Jon struggled through the entire school day, but he didn't have a gym class that day, and while he may have had problems with people staring at him, it was probably just his imagination. Changing his sex organs made him very self-conscious.
It was a relief to Jon when the final bell ended the school day. Karyn came with him as he went home, and they went up to his room where he could finally continue discussing the problem in private.
After they entered, Jon heard a car outside. "I think that's Dad," he said casually. "We'd better be careful not to talk so he can hear us. It won't be fun if he walks by my room and hears about wishes and sex organs."
"You could close the door," said Karyn. "Or... Wait a minute. Jon, I'm beginning to wonder if your problem may be a little bit bigger than you thought."
"What?"
"Your Dad. And your brother Mikey. He gets home around now, right? When you changed, the stone changed reality so it was always like that. Couldn't that mean your Dad or your brother are changed in some way?"
"Naah, Karyn, I don't think so. Even if it's some kind of condition that runs in the family it doesn't have to mean that every single person has it. Like blonde hair. Your family didn't just all turn blonde, right?"
"It doesn't have to mean that people in your family got transformed too, but it could mean that, right? I think maybe you should find out whether it does or doesn't...."
