That Ben has arrived home, and is picking up th...
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Peering through the air hole, you make out a familiar sight. Just outside, and across the Johnson's yard you can see your driveway where your mom's car is parked and so is another car you don't recognize. Maybe your mom is already searching for you and she's getting help. If only you could reach her, reach your home, you would be safe, and Sophie too. Maybe the others as well, if you can somehow convince Mr Johnson to let them go. You really hope he is not planning to do what Sophie fears he will...

"Hey hun, do you need any help with the groceries?" you hear a female voice calling out from the opposite side of the box. You can't see her, but you recognize Lisa Johnson's voice immediately and you feel Sophie tense up as both of you listen to the conversation between your giant neighbors.

"Nah I'm alright sweetheart, I'll just be awhile packing these things away and then I'll come join you," Ben replies and you feel the ground beneath your feet begin to sway and shift as he walks away from the car, bringing the groceries, you and the rest of the shrinkies indoor.

"Oh Ben, I made dinner if you're hungry. We can have an early dinner if you'd like," Lisa calls out to her husband.

"That does sound tempting," Ben replies, pausing for a moment. "No actually, I'll come join you in the pool first, let's work up an appetite before dinner, how does that sound?"

"You read my mind hun," Lisa says with a smile in her voice, and you hear the sound of water splashing as she takes a dip in the pool while waiting for her husband to join her.

Peering through the hole, you try to remember the layout of the Johnson's house as you see Ben walking in the direction of the...
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June 3, 2023