I returned to the room with a drink for Sarah only to find her holding the wishing stone in her hand!
"What are you doing with that?",I said accusingly,setting the drink down with a splash and snatching the stone from her...fortunately,just before she realized she could have used it against me."I wish you wouldn't want to steal my things."
"Oh,Jon,I'm so sorry,I didn't want to..." She no longer understood why she'd done what she did.
Realizing the effect I had had on her,I decided to take it further."I wish you'd be honest with people,not manipulating them for fun.I wish you'd never want to hurt me." With that,I put the stone in my pocket.No sense getting carried away.
"So ah...Jon...the history test?I'd really like some help before we go out."
I was startled.I'd changed more than I realized.Since Sarah now played it straight with people,and she was here with me,the wish so-it-had-always-been-so had made her...my girlfriend.I saw there were now pictures of the two of us on my desk.But what was I going to tell Karyn?
I clammed up and took her through some of the history work,still a little nervous.And afterward,sure enough,she went home and changed into something Sarah-sexy,tank top and hot pants,and we went out to an informal restaurant.Some of the same jocks who'd drooled over her before looked over at us...a bit jealous,but in the new reality she was my girlfriend as far as they knew.
I wasn't sure what to do.Should I break up with her because this relationship was artificial,let it play out naturally as I got to know the non-bitch Sarah,or take a little advantage of her?
