Waves of changes radiated from Jon Madison's stone.
The bodies of Jon, Karyn Black, and hundreds of other kids at Lake Point High twisted, broke, faded away, and rematerialized inside houses and hospitals.
Biff Meadows, Mike Matthews, Tyler Jackson, Jason Knight, and other athletes would never walk again. Spinal cords were severed. Feet, forelegs, and sometimes even thighs were lost.
The cheerleaders they used to date had lost their beauty as well as their mobility. Burns and scars made Lauren O'Brien the second ugliest girl on campus. Tiffany Sanders and Melissa Smith weren't much better looking.
Even nicer girls like Yukio Meshida and Melony Tyne weren't spared from the pain and suffering Sarah wished for. Jennifer and Sarah Taylor were easy to tell apart now. Their bodies had been disfigured in different ways. Jennifer had lost her arms. How would she ever play an instrument again or perform on stage? Sarah Taylor was legless.
The old cliques were no more. The former Goths and emos were unable to dress themselves. Their outfits reflected the conservative tastes of their parents and nurses. Fantasies of creatures of the night were long dead. They themselves were those creatures now, distortions fit only for hiding in the shadows. No makeup needed.
Only a few teenagers had been spared physical torment. In exchange, they had lost their minds. The sight of all their classmates drove them into madness. They wanted to deny the day when ...
