Jon's pleading didn't stop his mother from uttering her wish. A wish that the now teen mom had no belief could happen.
"I wish I was your little sister so I could torment you" she said.
The rock warmed in her hand and she suddenly started changing. Her feet, dangling over the arm of the chair, lifted further from the floor. Her features changed from a pretty sweet 16 year old into a skinny 13 year old... and kept on going. Her hair grew shorter. Her blond pony tail began to change into pig tails. Her chest grew flatter and flatter as the blouse she wore swallowed her.
She squirmed in the seat trying to get comfortable.
Jon watched the transformation as she went backwards in time. Farther into her childhood she went. Freckles dotted her face. 10-9-8... She only vaguely resembled the adult she once was. 7..6..5.
Jon was shocked to see a 5 year old sitting where only moments before had been a teenager. And seeing his teenage mom had been plenty shocking itself!
Jon walked toward the little girl "You gotta give me that rock!" he orderd.
"NO!" she said as she hopped down out of her seat and ran toward.
She kicked him sqarely in the shin with her bare foot, stopping him in his tracks. "OWWWWW! he yelped.
"You Big Ol dumb poopy head!" she said as she turned and ran away.
"I'm gonna tell Mom!" he yelled. The words seemed wrong... Where was mom? Had his bratty sister done something with her? Something didn't feel right. He was confused. He tried to think back about what had just happened but it was cloudy.
Teenage mom had wished to be his little sister so she could torment him and had gotten her wish. Now neither realized that she was really his mother!
Jon tried to think. He needed to get that rock back before his little sister caused any more trouble! He heard tapping at the back door. It was his sister sticking her tongue out at him, pressed against the glass! "Nah... Nah... Nah Nah..Naah!" she sang mockingly.
Jon wanted to chase her but his emotions over-took him. He started to cry. He felt odd crying because he never cries but his emotions became overwhelming. His shin hurt and he couldn't concentrate on what to do next. He knew he should try and figure out a way to get the rock back but all he wanted to do was cry. .... It was something he'd expect more from Karyn rather than himself. ....If only he'd knew about his mother's first wish for him to be more like Karyn!
Mom, now a child, happily laughed and teased him from outside. "I made Jon cryyyy I made Jon cryyyyy". The tormenting only made it worse. She grew tired of tormenting him. He was too easy of a target.
She sat on the swing bored and twisted her toe in the grass. Hearing the sounds of boys playing, she looked across the fence into the field. There was a group of boys her age playing ball. They looked like they were having lots of fun!
She knew they'd never let a girl join them.... Then she remembered that rock that Jon was trying to get back. It was supposed to be a wishing rock! Hmmmm she thought as she stared at and a smile crept across her young face....
"I wish....."
