“Hannah…Jillian can you two come down here please!”

I heard my Mom calling me and my little sister and from the tone, she sounded nervous. I knew that there had been problems ever since my Dad lost his job. Mom and Dad fighting or whispering; I didn’t know which one was worse.

I turned off my Spotify and took my earbuds out before walking out. I heard my sister’s door open and heard her heading down the stairs.

I stopped when I turned the corner and saw my parents. The looks on their faces were expressions I had never seen before and frankly, it scared me. “Mom…Dad…what’s up?”

“Hey, um…have a seat Hannah…please” my Mom stuttered obviously flustered.

I knew bad news was coming but what I was told, left me in absolute shock.

My ears were putting out such a high pitched ringing, I was dizzy and couldn’t even focus. Everything sounded like it was coming from far away and down a tunnel.

“Honey…I’m so sorry; it’s the only way” my Mom told me. I could feel her hand on my shoulder. It was the giggling from my little sister that actually snapped me out of it.

I flew into a rage “SHUT UP!” I roared and came out of my seat smacking her hard across the back. My hands balling up into fists as she curled up. My Dad caught me before I could do anything.

He physically lifted me up and away and I broke down into tears.

After being curled up on the coach and hearing murmuring in the other room and with a million questions running through my mind. I finally got up.

“Oh Hannah…I’m sorry honey to put this on you like this…” My Mom said getting up and coming over to me.

“Why?” I asked.

“Um…why what?”

“Why are you making me do this? It’s beyond humiliating. It’s cruel…it’s…I’m going to be the laughingstock of the town. How am I going to live like that?!” my voice was getting louder.

“Let us explain. Please sit and let us explain” My Dad said.

I sat and listened to them for the next 20 minutes. About how the house was about to be foreclosed, the cars repossessed, even something about possible jail time. Doing this was going to be a start over for all of us. We would be receiving 20 million dollars, as well as a new home in a new town and my Dad would be working for the company that we would be having our procedure done at.

They had to remind me of my own past; while being only 17, I had been arrested for drug possession twice and my record would subsequently be wiped clean. Mom even threw in a dig at this being my own personal second chance and how I hadn’t actually been punished for my large mistakes.

“That doesn’t make this any better” I glanced at my 9 year old sister Jillian sitting down the coach from me “Or any less awkward”

“You’ve picked on me my whole life” Jillian chimed in “Serves you right”

“Shut up” I shot at her.

“You won’t be able to ever tell me that again so I might as well let you enjoy it one last time tonight” Jillian replied folding her arms over her chest.

“You’re just loving every second of this aren’t you?” I sneered.

“Tonight is the worst part” My Mom said ”By Tomorrow night as this time, the changes will already feel normal and regular”

“That’s the other thing! She just gets to take my knowledge! No school for her, she just gets 8 years of my education dumped into her head while I have to relearn everything! She’ll even get to drive!”

“Ha-Ha” Jillian mocked.

 I shot her a death glare and she flinched.

“This is the way it has to be” My Dad said. “You two are specifically what the company needs to test. This is an opportunity to save all of us. I know it’s asking a lot of you especially Hannah”

I put my chin up and stared at the ceiling fighting back my tears. I hated this. I hated the whole idea but I also couldn’t be so selfish as to ruin my parents “Fine” I finally said in a hard and harsh whisper.

My Mom nearly collapsed in tears thanking me. My Dad whispered “I’ll make this up to you; I promise” in my ear “You’ll see…with me working at this company; the possibilities for your future are endless. Just think about it for a moment. You could literally become anyone in the future”

We pulled up to the long mundane looking building and got out. A nurse with big brown eyes and a comforting smile greeted us.

My sister could not contain her smile and her glee about her situation while I was still in shock.

“Mom can come back with you for the first part of your journey but Dad…” the nurse said.

He hugged us both and wished us luck “You’re both going to look a lot different the next time I see you both” he said.

“You’ve see my look before” I reminded him.

“But not mine!” Jillian laughed and a shiver ran up my spine at her flippant words and attitude.

I rolled my eyes as my Dad hugged her again and patted her on top of her head. “I promise” he said to me again which actually did ease my nerves a bit.

The three of us were led to what appeared to simply be an exam room in any doctor’s office. Jillian hopped up on the table while I took a seat in the chair. I unlaced my canvas sneakers and placed them aside realizing that they would be too big for me to wear again. I glanced sideways to the simple flip flops dangling off my sister’s feet. Those would be mine.

