"OK," I said, trying to play it cool while at the same time noticing Karyn's brand new assets sitting on the end of my bed, "But don't you think you could have waited until I'm dressed first?" I gripped the towel around my waist even tighter.
Karyn smiled, her face looked really different framed with long blonde strands on either side, "Well I could close my eyes for a bit, or we could just wish you were wearing some clothes." I just snorted as a response, hadn't she already learnt the follies of careless wishing. Still she was persistent, "So Jon, where'd you hide it?"
Now Karyn didn't know about my hiding space under the cupboard, but Mum might have come in and cleaned up my socks there, as I was thinking whether or not the box and wishing stone were safe, I noticed I was looking down directly at the space under the cupboard, and Karyn was looking at me looking down there.
She grinned a devilish grin, and I read her mind as we both dove for the hiding space. Not only was Karyn closer, but I also had the disadvantage of clutching a towel in one hand, still I scrambled as fast as I could.
"Ewww!!" Karen remarked as she pulled out my filthy socks, and I touched grabbed the box in one hand.
"It's not a toy." I lectured her as I pulled the box out from under the cupboard, but then as I was still splayed out across the floor, I had to take a moment to readjust the towel and get into a better position to stand. Karyn took the opportunity and snatched the box with two hand and quickly backed over to the other side of the bed.
Opening up the box Karyn removed the stone and held it in her fingers, at that moment I panicked and made a grab for it with both hands, reaching across the bed, but Karyn just pulled back and was out of reach. Needles to say my towel fell to the floor and I was suddenly exposed in all my glory.
She laughed at me, Karyn gazed at my groin in surprise for a moment and then laughed at me. There was no malice or cruelty, just the humour of the situation I guess, not that I saw the funny side of it at the time.
As Karyn tried to compose herself, I pulled the towel back around me, and wasn't quite as concerned about the wishing stone, I was overcome with embarrassment. And then Karyn remained true to form and made another one of those accidental wishes she was becoming famous for.
