Picking up the pieces
Family's New Shrink Ray
chapter 14
by
copier
· original author:
pats2015
A few hours later Debbie awoke in panic in her living room buried under debris. Coughing up plaster dust she pushed over some broken boards and slowly got to her feet. Immediately feeling aches all over her body. Her memory was still a bit foggy after surviving her living room ceiling caving in. Slowly the pieces began to come back to Debbie. Erica sitting in her living room; Debbie leaving the room; a big explosion; and seeing giant feet rise out of the room. This jarred her memory. She had to find Erica and the shrink ray and fix this whole mess.
Debbie walked outside to see if Erica is still here. No sign of Erica or anyone else for that matter. Her neighborhood seemed abandoned. All the driveways sat empty. Debbie was inspecting the neighborhood when she spotted a damaged tree across the street. The best way to describe it was partially melted with scant leaves remaining. It looked like it had been struck by the light of a giant magnifying glass. Debbie walked over to get a better look when she noticed the pile of broken bones underneath it. Debbie could tell by the scraps of clothes that it was Cody, Erica's husband. Suddenly the guilt of what she had done to him hit her. It was hard to bear seeing the empty eye sockets of the skull staring back at her. She went into the shed in her neighbor's yard. Inside she grabbed a garbage bag, shovel, and gloves. She spent the next couple of minutes bagging up Cody's remains. Debbie could at last give him a proper burial or return him to Erica.
Erica. That reminded her. Debbie needed to find the shrink ray. It was the only way to end this nightmare. Taking her sack she proceed back to her house and using the shovel started to sift through the wreckage that was her living room. During her search she felt a vibration in her pocket. Much to her surprise her phone was still working. On the screen she saw several calls and texts from Steve. Debbie ignored her husband for now and instead went on social media. Her newsfeed was filled with warnings, street closures, evacuations. Along with all these official announcements were numerous videos and pictures of her giant neighbor walking through streets and some of the damage she had caused. Looks like news of Erica's growth was already out. Words like "abomination" and "monster" were used a lot in the posts. Looking down at the bag of bones at her feet it was hard to argue that Erica, whether intentionally or unintentionally, was a threat to everyone. These posts also made Debbie ponder if Erica was a monster did that make her Dr. Frankenstein?
After mindlessly shifting through piles of rumble Debbie tossed another piece of drywall over her shoulder. Underneath...
Debbie walked outside to see if Erica is still here. No sign of Erica or anyone else for that matter. Her neighborhood seemed abandoned. All the driveways sat empty. Debbie was inspecting the neighborhood when she spotted a damaged tree across the street. The best way to describe it was partially melted with scant leaves remaining. It looked like it had been struck by the light of a giant magnifying glass. Debbie walked over to get a better look when she noticed the pile of broken bones underneath it. Debbie could tell by the scraps of clothes that it was Cody, Erica's husband. Suddenly the guilt of what she had done to him hit her. It was hard to bear seeing the empty eye sockets of the skull staring back at her. She went into the shed in her neighbor's yard. Inside she grabbed a garbage bag, shovel, and gloves. She spent the next couple of minutes bagging up Cody's remains. Debbie could at last give him a proper burial or return him to Erica.
Erica. That reminded her. Debbie needed to find the shrink ray. It was the only way to end this nightmare. Taking her sack she proceed back to her house and using the shovel started to sift through the wreckage that was her living room. During her search she felt a vibration in her pocket. Much to her surprise her phone was still working. On the screen she saw several calls and texts from Steve. Debbie ignored her husband for now and instead went on social media. Her newsfeed was filled with warnings, street closures, evacuations. Along with all these official announcements were numerous videos and pictures of her giant neighbor walking through streets and some of the damage she had caused. Looks like news of Erica's growth was already out. Words like "abomination" and "monster" were used a lot in the posts. Looking down at the bag of bones at her feet it was hard to argue that Erica, whether intentionally or unintentionally, was a threat to everyone. These posts also made Debbie ponder if Erica was a monster did that make her Dr. Frankenstein?
After mindlessly shifting through piles of rumble Debbie tossed another piece of drywall over her shoulder. Underneath...
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