I tried to remember how big I was at 9 as my sister jumped up and kicked off her sandals. She stepped on the scale and I saw it only read 62 pounds. She got her height measured at 4’5”

I let out a long sigh as I stood up for my turn. I closed my eyes and listened to the nurse say “120 pounds”

“Half…” I said.

“Or double!” Jillian added.

I shook my head and stood with my back against the wall “5’5”

The nurse proceeded to take all of our vitals before drawing out a vial of blood from each of us before leaving the room.

“Do you think I’ll be taller than you Hannah? So even when you grow up again, you’ll never actually be bigger than me ever again?” Jillian asked.

I felt my cheeks burn “Can you make her stop Mom?”

“Aw…already running to Mommy to protect yourself from your big sister” Jillian added.

I looked at the ceiling trying to avoid her and everything that came with her. When we had gotten into the car, she had asked if I would need a booster seat to come home in and if she could ride in the front seat. Frankly I wouldn’t mind that, it would keep us separated on ride home. I was already afraid of her forcing my arms down to my sides as she gives me wet willies like I did to her.

I looked over at her, still unable to picture her as being older and bigger than me. My mind was putting up a block that this would actually happen. I thought about her having boobs while I went flat. Her having straight white teeth…would mine go crooked? Would I go back to having some baby teeth?

Jillian was looking at me, looking me up and down obviously picturing me at her age. She had a sly predatory smile on her thin lips.

“What are looking at?” I finally asked.

“The last time you have the upper hand on me and you can’t do anything about it because you know what’s coming for both of us” she replied.

I snorted and shook my head in disgust “Why Mom? Why this?” I asked one more time “Couldn’t we have done this experiment with like me and you swapping ages…or you and Jillian swapping?”

My Mom went bright red “No…no…we couldn’t. They wanted sisters…they had very specific requirements in age and size and…” she drifted off stopping talking looking at the floor. “This isn’t easy for me to do you know”

We both looked at our Mom “I have my own issues with this…flipping my daughter’s ages. You have to grow up twice while you skip 8 whole years of your life…years you need to experience, you’re missing out on so much…” she drifted off again shaking her head and casting her gaze downward “There was no other way…”

At least those words shut my sister up for a few minutes until the Doctor came in; then, it started all back up again.

The door swung open “Hannah! Jillian! And of course their Mom Heather! How are all of you doing…nervous no doubt?”

“Nervous but excited” Jillian said

“Just nervous” My Mom replied.

“Not happy” I finally said with a fake smile.

“I understand your reluctance” Dr. Jacobson said to me “I fully understand but I can assure you that the process is painless”

I shrugged.

“Now another part is that you will be monitored as you change and I ask that you both describe how and what you’re experiencing as much as possible. After it’s over, we’ll talk some more and allow you two to adjust before we send you home as the mental changes take a bit longer than the physical ones”

Jillian looked at me and giggled.

“Shut up!” I hissed.

“You’re going to get stupid!” she laughed.

“Not stupid…not by any means…just less experienced” Dr. Jacobson said “She will be simply gaining your knowledge young lady while you obtain hers…would you call yourself stupid at this moment?”

Jillian called his bluff “Yeah…compared to what I’m about to get…she’ll be stupid to me”

“I see that you two have been on the opposite ends of the teasing spectrum and that balance is about to tip all the way the other way. I anticipated this…but unfortunately, I can’t stop it” he looked at both of us. “In fact, it’s an important element in the mental changes and the overall process. Teasing comes with age and power. You’ve had it all her life and now Jillian can’t wait to get it. It shows how it’s progressing along, how your roles are shaping up and changing, defining who you are, who you were and who you’re becoming”

I looked at him as he finished “She will be your big sister and you; you’ll be her little sister inside and out”

“How is that even possible?” I asked. “You’re defying the laws of nature”

“True breakthroughs in science. I have worked my whole life to achieve this” Dr. Jacobson said proudly.

“So you have tested this before?” My Mom asked.

“Yes…yes we have” was all the doctor said. “Now…any additional questions?”

