kept asking people. If Sarah had indeed wished herself out of existence, Karyn was lucky. But what happened to the stone? It would have to be with Sarah, whatever happened to her.
Karyn was walking through the park--wheeling a carriage with her, in which lay the newborn Jennifer. It was February (since it was 10 months after spring break), but the weather was mild in this area. Jennifer began to cry, and Karyn guessed why, since her diaper had just been changed.
Karyn picked up the newborn Jennifer and pulled her shirt and bra aside. "I'm sorry, Jennifer," she said. "I know this is embarassing..." The bay nodded, but still eagerly drank from Karyn's breast....
When she had cleaned up and Jon was back in his carriage, she went farther on into the park--a place where she hadn't been while pregnant since she couldn't walk very far. And in front of her was a statue--one she recognized.
Sarah McMillan.
Sarah was stone. And the statue of Sarah was holding onto a rock that, of course, Karyn recognized.
Karyn touched the rock. She tried to pry it loose, but it wouldn't budge. "I wish this rock would come loose and fall into my hand."
The rock came loose, leaving the Sarah statue clutching nothing.
"I wish I knew why Sarah is stone."
There was only one possible reason: a stupid wish. Sarah had wished that she would turn into stone until she decided not to be stone any more. But when she turned into stone, she had no thoughts. Which meant she couldn't decide anything... so it was permanent.
There may have been a way to reverse that, but Karyn didn't particularly want to. Sarah got what she deserved. Besides, there were bigger problems. Like, Jon was now her child Jennifer. And the wishes were too specific... she couldn't make Jon not be a girl or not be her child. She couldn't even wish Jennifer could talk, since she had to act her age and babies her age can't talk. But then, Karyn got an idea. "I wish...."
