The Third Wish

Hermes and his family have moved to a model city called Third Wish. The invitation was a “gift” to his father from the government in recognition for his loyal contribution to his country as a civil servant. However, Hermes is still quite sad over having to leave behind his friends, his neighborhood, and all the things he liked to do. As soon as he arrives to his new city, he discovers that something is definitely not right. It’s not only that everything is always in perfect order and exceptionally clean, or that the prime minister himself lives right across the street from him, or even the eerie feeling that the city is always deafeningly silent and completely empty... There is also a series of strange and frightening encounters, a sudden sinus allergy that causes him to go in and out of mood swings, alternating between happiness and sadness, a school system that can only be described as fascistic, a series of bizarre classes that don’t bear any resemblance to a normal high school, strange electronic devices, and the unshakeable feeling that the city of Third Wish is from another world – perhaps somewhere in the future.