I had a million of them and I could sense that Jillian did too. “I guess we’ll figure it out as we go along…we’ve got the basics”

“Heather…I’ll leave you to decide what you want to do about the girls’ clothing. With the size changes coming up we’ve provided shorts and tank tops in approximate sizes to what they are now and what they will become. They can also stay in the clothes they have on now and change with each other as they need to during the procedure”

My Mom was caught off guard “Ok…”

“A nurse will be here in a few minutes to move you along to the procedure room” Dr. Jacobson said as he left.

Once the door closed behind him, Jillian burst into laughter “I can’t help it...I just…we’re going to swap and I’ll be looking down on you in like a matter of minutes!”

“Do you have to keep rubbing my nose in this?” I asked.

“Yes” she responded simply with a smile on her face.

My heart rate was going up the closer we got to actual go time. My hands were shaking but I was trying to keep calm. My Mom opened up the cabinet and pulled out the black shorts and white tank tops in both big and small sizes.

“I don’t want your clothes getting ruined” she said.

“For 20 million dollars, you can’t buy us some new clothes” Jillian said.

“Not now Jillian…not now” Heather replied.

 
“Fine” Jillian replied.
I looked over at my little sister and really took in her features. She looked like a typical 9 year old kid. Her hair was a strawberry blonde, thin and pulled back with lots of baby hairs framing her face. 
She had small green eyes and a button nose covered with freckles. Her teeth were still coming in at all different angles as they grew into her too small mouth.
What can you say about the build of a kid? She was 9, not developed in any way shape or form. She did have freckles on her shoulders and thighs; pretty much wherever the sun hit, she broke out in freckles.
She stripped down and out of her clothes quickly changing into the provided shorts and tank. She grabbed a pair in adult size and clutched them in her small hands as my Mom undid her ponytail.
Mom patted her head as she realized that the next time she’d see her, she’d be a whole lot taller. “I always said don’t grow up too fast…how ironic that you’re about to grow up in a few minutes”
I had a darker complexion than my little sister. I fluffed out my long dark brown hair as I took off my top, shaking my head. I have dark brown eyes, a longer nose and thin lips. I have never had freckles.
I slipped out of my shorts and stood momentarily in my bra and panties. I was rather proud of my body. My breasts weren’t overly large at a 34B, but they were nice enough. I had decent curves but wasn’t fat “Guess I’ll see you again in about 5 years” I said as I took off my bra and slipped the white tank top over my head.
I took down my panties with my back turned to my sister so she could get one last good look at my ass. I so wanted to tell her to kiss it while I bent over and put on the black shorts, but I kept my mouth shut. I wiggled my hips as I got the shorts up and turned around.
The foot gap in our height had never been so important in my mind before that moment. I would never see it again.
I picked up the kids sized clothes knowing that before too long, they would fit me and the clothes I was currently wearing would be huge on me. Part of me wanted to just put on the small size clothes now and shrink down into them but I knew I couldn’t get the shorts over my hips, thighs and ass yet.
The door opened and the nurse with the big brown eyes smiled at us “It’s time to go” was all she said.
My sister rushed out into the hallway while my legs felt like they weighed hundreds of pounds. I didn’t even feel like I was walking. I was numb as I followed her down a long hall filled with rooms with people on computers.
We stepped into a room and Dr. Jacobson was waiting for us. He smiled again a bit too friendly. I noticed all the cameras in the room at a lot of different angles. Against the far wall were two full length mirrors and on the ground in front of them were hand held ones.
My Mom stood back by the door as the nurse brought over a tray with two syringes on it, both filled with a thick purple fluid. One had my name on it and the other had Jillian’s.
“The cameras are here to record everything that happens for research. This is also why we’d like you to describe what you’re feeling and seeing as you go” Dr. Jacobson said.
Jillian went right up to him and put her right arm up. The syringe went into her arm and the purple fluid flowed in.
I felt the pinch in my upper arm as I took my shot and watched the fluid dispense into my body knowing full well that it was what was going to change me. It was now officially too late to do anything but regress down to little kid again.
“So…” Jillian said.
“The effects will begin to kick in in a few moments. We will leave the two of you alone in here but know that we’ll be in the next room monitoring your progress” Dr. Jacobson said. “I wish you both the best of luck” he added as he did a slight bow to us and backed out the door.
He took our Mom by the arm and led her out. The look on her face was one of sadness and worry. She was holding back tears as she turned and left the room.

I ran my tongue up over my teeth as Jillian rose up on the balls of her feet and clapped her hands in front of her and then behind her back.

