The sunlight was slowly streaming along Megan Thompson's bedroom floor when her alarm clock went off, bringing her out of her peaceful slumber. She hit the Snooze button before covering her head with her pillow. Oh, how she wanted to sleep in just a little bit longer, but she had a lot to do today.
Megan got out of bed and stood up, looking at herself in her bedroom mirror. She sighed. She was still a few inches shorter than she was yesterday, thanks to her 12 year-old sister, Ashley...
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Ever since Ashley was a little kid, she had the ability to control her sister's height with her mind. She could either shrink her or make her grow, though she usually chose the former. Megan usually didn't mind, as long as no one saw her shrink. Fortunately for her, however, Ashley chose to shrink her older sister inside the house, primarily so the 12 year-old could have someone to play with.
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Megan put on one of her favorite shirts, a dark blue t-shirt she had bought at Old Navy and she immediately noticed how loose it felt on her, especially around the shoulders. If she had to guess, Megan would say she was around 5'1," instead of her usual 5'5."
Megan walked downstairs and entered the kitchen. Her sister was sitting at the kitchen table, having a bowl of cereal; her mother had already left for work. The 20 year-old decided to have cereal for breakfast, too.
She went to get a bowl, noticing the cabinets were a little higher than usual, obviously due to her 4-inch reduction in height. The bowls were kept on the highest shelf, meaning Megan had to stand on the tips of her toes just to reach them. Just as she was about to get one down, however, she could feel herself shrinking again. It didn't last long; probably only 30 seconds or so. Still, Megan assumed she had shrank another 4 inches or so.
"Why did you do that?" she snapped at her younger sister, turning around as she did so. "I don't have time for this today."
Ashley smiled confidently as she stood up and walked over to Megan. Both girls noticed that they were roughly the same height.
"Because it's fun," the younger sibling replied, causing Megan to shrink another 2 inches for emphasis. "See?"
Megan readjusted her shirt, noticing that the sleeves went halfway up her arm now. She looked up at her younger sister, sighing in frustration.
"What do you want to do?" Megan asked.
"Follow me. I'll show you." The 20 year old stood her ground, shaking her head no and crossing her arms, the first time she had stood up to Ashley in a long time. Because of her defiance, Megan shrank again, now only coming up to Ashley's nose.
"What about now?" Ashley asked, smiling down at her sister.
"That depends," Megan replied. "Are you going to shrink me every time I tell you no?"
Ashley thought for a moment. "Yeah, pretty much." She held out her hand. "Shall we?"
"Fine," Megan replied bitterly, taking Ashley's hand and walking beside her much taller younger sister.
The two girls go to...
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