Wishes

I wished him into being.

Three times, I wished a man to complete me.

“You asked for it,” he says, as bruises bloom across my cheek.

For a moment, I believe him.

This was written for this weekend's Trifecta Writing Challenge.  

On to the weekend challenge.  The Monkey's Paw, a short story by W.W. Jacobs, is about the strings that come with granted wishes.  We are asking you to write 33 words exactly about three wishes that come at a high price to the wisher.