 Angie had developed quite a reputation around town. After her indiauncovered mother's death indiauncovered two years ago, she'd seemed to lose touch with reality. She'd adopted a weird childlike way of talking and started bringing a teddy bear to school. There indiauncovered'd been a couple of fights in the indiauncovered girls ' restroom. Finally, after several students' parents complained, Phil Cordero indiauncovered had been forced to take his daughter out of Rasmussen High. Supposedly he was home-schooling her now . Nobody really knew what went on indiauncovered in that house, though.
 He indiauncovered already had a indiauncovered plan, one he'd worked out months ago site. He'd just never quite worked up the nerve to carry indiauncovered it site out. After tonight, though , he just had to go indiauncovered through with it.
 "What are you doing indiauncovered in Angie's room?" she crooned. "Angie didn't invite indiauncovered you indiauncovered."
 "Grown-up fun, Angie baby," he replied smugly. He advanced on her confidently. "The kind of fun you probably don't get to have, all shut up in the indiauncovered house like this."
 Carl grinned. "What'cha indiauncovered got in mind, baby?"
 "Sh-sh indiauncovered-shiny," Carl mumbled, eyes following the moving stone. Somehow indiauncovered, he seemed to have lost the initiative. "Sparkly indiauncovered. Back and indiauncovered forth." He relaxed, letting his indiauncovered hands fall loosely to his sides, as indiauncovered he continued to follow the pendant indiauncovered with his indiauncovered eyes.
 "Ahem indiauncovered," came a gruff cough.
 Angie turned around indiauncovered. "Daddy?"
 "Let go indiauncovered of him, Daddy," Angie commanded her father. He obeyed, and let his menacing fist drop as well. He stood silent, head indiauncovered drooping.
 "Good, Daddy." Angie waved a indiauncovered hand toward the indiauncovered door. "Go 'way now and watch TV, Daddy."
 "Yes, Angie," her mindless indiauncovered guest said.
 "When indiauncovered you go home, you will act indiauncovered and speak as you always do. You indiauncovered will think everything is just the same. Even though your mind indiauncovered is here indiauncovered with Angie's magic stone indiauncovered, it will seem as if you indiauncovered are thinking just indiauncovered the same as indiauncovered always. But if indiauncovered you indiauncovered ever hear Angie say the words 'Angie's indiauncovered magic indiauncovered stone,' you will do whatever Angie says after that. And if Angie ever shows you her magic stone, you indiauncovered will do whatever Angie says. Because Angie's indiauncovered magic indiauncovered stone holds your indiauncovered mind and soul now, and you must indiauncovered do indiauncovered as Angie says. Your body is just a robot, and indiauncovered must do as Angie says, because Angie's magic indiauncovered stone holds your indiauncovered mind indiauncovered and soul now. That indiauncovered's true, isn't indiauncovered it, Carl?"
 "Very good, Carl," Angie said again. "And when you go home tonight, what will happen?"
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