"So, who's it going to be?" Karyn asked.
"Zoe. I think we can trust her."
Karyn shrugged her shoulders. "Okay."
They left Jon's bedroom and headed towards Jon's sister's room. They slowly opened the door, seeing that she was still asleep.
"Are you sure you want to do this now?" Karyn whispered.
"Yeah. I'll just wake her up. She'll be waking up soon anyway." Jon walked over to Zoe's bed and shook his sister awake.
"Jon?" she groggily asked. "What ... what the fuck are you doing in my room?!"
"Don't freak out, Zoe. We just need your help."
Zoe sat up and saw that Karyn was standing in the room with Jon. "What's she doing in here?"
"It doesn't matter," Jon said, handing Zoe the stone. "Hold this and say 'I wish Jon's wishing stone was returned to him'. Okay?"
"What's this all about?" she asked. She looked down at the ordinary-looking stone in her hand. "Are you saying this stone grants wishes?"
Karyn was becoming uneasy.
"Listen, Zoe. This is important. Just say it, okay?"
Zoe looked at her brother, then at Karyn, and then back at the stone in her hand. Could it really grant wishes? Jon didn't say, but Zoe had the feeling that it could.
"I wish ..."
