The Five Wishes of Mr. Murray McBride

by Joe Siple

Five Things I want to do Before My Heart Dies and I go to Heaven 1. Kiss a girl (on the lips) 2.Hit a home run in a major league baseball stadium 3.Be a Superhero 4.Find a Nice Boyfriend for Mom 5.Do real magic.

I’ll be damned if that boy doesn’t get each and every one of those wishes before he dies. They’re not just his wishes now, they’re mine, too.

“S, B, K,” Tiegan says. “Strong, brave, and kind. It’s kind of our motto now, mom says. And we say it to each other all the time.”

“Without love, our lives would be nothing,” he says. “The world would be nothing. Without love, we might as well not even exist.”