Emily Williams sat through her biology class with as much dignity as she could muster. The high-schooler never thought she’d miss the days when she was simply the teacher’s pet, but now sitting on her stool with three books to keep her at counter level and wearing her old PowerPuff Girls t-shirt, she’d go back in a heartbeat.
“And remember,” Ms. Jones called to her class. “Next week we’ll be doing dissmalltion.”
Emily blushed as the other students laughed. “I mean,” Ms. Jones stammered. “Dissection.” The final bell rang, and luckily, everyone was eager to leave, so no one stayed behind to humiliate Emily, who sighed as she gathered her things. “Emily,” Ms. Jones called when she saw the shrunken teenager getting off her stool, “Please, let me…”
“I can do it myself!” Emily responded. The child-sized teenager managed to get down and pick herself up when she fell. With as much self-worth as possible, Emily got the rest of her stuff and headed out.
Luckily, her little rebellion had taken a few minutes, and most of the students had already gone home. Emily had learned the hard way on her first day back that it was always better to wait for the rush of people in the hallway to pass before making her way through the building. The shrunken sighed. Emily knew her biology teacher meant well and cared about her feelings as opposed to the art teacher, Mr. Morrison. The sight of a teenager in child’s clothing was too “inspiring,” an opportunity for Mr. Morrison, and Emily had been forced to be a model for the entire class. “At least I don’t have to worry about people taking pictures anymore.”
Emily was lucky that, unlike other victims of the shrinking virus, she had passed the contagious stage early. However, the teenage girl had also yet to experience a flair-up. As Emily continued to diminish in height, she wondered exactly how small her flair-up would leave her.
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