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And what if you weren__ a jinni? What if you were free from their rules?__ stare at him. His jaw tightens, his eyes steely with determination that frightens me to my core. A cloud drifts across the face of the crescent moon, and the courtyard darkens. Here and there, the grass is still bent where Aladdin and I danced just hours earlier. I drop my gaze and glare at it, shaking from head to toe.__on__ say it, Aladdin. Don__ you even think it._ Dread rises in me like a storm cloud, dark and menacing.Aladdin moves closer. He takes my hands. His skin is warm and crackling with energy, setting me on fire.__ have one wish left,_ he murmurs. __nd this one is for you.___o, Aladdin! Don__ speak it. Don__ make the Forbidden Wish. The cost____amn the cost. Zahra, I wish___ stop him with a kiss.Because it is the first thing I think of to stop the terrible words. Because he fills me with light and hope and deep, deep fear. Because I have been longing to for days.
Jessica Khoury The Forbidden Wish
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And what if you weren__ a jinni? What if you were free from their rules?__ stare at him. His jaw tightens, his eyes steely with determination that frightens me to my core. A cloud drifts across the face of the crescent moon, and the courtyard darkens. Here and there, the grass is still bent where Aladdin and I danced just hours earlier. I drop my gaze and glare at it, shaking from head to toe.__on__ say it, Aladdin. Don__ you even think it._ Dread rises in me like a storm cloud, dark and menacing.Aladdin moves closer. He takes my hands. His skin is warm and crackling with energy, setting me on fire.__ have one wish left,_ he murmurs. __nd this one is for you.___o, Aladdin! Don__ speak it. Don__ make the Forbidden Wish. The cost____amn the cost. Zahra, I wish___ stop him with a kiss.Because it is the first thing I think of to stop the terrible words. Because he fills me with light and hope and deep, deep fear. Because I have been longing to for days.

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