A Hundred Wishes
The day our family went on vacation to an island resort, my younger sister, Alana Fisher, climbed over a safety railing to get the perfect photo. She lost her footing and, in her panic, dragged me into the ocean with her.
The rescue crew was about to pull me out first since I was closer when Mom suddenly took a yellowed paper coupon from her wallet and tossed it toward me.
"Corinne, let Alana get on the rescue boat first! This is the last thing your father and I will ever ask you to grant!"
When I was seven, I couldn't afford birthday presents for my parents, so I drew a hundred wish coupons by hand.
Each one read: [Redeem this coupon for one wish. Corinne has to say yes, no matter what.