Clayton stood next to the copper-toned wishing well, idly watching the 17-year-old boy tossing a coin into its shimmering water. He was more interested in the architectural marvel of the well, rather than the silly belief attached to it.

The boy had a look of desperation and hopefulness. Clayton smirked, overhearing the boy's whispered wish for a girlfriend who would be madly in love with him. He shook his head indulgently at the young romantic’s whim.

Suddenly, a wave of weakness washed over Clayton. He grabbed onto the well's edge, his vision blurry and mind swirling with confusion. He was shrinking and changing.

His body became smaller, his legs fuller, and his hips rounded. His hair turned a beautiful shade of auburn and his once blue eyes were now the color of warm chocolate.

He looked at his reflection in the well's water and gasped. Clayton had vanished, and in his place stood a 17-year-old girl. She felt her chest. It was real and so were the changes.

Somehow, this new person, Chloe, remembered always being a girl. She had no recollection of ever being Clayton, as if he were a part of a distant dream. She was now a high school cheerleader and a volleyball player.

Chloe looked at the boy, and her heart fluttered. She remembered him now as her boyfriend. Like a long lost memory triggered, she recalled their high school years together. She was in love with him.

Right then, the boy spotted Chloe. His face lit up into a smile, and he ran up to her, hugging her tightly. Chloe returned his embrace with equal enthusiasm.

Chloe found herself genuinely enjoying being with him. They were hugged, laughed, and teased each other as if they had been together for years. She had no memory of ever being Clayton.

Days passed, and Chloe became the best girlfriend she could be. She rooted for her boyfriend during his football games, helped him with his homework, and supported him through the ups and downs of high school.

Chloe fit perfectly in her new life. It was as if all her life she was meant to be this person. The friends she made, the experiences she had; they were all surreal but also felt right.

Their first prom was magical for Chloe. She danced with her boyfriend, the twinkle in his eyes reflected her own happiness. Her friends cheered for them, proclaiming them as the ‘Prom King and Queen.'

With time, Chloe started to forget Clayton completely. She was happy in her new life, a life where she was loved, had friends, and enjoyed being a teenager.

Chloe graduated high school with her boyfriend by her side. Their love story was nothing less than a fairy tale, and they had become the perfect couple of their school, an emblem of true love.

During college, they both decided to go to the same university. Their bond grew stronger, they faced all challenges together, their love never wavering.

After college, they got married. Chloe's flamboyant wedding was everything she had dreamed of. Her life was blissful and perfect.

Chloe's husband found success in his career, and she was his biggest support. She also pursued her own career, becoming a successful fashion designer, a dream come true.

Years later, they were blessed with a beautiful daughter. Chloe was a devoted mother, giving her daughter all the love she had. She lived a life full of joy and contentment.

Chloe was living the life she never knew she wanted but had now fallen in love with. She was living the life that was wished into existence by a 17-year-old boy at a wishing well.

One day they returned to their high school for a reunion. There stood the old wishing well, its presence reminding Chloe of a story she had once heard.

A story about a man named Clayton, who had somehow transformed into a woman named Chloe. Chloe smiled at the thought, unconsciously knowing it to be her own forgotten story.

Chloe looked at the well and then at her husband. She knew that this was the life she was meant to lead. Clayton was a distant dream, Chloe was her reality.

Chloe didn't wish for anything that day at the well. She had a loving husband, a beautiful daughter, a successful career and friends for life. She was living her dream.

Chloe gave her husband a kiss and walked away with her daughter in her arms. She was content, and she was happy. She was the life granted to a 17-year-old boy, a life full of love.

Chloe was the result of the boy's wish. She was the universe's answer to his plea. And in this unexpected way, the boy got the love he wished for, and Chloe got the life she never knew she wanted.