Dr. Wright arrived home late in the afternoon. As she approached the driveway, she stuck a hand in her pocket and wrapped her fingers around the vial. The last thing she needed was her family to discover a shrunken human wandering around their home. As she did this, a crusty white terrier came bounding to the doorway waiting to be let outside. Evelyn sighed. If she could count on anything, it was the shared neglect her kids had of chores. After leaving Milo outside the back door to do his business, Evelyn walked past her son Ben's room. The door sported a sizable soccer poster and the clear sound of videogames coming from within. On the opposite side of the hall was Sarah's room, despite only being a couple of years older, Sarah had been preoccupied with college applications and was already psyching herself up to leave home. At the very end of the hallway was the master bedroom. Her husband Ray would be out until later tonight, which left plenty of time to decide this ant-sized human's fate. After toying with the vial in her hands, Evelyn eventually decided to...

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