"I wish I was a boy so they'd let me play with them!" little mom said as she motioned to the boys in the field.
The rock warmed. All of a sudden she felt very strange. She looked under her blouse. Did her chest look different? Then she looked further down.... something was different! She looked again. It was still there!
She looked at her hands. Did they look different? She ran over to the pool to get a glimpse of her reflection. Did she run faster? It sure seemed like it!
Staring back at her from the pool was a 5 year old BOY! She took her hand and raised it to her hair. The boy did the same. The only problem was she didn't feel her hair where she expected it! Only when the reflection touched his hair did she feel her hair! She smiled. So did the reflection!
"YAYYYY!" she yelled. Did her voice sound deeper? Different? She realized that the wishing stone was for real. She was now a he!
Then she/he realized how she/he was dressed. Barefoot and wearing her mother's oversized blouse wasn't going to look very good to the other boys.
"I wish I had a Michael Jordan shirt and a shoes and ummmmm some baggy shorts" she/he said trying to think of a popular sports figure.
All of a sudden her/his clothing began to change. The blouse became a Wizards' basketball jersey. It was plenty big to cover her/him but where was the rest she/he wondered? And then a delivery truck pulled up. The driver walked around back and handed her/him a box.
"Here you go son" the deliveryman said as he rubbed her/his head. "I bet you've been waiting on these!"
"Thanks, mister"
She/He tore open the box and there was a brand new pair or shoes and shorts.
She/he thought for a second "I wish I knew how to play ball real good and wish I was the strongest boy playing!"
The rock warmed again and she/he felt a surge of energy and knowledge. She/he couldn't wait to join the other boys because she/he suddenly knew so much about their game!
Jon decided to try and talk his sister out of the rock. He wiped the tears from his eyes and went out to speak with her. She was gone! He looked around but didn't see her anywhere. It was only then that he heard the cheers and groans from the boys playing nearby.
"We want YOU on OUR team next time!" he faintly heard one boy say.
"NOOOOO He's on our team! You had your chance!" another said.
Jon squinted to see who they were talking about. He saw one 'boy' dressed in brand new clothes gloating. Jon walked closer for a better look. Maybe his sister was hanging around watching these boys play?
This boy caught his attention. Something was odd. He seemed normal enough. Skinned knee, grass stains on his clothes. Obviously, this boy was athletic and popular. But something was odd. He stared at the boy. His features looked familar. Too familar! Then it dawned on him... it was his SISTER! She's obviously used the rock to become a boy!
When she/he saw him staring at her/him, she/he realized he'd figured out what had happened. "I gotta go guys" she/he told them and then headed for Jon.
"You made yourself a boy?" he asked.
"Yeah.. It was cool playin' and bein' fast and stuff. I scored more than anybody!"
"That's good... I guess..."
"I bet you wanna make me change back, doncha?? Well, I'm even faster now so you can't never catch me!"
"To tell you the truth... I don't care if you, like, change back or not." he said trying a little psychology "I'm more worried about Mom and where she is. You don't know do ya?"
The boy thought for a minute. It seemed as if he should know. But he didn't. "Nope" he said "I wonder if she'll make me change back? I like bein' a boy!"
"I dunno... maybe... She's not gonna believe what happened to ya though. Why don't you wish for Mom to be wating at home like she never left today?"
She/he shrugged "I wish Mommy was home just like she never left today"
The two of them opened the door to the house to see a pretty teenager sitting sideways in the chair in the family room, her bare legs dangling over the chair arm, her hair in a pony-tail, and her feet bouncing to the beat of a video on MTV!
And so she was home just as if she'd never left!
"Like, who are you?" she said seeing the strange 5 yr old boy with Jon. "I don't have time to babysit... I gotta do my nails tonight"
Jon felt a sense of deja vu overcome him!
