Jon ad his mom invited Karyn to stay for dinner. Since they had a few hours before they'd eat, Jon and Karyn headed to Jon's room and sat down on the floor across from each other.
"Man, this is driving me nuts. What's going to happen to me?"
Karyn pretended to be upset. "Hey, why are you so upset to be like me? Am I some sort of ogre?"
Jon smiled. "You know what I mean. Anyhow, let's forget about this. What were you doing at the mall?"
Karyn replied, and they chatted for a while, until Karyn noticed something. "Uh oh, Jon. You're not on a crash diet, are you?"
Jon jumped up and glanced at himself. Cursing, he ran into the bathroom. Glancing at the scale, he swore. Karyn knocked on the door, and it opened from her touch. "Well?"
"I've lost seven pounds since this morning, I'm down to 149. And I think my hair's a little longer and blonder now, too."
An awkward silence spread between the two of them, until Karyn broke it and made a few attempts to cheer him up, saying that maybe it was over, or maybe some of the weight had been lost the first time. Jon didn't think so, but kept his opinion to himself.
At dinner, Jon was only able to eat two slices of pizza, and only then to console his mother for her hard work. Normally he could put away four pieces of her special homemade pizza, but his heart wasn't into it. He absently noticed that Karyn had only eaten two pieces as well.
After dinner, Karyn went home. After supper, Jon watched television and forgot about his rock and the wish until bedtime, when he found that he'd lost another two pounds. Half tempted to try another wish, he simply emptied his pockets and went to bed.
