They weren't the only dolls I bought.
Family's New Shrink Ray
chapter 14
by
copier
· original author:
arca88
The darkness of the plastic bag was almost absolute, barely broken by the slightest movements the container made with Emily's mother's footsteps. Debbie, her heart pounding against her ribs, instinctively pulled Derek close, trying to protect him, even though they both felt so useless and tiny in this new world of giants.
"Mom? Derek?" a trembling voice, heavy with confusion and fear, tore through the silence of the small space.
Debbie froze. She knew that voice perfectly. It was Lisa, her eldest daughter. And beside her, a stifled sob confirmed the presence of Nicole, the youngest in the family.
"Lisa? Nicole?" Debbie whispered, her voice breaking. "Oh my God... you too?"
A couple of small shapes moved in the gloom until they found them. When Debbie's eyes adjusted, she saw her two daughters in the same pitiful state as they were: completely naked, small, and terrified. The shock was total. The bag smelled of cheap plastic and the remnants of the candy Emily's mother had put there before collecting them.
Lisa, her gaze unfocused and her skin prickling with cold and fear, quickly blurted out what she felt: "Mom! What's happening? We were in the living room, looking for the phone charger, and suddenly... everything became gigantic. The house transformed into a labyrinth of enormous furniture. And then we ended up here, in this bag, like we were just merchandise at a garage sale!"
Derek lowered his head, feeling the weight of guilt crush him more than the situation itself. Debbie, under the inquisitive and desperate gaze of her daughters, could no longer keep the secret. The relief of seeing them, even in this tragedy, was mixed with overwhelming shame.
“It was me,” Debbie confessed, her eyes welling up again. “I was snooping around in your father’s workshop. I wanted to see how that damned contraption worked, that shrink ray he always keeps locked away. I thought it would be harmless, but I miscalculated. I flipped the switch and… the energy field trapped Derek and me first. Then, I guess the residual radiation spread through the house, reaching you all as well. I’m so sorry…” she sobbed, hugging her three children in that confined space.
The situation was surreal. The four members of the family, shrunk to six inches, naked, and now captives of the neighboring family, whom they had always considered friends, but who at that moment represented the greatest danger in their lives.
“What are we going to do?” Nicole asked, her small voice trembling. “If that woman sees us, if she realizes we’re not just collectible dolls, do you think she’ll let us go?” Debbie looked up. The plastic bag flapped as Emily's mother walked toward her car. Sunlight streamed through the gaps, creating glimmers that revealed the fragility of their existence.
"We have to stick together," Debbie said, adopting an authoritative tone to reassure her children. "Emily's mother sees us as objects. As long as we stay still, like toys, she won't hurt us. When we get to her house, we'll wait for her to drop us off somewhere and then we'll find a way out. We can't let her treat us like possessions."
Derek, who had been thoughtfully silent until now, touched his mother's arm. "Mom, there's something else. When she picked us up, I felt like she was watching us in a... strange way. It wasn't like looking at a toy. It seemed like she was searching for something. We have to be very careful. If they discover we're human beings, we'll be a scientific curiosity for them, or worse, something they can never let go of."
The car ride was torture. Every bump was an earthquake that threw the four of them into the air against the plastic walls. Lisa and Nicole clung to their mother while Derek tried to find something inside the bag that they could use to defend themselves or escape, but they only found dust and an old price tag.
Finally, the car stopped. They heard the sound of a door opening, and then a blast of fresh air rushed into the bag as it was ripped open. A gigantic hand, with fingers as thick as tree trunks, reached inside.
"Mom? Derek?" a trembling voice, heavy with confusion and fear, tore through the silence of the small space.
Debbie froze. She knew that voice perfectly. It was Lisa, her eldest daughter. And beside her, a stifled sob confirmed the presence of Nicole, the youngest in the family.
"Lisa? Nicole?" Debbie whispered, her voice breaking. "Oh my God... you too?"
A couple of small shapes moved in the gloom until they found them. When Debbie's eyes adjusted, she saw her two daughters in the same pitiful state as they were: completely naked, small, and terrified. The shock was total. The bag smelled of cheap plastic and the remnants of the candy Emily's mother had put there before collecting them.
Lisa, her gaze unfocused and her skin prickling with cold and fear, quickly blurted out what she felt: "Mom! What's happening? We were in the living room, looking for the phone charger, and suddenly... everything became gigantic. The house transformed into a labyrinth of enormous furniture. And then we ended up here, in this bag, like we were just merchandise at a garage sale!"
Derek lowered his head, feeling the weight of guilt crush him more than the situation itself. Debbie, under the inquisitive and desperate gaze of her daughters, could no longer keep the secret. The relief of seeing them, even in this tragedy, was mixed with overwhelming shame.
“It was me,” Debbie confessed, her eyes welling up again. “I was snooping around in your father’s workshop. I wanted to see how that damned contraption worked, that shrink ray he always keeps locked away. I thought it would be harmless, but I miscalculated. I flipped the switch and… the energy field trapped Derek and me first. Then, I guess the residual radiation spread through the house, reaching you all as well. I’m so sorry…” she sobbed, hugging her three children in that confined space.
The situation was surreal. The four members of the family, shrunk to six inches, naked, and now captives of the neighboring family, whom they had always considered friends, but who at that moment represented the greatest danger in their lives.
“What are we going to do?” Nicole asked, her small voice trembling. “If that woman sees us, if she realizes we’re not just collectible dolls, do you think she’ll let us go?” Debbie looked up. The plastic bag flapped as Emily's mother walked toward her car. Sunlight streamed through the gaps, creating glimmers that revealed the fragility of their existence.
"We have to stick together," Debbie said, adopting an authoritative tone to reassure her children. "Emily's mother sees us as objects. As long as we stay still, like toys, she won't hurt us. When we get to her house, we'll wait for her to drop us off somewhere and then we'll find a way out. We can't let her treat us like possessions."
Derek, who had been thoughtfully silent until now, touched his mother's arm. "Mom, there's something else. When she picked us up, I felt like she was watching us in a... strange way. It wasn't like looking at a toy. It seemed like she was searching for something. We have to be very careful. If they discover we're human beings, we'll be a scientific curiosity for them, or worse, something they can never let go of."
The car ride was torture. Every bump was an earthquake that threw the four of them into the air against the plastic walls. Lisa and Nicole clung to their mother while Derek tried to find something inside the bag that they could use to defend themselves or escape, but they only found dust and an old price tag.
Finally, the car stopped. They heard the sound of a door opening, and then a blast of fresh air rushed into the bag as it was ripped open. A gigantic hand, with fingers as thick as tree trunks, reached inside.
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