When they got to the entrance of the school, Jon stopped and turned towards Melony. He still hadn't seen any sign of Karyn and now it was really worrying him.
"Jon, what is it?" Melony asked. "You've been acting strange ever since we met up on the way to school. So, come on. Tell me what's wrong."
"Do you know Karyn?" Jon asked.
"Karyn?"
"Karyn Black."
"What, that emo girl?" Melony asked. "What about her?"
"Emo girl?" How did Karyn become an emo girl? The first thing that came to mind was that it had something to do with the stone, but Jon didn't wish for that. Why would he? Why would he want his best friend to be an emo?
"Oh, there she is now," she said sourly, breaking Jon out of his thoughts.
Jon turned and saw a now-obviously-emo version of Karyn walking towards the school. Then a few seconds later, she was joined by Derek Lettman, the local emo boy. They seemed to be friends. But how could this happen?
"Why do you care about her anyway? She's just a freak," Melony said. Then she smiled and wrapped her arm around Jon again. "I'd rather you care about me. Come on, Jon. Tell me how much you love me."
