"You're telling me this daycare can actually make me
a baby again?" I asked my mother in a combination
of excitement and skepticism.
"That's what the principal told me." Mom answered.
"He told me this could help you with all that stress
you've been dealing with recently. I still can't believe
you were hiding something this from me or your
father."
"I thought you wouldn't understand." I said. "It's just
that, between all that homework and cramming for
tests, is it any wonder why I'll probably wear a strait
jacket instead of a cap and gown for graduation?"
Mom laughed a bit at my remark, but then she
assured me, "It's okay, Justin. Trust me, your father
and I both had problems in high school when we
were your age. But, unlike you, we were a little
more open to our parents and they helped us
get through whatever was thrown at us."
After I sighed, Mom then asked, "Hon, are you sure
this is what you really want? I mean, I'm all for having
my baby boy back, but would you be happy going back
to things like bottles and diapers?"
"Mom," I told her. "I have to confess, I'm actually looking
forward to it. I mean, part of me really misses the whole
'baby' thing and this may be my one chance at reliving
those days."
"Okay" Mom said. "As long as it makes you happy."
A few minutes later, Mom pulled up at the daycare's parking lot.
As we went into the lobby, a lady sitting behind a desk stood up
and said, "Hello there, and welcome to A.R. Daycare!
Do you have an appointment?"
"Yes, I'm here to drop off my son, Justin." Mom replied.
The lady then smiled at me and asked, "Is this your first time here?"
to which I replied "Yes, ma'am."
"Okay then. If you and your mother would follow me, please."
The lady said before she led the both of us to a room with
some strange machinery with what looks like a big tube
in the middle.
"Alright, Justin, if you would kindly take off all your clothes
and step into the chamber in the center of the room."
The lady requested.
I was a bit nervous at first, but I remembered that this is
what I wanted, so I quickly disrobed and headed straight
into the chamber while covering my privates the entire time.
"Now then, Justin," The lady then explained, "This machine is
designed to add or subtract years from a person's age, allowing
them to become as young or as old as they see fit. It could even
turn a person back into a fetus and then transport them into a
willing volunteer's womb, even their own mother if they wished.
So, do you know what age you want to become?"
What was Justin's answer?