I'd been home a couple hours, lounging on the living room couch and contemplating Karyn's unfortunate makeover. Idly, I tossed the stone from hand to hand. Normally I wouldn't be so brash about it, but Mom wouldn't be home from work for another hour at least, Mikey was staying at a friend's house, and Zoe had gone with her goth friends to freak out people at the mall. The TV was on, but I honestly couldn't tell you what it was showing. All I could think about was Karyn's new hair. Admittedly, that was probably just because I didn't get a good look at her chest...
I couldn't believe I'd been so stupid.
Yeah, yeah, I know, Karyn made the wish, but I'm the one who showed her the stone. Don't get me wrong, I liked Karyn. A lot. But I knew what she was like. Brash, always acting, never thinking. Honestly, it was part of what I liked about her. I even used to tease her with corny redhead jokes...not that I'd be doing that anymore.
But fact of the matter was, I shouldn't have shown her the stone. I shouldn't have shown anyone the stone. I made up my mind then. This thing was too dangerous. I had to get rid of it. Hurriedly I put on my shoes, shoved the stone in my pocket, walked to the door, opened it and...
"Woah!" Karyn cried out, startled as we'd come face to face. Her hand was inches from the doorbell.
"Karyn?" Ok, I should have thought of this. I'd given it about a 50/50 chance I'd see her again today after her wish induced dye job.
"Jon-boy? We've gotta talk. Where's the stone?" Damn.
"Karyn, not here!" I hissed, trying not to be heard. "We don't know who might overhear us."
She blinked at that, but at least she had the grace to blush. "About that..."
Karyn stepped aside, revealing the person who had been hiding behind her.
