By this time, school had finished, and of course, that meant that students from both Lake Point and St Mary alike would descend onto the mall, and there would be some amongst them that I did not want them to see me. Worst of all would be Karyn and Zoe since they knew that the two ditzes had taken me here. With Zoe's new car, both girls could easily be at the mall before I could escape. Yet, a part of me didn't want to just leave Paige or Katie since in their own way, they did want to help me, and i knew just leaving would hurt them deeply.
"So, do you want to head over to the food court?" Paige asked.
"Yeah" Katie said, though we all knew the purpose wasn't food. Those two wanted to see, and be seen by the boys. I tried not to roll my eyes; we were all way too young for anything serious. Then again, as much as she would deny it, even pre-wish Zoe would occasionally act is this way. Teen girls... and now, I was one myself. I needed to get out of there, fast. I sighed.
"Something wrong, Annie?" Katie asked.
"I keep thinking that I'm forgetting something. Something at home" I said. hoping that my comments didn't trigger some kind of problem. The stone seemed to like irony, and i prayed it didn't make me airheaded, or give me some sort of problem that I had 'forgotten'.
"Probably not important" Paige said, but Katie gave me the out that I desperately craved. She groaned slightly and said, "Annie's right. She told me last week. Arrghh. You have to be home by four. Sorry girl, but you have to go, now."
"See you both later" I said sourly, my emotion genuine. I was worried since Katie backed me up on a conversation we never had. What else had the stone done to me? I quickly walked out of the mall, least as fast as my new heels allowed me,
Twenty embarrassing minutes later, I was home. Upon opening the front door, I kicked off my heels, partly because I was already sick of them trying to break my ankles, and partly because I needed stealth and their clicking would be a giveaway, but it was pointless. Zoe was waiting for me, and it wasn't the Zoe I left for school with. This Zoe was older, maybe 22, still blonde, plumper like mom, and dressed professionally in a skirt, white blouse and sheer tights. Basically the staff version of the St Mary uniform. She stared at me and spat out, "What the fuck!"
Typical Zoe. "Forget about me. What happened to you!?" I snapped, my temper flaring out of embarrassment.
"Your stupid wish has made me old, you ditz!" Zoe snapped.
"Don't call me a ditz!" I snapped back.
"Why not? You're dressed for the part" Zoe said, smirking slightly.
"Do you think I wanted this?"
"Yes. I've got to get some pictures. Karyn is going to love this"
"Forget about the pictures. Something is happening; one of the girls 'remembered a conversation we never had. Said I had to be home by four. The other thing is your contact number has disappeared, yet the girls still managed to arrange.. this" I said
Zoe frowned darkly. "Try looking under 'mom', sweetie" she said in a very much non-Zoe way. Almost motherly. Instantly, she stepped back in shock.
