Sarah only lived a block away, so Jon knew if he could get to her place fast enough, she might not even have time to make wishes at all.
Rushing out past his mom, mumbling an incomprehensible explanation, Jon ran the few hundred yards until he was standing on the darkened street outside Sarah's house. There were no lights on at all at the front, so he cautiously sneaked round the side of the house to the back.
At the back a single upstairs light was showing through drawn curtains. The window was ajar and the curtains fluttered in the breeze. Jon figured it was a good bet that that was Sarah's room.
Fortunately for him, there were climbing roses entwined around a wooden frame, just next to the window with the light. Ever so carefully, Jon climbed up the frame until he was level with the open window. He picked up a few painful cuts on the way from the thorns, but soon had himself in a position where he could lean over and peak through a gap at the edge of the curtains into the room.
Jon hesitated a few seconds before leaning across. He reassured himself that this was Sarah's house and room and that he wouldn't find himself quickly arrested for peeking at some old lady in her drawers.
With a deep breath, Jon leaned across and looked in the gap. He was relieved to see that it was indeed Sarah's bedroom and found her looking at herself in the mirror, pregnant belly and all.
Jon saw Sarah's lips move and he leaned closer to the open window to hear her. However just as he heard Sarah utter the words, "I wish," a car alarm went off a couple of blocks. Sarah turned to pinpoint the noise and saw Jon, clear as day, at her bedroom window.
Sarah smiled.
