"Mary? Mary Wilson? Is that you?" she asks in shock. You take a hesitant step back at hearing your name. How does this woman know you? While she seems slightly familiar you can't say that you know her. "And...how did you get so small?! Actually, we can't talk here. My boss would fire me if she saw I was talking to myself."
The giantess moved her stadium sized hand over to you at speeds you couldn't believe possible, but instead of picking you up she left it on the ground next to you with the palm up. You can take the hint and start to climb up the massive wall of skin. Even the short distance from the floor to her palm was large to your ant sized frame, so you used the ridges of her skin for footholds. When you finally reached her palm, you fell onto your back exhausted. You were a great runner, but a lousy climber.
Anna smiled at you for a moment before slowly closing her fingers, trapping you inside of her fist. She was applying pressure onto you to keep you in place, but not enough to turn you into a bloody mess. All of a sudden, you feel yourself shooting into the sky and swinging around like the world's fastest roller coaster. To Anna, it must have just been her casually walking.
"Hey Rita! I'm taking a 10!" you hear her call out. You actually remember who Rita is, she's an overweight employee who's usually at the register. You always try to avoid her since she's actually pretty stuck up for someone working at Walmart. The swinging quickens as Anna walks faster towards the break room. The heat of her skin, the stale air, and the fast motions are starting to make you feel sick.
You hear a door open and close quickly, then you're once again exposed to fresh air as Anna opens her palm and holds you at chest level. You have to remain sitting to the nausea and dizziness caused by the ride over there. You take a quick look around the room and notice that you two are the only ones inside at the moment. It's exactly what you would expect a break room to be, a table with some chairs, a coffee machine, etc.
The giant employee pulls herself a chair and carefully tilts her palm, sliding you onto the table. However you have yet to recover from the previous joyride and land painfully on your back.
"Oops, sorry about that. I should have warned you first" she says sheepishly. After taking a few moments for the pain to pass, you sit up and look the older woman in the eye. You can't quite put your finger on it, but you definitely know her...
"Um...hello..." you say nervously.
"What was that? You need to speak up" she says while leaning in closer.
"How about this!" you shout up to her. This time, she smiles.
"Yeah, it's faint but I can make out what you're saying."
"I don't want to be rude but...who are you?" you ask. Anna's face seems frozen for a few seconds, her gaze locked onto you. You begin to fear that you've offended her when she begins to burst out in laughter.
"Ha! I totally forgot that you haven't seen me with my new hair! Oh my god, you must have freaking out thinking I was some random creepy stalker chick!" Her laughter booms so loudly that you can feel it rattling your bones. "Mary, it's me. Annabelle, from high school! I used to be a blonde-" she didn't even finish her explanation before you ran over and wrapped your arms around her thumb.
"Anny!" you exclaim while squeezing her digit. Annabelle was one of your best friends in high school, but only for one year. You met her as you entered your freshman year, but she was already a senior. You had met her in your Advanced Placement math class. She was the one that introduced you to all your current friends and taught you how to get by in High School. Even after she graduated you hung out with her while she took a year off from school. However, two years ago she moved across the country to go to college and you two started to talk less and less. The last time you had heard from her was months ago. She was calling you tell you she had just been dumped by her long-time girlfriend. Julia. It never bothered you that she was lesbian. Anytime someone got creeped out, thinking she would try to sleep with them she would just say "Hey, I might be gay but even I have standards!"
"Whoa, easy there tiger! Still the cuddly type, huh?" she joked. You just squeezed harder on her thumb. Your arms didn't even make it all the way around, so probably hardly felt it.
"I missed you so much! Why didn't you tell me you were back in town?!"
"Ah, well, I kinda lost my phone about a month ago. And remember how you got a new number just before that? I still remember your old one, but I don't have your new one anymore. And before you ask, No, I did not drop out of college. I'm spending the summer home with mom and decided to work here for a little cash. Wait, aren't we forgetting something important here?"
"What?"
"You. Are. The. Size. Of. A. Bug." she emphasized.
"Oh yeah..." you say, releasing her finger.
"How did this happen?!"
"To be honest, I have no idea. Mom had sent me over here to pick up some paper towels, next thing I know I'm naked and microscopic!"
"Hm...listen, we might want to keep you a secret for now."
"Why?"
"Have you ever seen the movies where the government hunts down innocent aliens or mutants to try and dissect them?'
"Yeah..."
"Who's to say they won't try the same thing on you? Maybe it would be a good idea to hide you away. I can take you back to your house after my shift, but before that I want to hide you."
Adrenaline started coursing through your veins. The thought of people knowing you're a person and still trying to hurt you had never occurred to you before. But what if that's just paranoia? You could try going to a regular hospital to see if they know anything. Or to the media, so the government couldn't take you away without people noticing. Hell, you'd even try a priest right now!
But maybe hiding would be the best course of action. You trust your family to keep you safe. You all loved each other, and you have a good relationship with your mother and both your sisters. However, mooching off your relatives while hiding men in black doesn't sound all that great. But another thought came to you. What if you stayed with Anna? You two were great friends, so she would take care of you. And if people really would want to dissect you, she would keep you hidden. Your mother would want to take you to a doctor, which could result in you being on the wrong end of a scalpel.
"Hello? Earth to Mary, do you read me Mary?"
"Huh? Oh, yeah! I can hide until you finish if you want. I could use the time for thinking anyway..."
"Great! Now, I could hide inside of my locker with all my stuff. Or...something more fun..."
"Fun?" you ask nervously. You had a bad feeling about this.
"I could hide you somewhere on me. You're so small I could you in my pocket, like a little doll. Or my bra. I may have small tits, but to you they would be enormous! Heck, you could even fit in my shoe!" she once again bursts out in laughter. You realize that she was just teasing you, again. You got a little red in the cheeks, but a thought came to you. Call her out on it. Actually ask her to put you somewhere like that! The turn around would be hilarious! But then again, it might be safer to just take the teasing and go to the locker...
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