copyright Al Forbes
Achievement Unlocked
Splat!
“Ugh, I got divebombed by a bird!” The girl reached up to her hair but the liquid was clear. Spit? No one was up there, just the stone head above the door.
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The statue saw a light start flashing in front of its unmoving eyes. “50 direct hits! Achievement unlocked!” Slowly, he blinked his eyes for the first time.
“Next goal: wink at 60 girls and make them blush.”
It was slow, but this was an awesome way to become human. And to think, that fairy had given him the option of paying 200 gold to do it immediately.
The Green-Walled Tower 