“Look…if it’s any consolation; I’m sorry I picked on you”

“Of course you’re sorry now! You’re about to become the ones who gets picked on”

“I just never thought…I never thought I’d be in this position”

“Me either Hannah…me either”

It was then that I felt warm “I’m getting hot” I said and fanned my face as I flushed “I’m feeling really warm and…” my hands went up to my hair and neck “My neck is sweaty and my hair feels like it’s standing up”

“No fair! I don’t feel anything yet…I got a dud shot and it’s not even gonna work for me!” Jillian whined.

I staggered a step away from her as my stomach flipped and rolled. I put my hands down and pressed “It feels like a period cramp”

Jillian looked around, her green eyes going wide “I still don’t…” she started but stopped. Her jaw dropped and her arms rose up “I’ve got goosebumps!”

I could see her arms break out in bumps. She shivered all over “I just got a total chill!”

As her expression changed to show even more excitement I asked “What is it?”

“I don’t know Hannah…it feels like, like all my muscles want to stretch out all at once”

Hearing her say that made me stop and hold my breath. I felt tight and tense. I thought I was just nervous and defensive but what if I was actually already starting to shrink and this was the way it felt. “I’ve never shrank before…how am I going to know what that feels like?”

Jillian looked bewildered at my question “How am is supposed to know something like that?” she laughed. “Why?”

“Well I feel tense, my shoulders are all tight and pulled in…I just thought it sounded like the opposite of what you were saying about stretching” I suddenly felt stupid and embarrassed for asking my question; a wave of insecurity washed over me.

Jillian splayed out her fingers, then balled them up into tight fists before spreading them out again in a pop. “Oh my gosh it feels like my heart’s about to beat out of my chest” she said.

I took a step back just feeling a weird vibe coming off of her, maybe I was scared as she stood still but expectant. That was when I noticed movement.

My sister was just standing there a few feet away from me when she started to rise up “Oh…my God!”

Her eyes widened and were locked on mine. “This feels so weird Hannah! I’m growing! My legs are stretching out…I can feel them!” she put her hands on her back and stretched pulling her shoulders back “Ah…!”

She popped back forward noticeably taller. “My God Jillian…” I looked her up and down all the way to her bare feet. She had gained at least 3 inches on me.

She twisted her shoulders “Whoa…I could feel it. Like I was getting pulled up…it was so weird and really so hard to describe” she looked down at her legs and lifted her foot “They are longer” she said in awe.

“I’m definitely taller” she said looking at me and where she came up to now “This is really working! This is really going to happen!”

“Yea…yes…it’s real” I muttered. I hadn’t really felt anything on my body move yet but I was expecting it. “What I just saw…what I’m seeing is real”

Jillian looked down and curled her toes. I followed her gaze and gasped when she straightened them back out, they grew longer.

Her feet shuddered as they grew out wider and longer. “They’re not done yet” I told her.

“Yeah” she wiggled and lifted her toes “They’re bigger but they’re not bug yet…not like, you know, full size”

“It’s like you’re going through growth spurts” I added.

That was when I felt my first tingle. It was my breasts. Really the only thing still growing on me.

“Um guys…”I looked down at my chest putting my chin against it and pulling my tank top out “My boobs feel tight. AH!” I let out the scream when I felt the tightness and watched my boobs shrink.

I grabbed them and jumped “Shit!” I looked around in panic “My boobs just shrank! They just got like a cup size smaller like all of a sudden!” I danced a bit and took several large dramatic breaths in and out.

“Settle down ya baby” Jillian teased. “I hope you don’t react this much for everything or you’ll be worn out…you’ve got a lot to go”

“Yeah…like a shit ton of changes I know…I’m sorry if I’m not jumping for joy over them” I replied.

“No…you’re just going to be upset that I’m growing them while you’re losing them” Jillian snapped back.

I glared at her but the look of surprise on her face showed that she was getting another growth spurt.

Jillian’s body tensed up “Here I go” she said and began to grow taller once again. Her hips slid back as her back lengthened. Her arms and shoulders rolled forward and back and I watched her calves and thighs increase. The skin simply stretched out taking her up another two inches.

More than that, her legs started to get a little bit of fat on them, the first touches of curves.

“Dang, I’m going to be taller than you sooner than I thought” Jillian said to me “Maybe I’ll be taller than you ever get to! You’ll always be my little sister in every way shape and form!”

