My first thought had been to just wish myself back to being Jon, but I quickly realized that might cause all sorts of conflicts. No, I decided, what I should do is wish that I knew everything "Jon" had wished today -- no, better yet, that I had a piece of paper listing everything he had wished today.
I opened my mouth to wish just that.
What I said was, "I wish I had bigger breasts."
I gasped, and could see the rock's glow within my closed fist. I turned back to the mirror to see the average-sized mounds on my chest swelling, almost as if they were balloons being slowly filled with air. They stopped after they had seemingly doubled in size, sticking out a good 5 inches, I'd estimate, and still looking pleasantly perky. They'd attract a lot of attention, I realized, even on formal occasions when they'd be covered up.
Now I had a bit of mystery on my hands. Maybe part of me really did want a more impressive chest, and that sliver of my brain had broken through just as I made the wish.
I wouldn't make the same mistake again. I took a deep breath. I was going to wish that I had a piece of paper listing everything Jon had wished today. Slowly and deliberately, I said, "I...wish...I...had..."
And then I quickly blurted, "Perfectly smooth skin that I never had to shave or wax!"
The rock glowed again. I felt my whole body briefly tingle. In the mirror, nothing was overly obvious -- maybe my eyebrows were slightly thinner, with a bit more of a curve, as if they'd just been shaped at a salon. But, I realized, looking down, there had been some fine hair on my arms, and it was gone.
I refused to check any lower, figuring that I might get to check the situation soon enough. It seemed clear that Jon had put some sort of failsafe on the rock, which was preventing me from making the wish I really wanted, instead turning it into wishes that were -- what, turning me into a porn star? Just making me more generally attractive?
I couldn't help wondering what, if I tried making another wish, it would come out of my mouth as.
But just then, someone flung open the ladies' room door.
