I felt so much dread running through my body that I felt like I was going to start to tear up and cry at any moment, because Laura was absolutely right. If she left with the remote, how on earth would I be able to grow back? Scratch that, how on earth would I live now as the size of a mouse? I would have to be completely dependent on my family, would have no life of my own! It would be a complete nightmare.
"That's what I thought" I hear a snicker about me but it didn't matter, the burden of defeat was so big I ignored Laura's taunt and just kept walking until I stopped next to that foot of hers that now stopped tapping, pleased with my decision to surrender. I walked with my head down and almost with the inertia of knowing I had no other choice but to be the toy of this girl because it would keep me close to the remote and give me a chance to recover my life, to grow back to my normal size. Beyond the sadness I could only curse at myself and the decisions that led me to this outcome, discovering that remote and what it did, getting fooled by this girl into buying cookies and last but not least, leaving the remote on the floor so carelessly.
"Well, I guess you're too small for the cookies now so I'll just take you and this remote as a donation! Deal?" Laura moved her shoe slightly and easily knocked me out of balance, which made her giggle. I could tell she was loving this for whatever reason, but I felt like one of those nerds in movies that get targeted by a bully they cannot fight against.
With resignation I looked up, avoiding to look at the inside of her scout skirt from this perspective and at her face which was looking down with somehow not the malice I expected, I nodded sadly and she giggled again before crouching and moving her hand to pick me up. I put no resistance to her hand envolving me and easily lifting me until she opened it up at the level of her chest to give me a closer look.
"Thank you for your contribution to the girl scouts! Aww don't be like that, we'll have tons of fun with that remote!" Laura giggled again and tried to cheer me up when she noticed my sad face, even using one of her tree trunk fingers to pet me which felt a lot better than I expected. A part of me wanted to beg her to grow me back but I also felt it was not the right time to do so, what if she got mad? I was too scared to think straight anyway.
The scout girl put the remote on her pocket and travelled with me on her open hand towards her cart until she noticed something.
"Oh right, your clothes. Wait here" She put me on top of one of the cookie boxes and she went back to the house, I saw her bend down to pick up my clothes and taking them somewhere.
In a few seconds she came back and I noticed she stole something else.
"Look, what a cute tree!" Laura giggled setting it next to me, now it looked like a real tree to me being like 5 times my height. Finally she closed the door of my house sealing me to my fate with her, at least until I could grow back.
"Now where should I put this generous donation? I still have work to do" she mused.
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