When I got home, I carefully hid the stone in its box in the bottom of my sock drawer. I didn't want anyone to find it, on purpose or by accident, and I was a little bit frightened of its power.
That night, I had crazy dreams. I kept dreaming about Karyn, with her blonde hair and newly enlarged breasts, coming into my room to make love to me. I woke up with a raging hard-on, and a weird feeling of embarrassment about my dream. I mean, Karyn was my friend... was it right for me to be having these kinds of dreams about her?
My thoughts immediately turned to the stone. I realized that I could do just about anything with its power. I could make myself stop having weird dreams about Karyn, or... perhaps I could make them more than just dreams. I shook my head - was I really thinking about using a magic stone to make someone have sex with me? That seemed so wrong, yet...
I opened my sock drawer to get the stone. I pulled the small wooden box out of the drawer and opened it.
A cold feeling of horror crept up my spine. The rock was missing! In its place was a piece of paper, folded many times. My hands started to shake as I opened the paper, and started to read the letter that was neatly typed on it:
*Dear Jon,
I have waited many years for this, and spent far more money and energy on the matter than I can remember. However, I have finally managed to capture the stone from you.
Naturally, you will have no idea what I am talking about. I come from your future, and you must have no idea at all why I am seeking revenge upon you. Not that it matters. I have finally managed to take the stone for my own, and I will enjoy watching my revenge unfold on you over the next weeks.
Suffice it to say that, in your future, and my past, you have wronged me. You have humiliated me, forced me to do things against my will, and ruined my life beyond repair. Now it is your turn to feel the shame and suffering that I have felt. I have made changes to your mind and your body. These changes will not be obvious at first, but you will start to notice them soon enough. Your choices and actions may slow down the rate of these changes, but you will not be able to stop them unless you can recover the stone from me. I will, however, give you one hint - try not to get caught doing anything embarrassing.
I will enjoy watching this,
-X*
I felt sick to my stomach. Who was this "X" person, and what could I possibly have done to make him or her so angry? I wasn't going to use the stone for anything bad! I wanted to use it to help people! An overwhelming feeling of helplessness flooded over me. I felt afraid, and I felt angry. What was going to happen to me?
I decided that I needed to talk to Karyn and let her know what had happened. Before I did that, though, I needed to shower and get dressed.
