Maddie and Megan both have sweet tooth's, so the candy store at the mall is the perfect place to get them a gift. Afterward, I could go looking for something more heartfelt for Megan. I weave my way through the sea of people towards the strong sugary smell. With floor to ceiling displays, you can find sweets from all around the world at this place. Personally, I am a chocolate person and don't like any of the hard candies or gummies. Megan, on the other hand, loves gummy worms. I once watched her eat an entire bag in one sitting. She can somehow eat whatever she wants and still stay thin.
I walk over to the section that is nothing but different flavors of gummy worms. After grabbing a bag, I lean forward and open the bin with root beer favored ones. In the process, I bump my leg against the display, and I hear whirring sound. Before I have a chance to register what the sound is, a bright light goes off in my pocket. I instantly become tingly. I must have set off the device.
In a panic, I lose my balance and fall forward as I shrink. For a moment I am free-falling, then I land with a soft thump. The smell of root beer fills my nostrils. I am sitting in a pile of huge gummy worms. Above me, a loud clunk startles me. I look up to see that the lid came down, trapping me inside this plastic prison.
Outside I can see the giant figures of people entering the store. No one seems to have noticed me shrinking. I check my pocket for the device, but it is not there. In a futile attempt, I try to climb out. Unfortunately, the walls are much too slippery. I'm not sure what to do next. Even if I could get the attention of one of the giants, what would they think if they found me?
Just then a boy and a girl of about 14 years old come over to the gummy worm section, holding hands. "Dude, these are my favorite," exclaims the girl, who is wearing a crop top that shows off her slender stomach.
"I once swallowed a live worm on a dare," the boy with the curly blonde hair says.
"Really?! What did it taste like?" she asks, impressed.
"A little bit like dirt, but luckily I didn't have to chew it. I actually could feel it squirming down my throat," he says, letting go of her hand and grabbing a bag.
"Dude! That is so sick," her expression is between disgust and impressed. She grabs a bag too, opening the bin just down from me which is filled with blue raspberry gummy worms. I watch her pick up the scoop and take a big pile of worms. The two giants begin filling their bags up with different flavors.
To my horror, the boy's massive hand is right over me. I try and scramble out of the way as the silver scoop comes straight towards me. It is not very easy moving over giant and sticky gummy worms. Everything below me shakes, and suddenly I am rising upwards.
A moment later, everything shifts again, and I slide downwards into his bag. I can't even move with all the gummy worms surrounding me. Through the multi-color candy, I see that he is heading for the cash register. Each step he takes tosses me around. The boy buys both bags of gummy worms.
They head outside to the bus stop. While they are waiting...
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