"I just got my report card back from school, and..." She trailed off, sobbing again.
"Karyn, what is it? You can tell me."
"Well, for one thing I'm not in any of my advanced classes anymore. And not only that, but there's not a single grade in my report card higher than a C! I'm even failing some of my classes! And when I said something about it, my parents looked at me like I was crazy. Everyone thinks I'm stupid, Jon!"
"That's not so bad Karyn. I know you're smart. With a bit of work I'm sure you can get your grades back to their normal level, or, er..almost." Jon reassured her, wondering how the stone could have done this.
"But there's...there's more..."
