Billy didn’t really think. Kicking out of his pajama pants he dashed towards the nearest cover. He had to stop at the door and turning sideways squeeze between the door and the frame until he was through and in the relative darkness. Once past Billy stepped forwards but almost immediately there was the sound of cloth ripping and Billy felt his shirt go taught.
RRRRIIIPPP.
Billy turned round but the back of his heel hit something, and he fell back and his shirt ripped more…RRRIIIPPPP! Plop. Billy fell back against something which toppled over and in turn more stuff fell over and there was the rapid THUNK, THUNK, THUNK, THUNK!
Billy sat up but then stopped and remained completely still. Did mom hear that? It had been awfully loud.
THUD, THUD, THUD. Billy felt the floor vibrate ever so slightly in unison with a heavy sound coming closer until it was just outside the massive door. Billy scrambled to get up and get to the side of the closet. He tripped over several obstacles that were at various levels in height around his shins and feet. Light spilled in just as Billy plastered himself to the side of the wall next to a long winter coat. Slowly Billy tried tucking himself behind the hem. He couldn’t see his mom and hopefully that meant she didn’t see him.
“HM,” was the only sound from somewhere above and then the WUSH and CLICK as something large moved through the air and the entire closet went black. Billy stayed where he was for several moments while he felt the floor shake and the sound of THUD, THUD, THUD fade away. On the other side of the wall he heard a GRRR-WUUU---SHHSHSHSHSHH. Figuring it was the pipes Billy guessed his mom was now in the master bathroom. Maybe taking a shower or using the toilet or something. Feeling safe enough Billy moved away from the wall but immediately the darkness of the closet made movement very hazardous. He kicked several large objects. Some were solid, others more pliable. If he lifted his foot too high and put it down the surfaces were uneven, and he had to feel his way around. Now that Billy had a moment to think he realized these must be his mom’s shoes. And she had a lot of them. It was like the whole closet floor was full of them.
Reaching out with his hands Billy was able to touch the wall and used it as a reference point so he could find the door. Feeling around he felt a shift in texture and figured he was now touching wood instead of the drywall. Feeling at the seem he couldn’t get his fingers between where there two walls met. So reaching up and along the wood wall he tried to feel for the door knob. He reached up and to the left and then to the right. He didn’t feel anything. So, the knob must have been just out of his reach…he wasn’t that small…right?
Billy hadn’t gotten a good chance to evaluate his size. He could figure out he had shrunk. That was clear. He had just barely been about to see the top of the bed. How tall was that? Well mom was about 5 and half feet, Billy reasoned. So maybe he was about two feet tall…maybe a bit less.
Reaching down Billy felt at one of the shoes. It was some kind of low-heeled leather one. Billy could get a slight smell of feet but it wasn’t very strong. Feeling it out Billy could feel the curve of the heel as it went down into the ball. To him…it was almost maybe two and half feet long and two thirds as wide.
In any case Billy had to figure out how he was going to get out of this. Reaching around Billy found a pair of high boots, a bit taller than he was. Could he use them to reach the knob? Billy tried to make his way further back into the closet but there was so much heavy fabric hanging around he couldn’t get a sense of what was back there. At some point he found what he though was a empty shoe box. It was about have his size but very light. Maybe he could use this...
RRRRIIIPPP.
Billy turned round but the back of his heel hit something, and he fell back and his shirt ripped more…RRRIIIPPPP! Plop. Billy fell back against something which toppled over and in turn more stuff fell over and there was the rapid THUNK, THUNK, THUNK, THUNK!
Billy sat up but then stopped and remained completely still. Did mom hear that? It had been awfully loud.
THUD, THUD, THUD. Billy felt the floor vibrate ever so slightly in unison with a heavy sound coming closer until it was just outside the massive door. Billy scrambled to get up and get to the side of the closet. He tripped over several obstacles that were at various levels in height around his shins and feet. Light spilled in just as Billy plastered himself to the side of the wall next to a long winter coat. Slowly Billy tried tucking himself behind the hem. He couldn’t see his mom and hopefully that meant she didn’t see him.
“HM,” was the only sound from somewhere above and then the WUSH and CLICK as something large moved through the air and the entire closet went black. Billy stayed where he was for several moments while he felt the floor shake and the sound of THUD, THUD, THUD fade away. On the other side of the wall he heard a GRRR-WUUU---SHHSHSHSHSHH. Figuring it was the pipes Billy guessed his mom was now in the master bathroom. Maybe taking a shower or using the toilet or something. Feeling safe enough Billy moved away from the wall but immediately the darkness of the closet made movement very hazardous. He kicked several large objects. Some were solid, others more pliable. If he lifted his foot too high and put it down the surfaces were uneven, and he had to feel his way around. Now that Billy had a moment to think he realized these must be his mom’s shoes. And she had a lot of them. It was like the whole closet floor was full of them.
Reaching out with his hands Billy was able to touch the wall and used it as a reference point so he could find the door. Feeling around he felt a shift in texture and figured he was now touching wood instead of the drywall. Feeling at the seem he couldn’t get his fingers between where there two walls met. So reaching up and along the wood wall he tried to feel for the door knob. He reached up and to the left and then to the right. He didn’t feel anything. So, the knob must have been just out of his reach…he wasn’t that small…right?
Billy hadn’t gotten a good chance to evaluate his size. He could figure out he had shrunk. That was clear. He had just barely been about to see the top of the bed. How tall was that? Well mom was about 5 and half feet, Billy reasoned. So maybe he was about two feet tall…maybe a bit less.
Reaching down Billy felt at one of the shoes. It was some kind of low-heeled leather one. Billy could get a slight smell of feet but it wasn’t very strong. Feeling it out Billy could feel the curve of the heel as it went down into the ball. To him…it was almost maybe two and half feet long and two thirds as wide.
In any case Billy had to figure out how he was going to get out of this. Reaching around Billy found a pair of high boots, a bit taller than he was. Could he use them to reach the knob? Billy tried to make his way further back into the closet but there was so much heavy fabric hanging around he couldn’t get a sense of what was back there. At some point he found what he though was a empty shoe box. It was about have his size but very light. Maybe he could use this...
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June 10, 2023
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