"Come on, Jon," Karyn said. "Snap out of it!"
Jon grabbed his head and looked around. His expression of adoration was completely gone. "Karyn! Why did you hit me?!"
"To knock some sense into you. And I see it worked. Now can we please do something about Mikey and Ms. Warren?"
"Why? There's nothing wrong with what they're doing."
Karyn slumped, feeling crestfallen. It didn't work. Jon was still a slave to Mikey's will. Maybe there really was no way to reverse the effects of the ring.
