Suddenly Jon's cellphone rang. He answered it, only to hear his mom, hysterical on the other end.
"Mom? What's wrong?" he asked. He really didn't need this, especially after such a long and tedious day.
"Your sister did it again. This time she burnt the tree in the backyard."
He grabbed his forehead. Did his sister Zoe have some sort of mental disorder? Why did she always do things like this? It was bad enough that she dressed like a vampire. Did she have to commit acts of vandalism too?
Suddenly, he felt like going with Karyn on her trip in the mountains. It would sure be better than staying at home with his Goth sister stirring up trouble and his crazy on-edge mom trying to deal with it.
Sighing, Jon made a wish, forgetting that he was holding the wishing stone he got from his grandfather.
"I wish ..."
