If Wishes Were Horses

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Joshua Godwin
3 min readMar 23, 2024
Photo by Josephine Amalie Paysen on Unsplash

It’s as if a beggar found his horse when Kyle from the movie 'Status Update' received a new phone to replace his old, shattered one, which he lost to bullies he couldn’t confront.

The mysterious vendor introduced Kyle to the 'universe app.' This app had a unique ability: anything you input into it would come to life. All that was required was to 'update your status’.

Despite his initial confusion, Kyle accepted the gift and left. That night, the vendor’s voice lingered in his mind, sparking his curiosity. Intrigued, Kyle decided to update his status. The next day, to his shock, his long-lost father made a sudden and unexpected return.

When wishes turn into horses, beggars could ride them to death.

Kyle rode his horse almost to exhaustion, perhaps unaware of the terms and conditions associated with using the universe app. One moment, he found himself transformed into a classically trained singer; the next, he was fighting like Bruce Lee or playing professional ice hockey

Photo Credit: Rishabh Dharmani on Unsplash

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