[ WP ] A man with a happy family and great life , comes across a genie who grants him three wishes . 10 years later he 's alone and depressed and commits suicide . Expand on his wishes and what prompts his downfall .

`` You're sure?'' said the man sitting next to him, wearing a simple dark suit, the uniform of Western businessmen for generations. His outline flickered, and Max could make out the setting sun glowing faintly through his insubstantial body. `` You think you are ready to make your three choices? They will affect you for the rest of your life.'' 
 
 Max closed his eyes and listened. He heard his wife, laughing as she watched the two children. He heard Amy's sweet giggle as she watched her mischievous brother, Steven, attemping to bury his mother from neck to toe. The breeze was cool, tinged with the slightest saltiness from the ocean not 10 meters away. It refreshed him, gave him clarity. 
 
 He would make no mistakes. 
 
 
 `` First,'' he spoke to the genie, `` I wish that my wife, Abigail, live a long and happy life, free of suffering and tragedies, full of joy and love.'' 
 
 `` It is done,'' said the genie. The words echoed and rang in Max's ears longer than they should have. 
 
 `` Second,'' he spoke to the genie, `` I wish that my daughter, Amy, live a long and happy life, free of misfortune and malice, full of success and fulfillment. 
 
 `` It is done,'' said the genie. His outline flickered again as the sun crept closer to the horizon. 
 
 `` Third,'' he spoke to the genie, `` I wish that my son, Steven, live a long and happy life, free of vice and evil, full of discovery and achievements.'' 
 
 `` It is done,'' said the genie. He glanced at Max, who gazed with intensity at his family. `` I am not like the genies of the Legends,'' he said. `` I have no ill will for you or your family, and you worded your wishes carefully.'' 
 
 `` I tried to,'' replied Max. `` I want them to be happy. They are my family.'' He threw his hand out, gesturing at the happy woman and the bouncing children. `` They are my life.'' 
 
 
 The genie sighed. `` My obligation is finished. Good luck.'' The genie turned to Max, opened his mouth, and closed it - then vanished from Max's view, becoming more and more transparent until even his lamp disappeared from view. 
 
 Max stared at the now-faded genie, blinked once. He turned to look at his family. 
 
 They had left the beach, and him, behind. 
 He never saw them again. 
 
 His family would be happy. 
 Without him.
