"So, what do you think?" Jen suddenly asked. Zelda wasn't listening, so she had no idea what she was asking about.
"About what?" She asked. "Sorry...I zoned out there."
"About going out. You, me, and Molly," Jen said. "You've been acting really weird today."
=Me?= Zelda thought. She wished Jon...or Jen or whatever could see things from her perspective. She just wanted to go home. Then she remembered...that little girl, Molly, had taken her identity. She wondered if she could go home with Jen. She wasn't really ready to face Athena's family.
Mikey was lying on the couch watching TV. He was still trying to decide what to do about things. He wasn't even sure if a reversal wish would work. His wish was on Jon. Not all the people involved. The doorbell rang, and he answered it, and paused. It was the girl who had taken Mrs. Wilson's clothes. But she wasn't a girl anymore. She was an old black woman.
He wondered why she didn't turn white, like the original Mrs. Wilson was. Maybe it was because it didn't make any difference to her life what race she was, unlike some people where it would be more noticeable...like Mrs. Wilson wearing the clothes of a young woman and not being one. His wish had been vague...on everything.
"I saw you coming home early," the old woman said. "And I thought you might be sick. So I brought you some oatmeal cookies. Oatmeal is good for you," she said, offering him the plate of fresh cookies.
He took the plate, feeling guilty about the 60 or so years she'd lost...not that she seemed to know about it. As the old woman turned to leave, another person entered. It was Athena, Zoe's friend...but she was dressed in Jon's clothes, and Karyn. "Have you seen Jen?"
"Jen who?"
"Jen, your sister, duh?"
Mikey frowned. She must have meant Jon. Jon must have gone girl. That he had to see. He could wait a little longer.
As Karyn and Athena headed up the stairs, he could hear Athena saying, "We'd better search her room for it while she's not here." Athena thought she was Jon...she must be looking for the stone. Lucky he'd hid it.
