her breathing fell into a light, steady rhythm. He didn’t realise her arm had moved until he felt her fingers touch his pubic... hair. He froze. Had she done it intentionally? How should he stop her without hurting her feelings? What if it was unintentional and she was just falling asleep? Suggesting she was deliberately behaving inappropriately when she wasn’t would horrify her. He waited, trying to convince himself it was innocent. Her breathing was slow and shallow.. " The old man pulled anold Arabian lamp from under the counter. "Just rub this, and you getthree wishes granted. Be warned, this wish-granter is a mischievoustyke. He'll always grant the LETTER of your wishes, but he could verywell tinker with the SPIRIT of it. So have fun, and be careful!"Leland started to leave the shop, then the wizard replied, "Aren't youforgetting something?" Oh, yeah. How much do I owe you for the lamp?" Nothing. It's been prepaid, by a person I'm doing a favor. I remember the punishment but not the "cause".We had been at my aunt's house for lunch. Somewhere along the way, I managed to disagree with my parents about something, I don't remember what. It was just the four of us and it never occurred to me that my parents would get upset about it. It wasn't like I was yelling at them or anything.The problem was that my Aunt agreed with me and said so. When that happened, my mom went cold. We left pretty soon afterwards. I went straight from my Aunt's to. As I played with it I thought about Hannah, and what she had just done. From start to finish, it had taken her less than three minutes. I managed it in under two.After cleaning myself up, I went downstairs. Mother was alone in the living room."The girls seem to be enjoying themselves," then she added, "It must be because of OM."I almost stopped breathing, because of the shock, then I nearly laughed. Alice must have told her its real meaning, Optimum Mode, but what if she hadn't."Mother, I have.