Karyn wiped the few remaining tears from her eyes and got up off the sidewalk. Fortunately, they seemed to still be alone.
"So what now?" asked Karyn. "We're already late for school. I really don't need a lecture from Mrs. Harding today." She said with a small smile. Jon could tell she was trying to ignore what had just happened.
"I really don't see any reason to bother with school today. Besides, like you said, we're already late."
"So what do you want to do then? He...he said we had at least a day." Her smile faded and her voice quieted when she brought up the man that had stolen the stone.
"I don't know. We could head for the mall I guess."
Anger flashed across Karyn's face. "What's that supposed to mean?"
"Huh?"
"You think I live at the mall or something? Karyn's turning into a bimbo so she must only think about shopping!"
"I...I mean..er.." Jon stammered.
Karyn's face softened. "Sorry. This is just so scary. I mean, if he was telling the truth, I have no idea how or when I'm going to start changing."
"I think I have an idea though. Look at your hair."
Karyn did. It had suddenly grown a few inches longer, not quite reaching her shoulders, and it had lightened slightly from her original color, though it wasn't blonde yet. Jon looked at the device the man gave him. A tiny sliver of the bar had filled with yellow, and the information below it now read "Hair: Strawberry Blonde" but nothing else had changed. He showed it to Karyn.
"Great. And I just got rid of my magical dye job. Let's just get this day over with."
