Brother No More

The stone lit up, and Jon vanished. "What the --" Kelly said, now looking at a small dollie right where Jon was a moment ago. The little girl looked at the rock. "Oh, wow. This is the best rock ever!" She looked back to her other dolls and grinned wildly. Kelly dropped them on the floor and quickly wished, "I wish my dollies could move and talk when I tell them." The stone flashed, but nothing seemed to happen. Then Kelly remembered, "Oh, you guys can move." The dollies began to pick themselves up. Kelly giggled. Even Jon was moving again. She wrinkled her nose. He was so boring, just a plastic Ken doll. Kelly grasped the stone once more. "I wish Dollie-Jonnie was a . . ."