"... you'd stick your head in the toilet and flush!"
No sooner had Mikey spoken than rock burned hot in his hands for a moment, and then Orr jumped out of his chair and ran out of the room.
"Frederick Orr!" yelled Ms. Warren. She angrily followed him out of the room. They were both gone for several seconds while the children in the classroom whispered and giggled, trying to figure out what had happened. The giggles turned to outright laughs as when Ms. Warren brought Fred back into the classroom. Orr had a definite new, wet hairstyle -- a perfect swirlee!
"Now, Mr. Orr, what made you do this?" asked Ms. Warren.
Orr looked right at Mikey and started to walk toward him. Mikey was positive Orr was going to start a fight right there!
"I wish Orr would forget why he did what he just did," said Mikey to himself.
Immediately, the rock burned in Mikey's hands again. Orr stopped his march and looked blankly around the room.
"Well?" asked Ms. Warren.
"I can't remember!" said Orr.
Mikey couldn't believe it! His wish had been granted. Again! He remembered how the rock had burned him briefly, both times he'd made the wish. Could it be? Quickly, Mikey thought up another wish.
"I wish Orr and his family were moving out of town tomorrow," said Mikey quietly. The rock burned once more.
"Really, Fred," said Ms. Warren. "Is this the way you want your friends to remember you on your last day in this school?" There was a gasp around the classroom. "That's right, children. Fred's father has gotten a new job and this is Fred's last day with us."
The room went silent as the students tried hard not to break into cheers or applause. Mikey made another quiet wish, and Fred's dad appeared in the doorway, saying they had to leave now. Fred silently turned, joined his father (who stared at his son's hair), and left the room.
Some whispered cheers were heard now, but Mikey didn't pay any attention to them. It was true! The rock could grant wishes! He could have anything he wanted. He stared as Ms. Warren began to write on the blackboard.
"I wish ... " he began to say, then stopped. He was about to wish that Ms. Warren was naked, but she'd get into a lot of trouble and he liked her too much to do that.
"I wish I had ... " Mikey began again, and stopped again. He had been going to wish for x-ray vision. But then, he remembered a TV show he saw once where a boy wished for x-ray vision, and the boy immediately saw nothing but skeletons walking around. Mikey didn't want that either.
Finally, he said "I wish I could see through clothes whenever I want to."
Mikey felt the rock burn, but nothing seemed to happen. He looked at Ms. Warren, and wished he could see through the skirt and blouse she was wearing.
Just like that, he saw Ms. Warren apparently wearing nothing but pantyhose, shoes, and -- what was it called? A teddy? It sounded right, but it also sounded dumb. Then, Mikey wanted to see through the pantyhose and teddy. The next instant, as far as Mikey was concerned, Ms. Warren was only wearing her shoes and wristwatch.
Ms. Warren turned away and began to talk to the class. She had Mikey's full attention, though he couldn't have told anyone a second later what she was saying. He just stared. He didn't notice that he was having trouble breathing. He also didn't notice something else.
A voice next to him whispered "AWWMMMMM!!!!" It was Gina Brown, the biggest tattletale in the class. She was staring at Mikey. Actually, she was staring at only one part of Mikey. "You've got a woody!"
Mikey glanced down at his lap and saw the telltale bulge. Then, he was Gina start to raise her hand. In a moment, Ms. Warren and everyone else would know the awful truth.
Without thinking, Mikey said "Gina, I wish you ... "
