She rang Karyn's doorbell. Karyn answered the door. "Hey, Sarah-boy. what's up? I didn't catch you at the end of school."
"I guess we missed each other," Sarah said, entering. She frowned. She couldn't remember coming home from school. She must have been distracted thinking about the stone. "Karyn...I was in school today, right?"
"Yeah," Karyn said, thinking about it. "I'm sure you were."
"I'm sure I was too...but it's kind of a blur. I.." Sarah frowned, then suddenly, a shocking thought hit her. "The wishing stone...I haven't seen it since yesterday!"
"You think someone has it?" Karyn said, alarmed.
Sarah looked angry. "Well, that explains everything," she said. "The last time I remember seeing the stone was yesterday morning, but I haven't even thought of looking for it till now...Someone must have made a wish I wouldn't notice it was gone."
"Then how are you noticing?"
"I don't remember school today. My guess is that sometime today, someone got the stone, and I saw who it was, so they must have wished I forgot it. But..." she turned on Karyn with suspicion. "You're the only one who knew about it..."
"Well, I didn't steal it," Karyn said. "I can't believe you'd even suggest it," she said, mildly offended.
"Well, if you didn't...how did someone find out...?"
"Have you even searched your room?"
"No," Sarah said.
"Well, then...All you have is suspicion."
Sarah was still angry, but she admitted grudgingly she had no person she could positively connect to the crime to be furious at. What if they'd made other wishes that had changed things?
