A Middle Grade Horror Story
Three Wishes Left
Careful what you wish for.
At Galaxy Arcade, an out-of-order fortune machine offers Lucas Bell three wishes. The first gives him what he has always wanted. Then his best friend disappears, and the world begins to forget he ever existed.
The Wish Keeper does not give. It only takes and moves.
The Story
Three wishes can change everything.
Lucas Bell has always been the one standing just outside the spotlight. His best friend Eli is funnier, louder, and somehow always the person everyone remembers.
Then Lucas discovers the Wish Keeper, an old fortune machine hidden inside Galaxy Arcade. It should not work. It should not know his name. And it definitely should not be able to grant him three wishes.
For once, Lucas gets exactly what he wants. But when Eli vanishes from photographs, school records, and the memories of everyone who knew him, Lucas realizes the machine did not create a better life. It moved someone else out of the way.
With reality changing around him and one wish still waiting, Lucas must find a way to bring his friend back before the world forgets there was ever anyone to save.
Inside the Story
What would you trade for the perfect life?
A Wish Gone Wrong
Lucas finally gets the attention he wanted, but every new piece of his life has been taken from someone else.
A Reality Unraveling
Photographs change. Memories disappear. Familiar places become wrong when no one is looking.
A Friendship at Stake
To save Eli, Lucas may have to surrender the life he thought he wanted and risk being forgotten himself.
For Readers Who Like
Strange places. Cruel choices. One last chance.
- Haunted arcades
- Twisted wishes
- Reality becoming wrong
- Friendship under pressure
- Fast middle grade suspense
- A final unsettling twist
Welcome to Dreadtime
Dreadtime is a collection of strange, suspenseful adventures for middle grade readers. Each story brings new characters, new dangers, and one warning: these are the books you probably should not read after midnight.
Explore the SeriesThree wishes. How many would you risk?
Three Wishes Left is coming soon from C L Allen. Explore Dreadtime and discover more stories for younger readers.