“Shu…” I started to talk but stopped very quickly as I felt a new burst or warmth run through me. I looked down and saw my shorts sag a bit as my hips and ass lost size “Ah!” I let out another quick scream as I thin down losing curve.

“I feel younger. I don’t know how, but I do” I say. “And I know that you’re older”

“I know I’m older too” Jillian replied.

I stomped my foot rather petulantly, showing just upset I was getting.

“Now is not the time to throw a tantrum” Jillian said with a smile of satisfaction on her lips. Lips that I noticed were looking different.

Jillian must have noticed my curious look. Her hands went to her face and touched very lightly. She walked over and picked up one of the hand held mirrors and screamed in joy “I look like I’m like 13!”

I was afraid to look. Jillian was running to one of the full length mirrors and I was frozen in place. I looked down. My clothes were definitely too big on me. I was getting a gap in the front of my tank top and my shorts were hanging down and loose. My legs looked skinnier sticking out and even my feet looked different; smaller and narrower. My toes look rounder and smaller.

Eventually, I move and walk to the other mirror next to my sister. As I walk up, I realize that our heights are very similar. My jaw dropped when I saw myself “I look like I’m 13” I said quietly.

Jillian spun my direction and laughed “And how does that make you feel?”

“Bitter” I said “Spiteful…resentful…” I turned toward her as she shivered all over and began to grow again. Her jaw dropped as out heights went even and then she laughed out loud as she grew taller than me. Just slightly but she was taller.

“Shut up Jillian!” I whined and stomped my foot again ”It’s not fair! I don’t…” I shivered involuntarily and that’s when I began to shrink.

Jillian was about an inch taller than me when I shuddered and began to drop inches. “No! This is soooooooooo…Oh my God!” I stopped at around her chin, now several inches shorter than her.

Our eyes met in mutual disbelief. Our jaws both hung open in shock. I was clearly younger than her. Her changes began back up and her clothes tightened on her body like they were being suctioned to her. Her thighs began to fatten and her hips and ass began to lift and spread. Her breasts were now very noticeable in her tight top.

“I’ve got to change!” she said suddenly in motion and stripping down naked.

I was suddenly very aware of my little sister’s body not being that little anymore.

There was a bounce to her small pert breasts as she struggled to take off the tight top. She had hips and curves as she squirmed to get the shorts off of burgeoning body. I even caught a quick glimpse of body hair as she turned my way.

“Why don’t you change clothes sis?” she asked me, her voice pitching lower.

“Um…” I looked down and couldn’t justify keeping my big clothes on really any longer “I don’t want to”

“What? Afraid I’ll see how little you’ve gotten and tease you…little sis?” Jillian said putting on her larger set of clothes “I mean…these are still a little loose on me but I’m sure I’ll fill them out soon” She looked over and down at me “Unlike you…you should put them on now. That way at least you’ll have something tight on…not that anyone will care”

I felt my chest contract again and my cheeks flared red.

“I can see…you’re not hiding anything from me you know” Jillian said. “Those mosquito bites on your chest aren’t long for this world”

Jillian turned to the camera “I feel great by the way. Every time I feel a new pulse and grow some more, it’s like I’m getting a power surge. More than that; I can tell I’m gaining intelligence. My vocabulary is expanding…I just simply know things I shouldn’t or didn’t know before we started. And the fact I get to do this in front of her…is just priceless. Getting to watch her regress and shrink down…this has to be the best day of my life”

I ran to a camera “Well this is not the best day of my life…more like the absolute worst! This is so unfair!” My voice was pitching higher. Jillian stifled a laugh with the back of her hand hearing me whine and cry.

“I never wanted this! I don’t wanna be the little sister!” I stomped my foot and when I did, the tank top slipped off my right shoulder exposing my now very flat chest.

Jillian began to laugh “Nice look Hannah” was all she said eyeing me up and down from head to toe. She grimaced and I knew.

“Here I go…” she said and began to grow even taller.

My jaw dropped every time she went into a growth spurt. She rose up, her legs lengthening out longer as full curve came to her calves and thighs, her hips and ass rounded off and her waistline came in creating an hourglass as her chest grew larger as well.

In a huff, I whipped off my tank top and shorts trying not to stand still and let her have a good look at me. I grabbed small shorts and a tank top in kids sizes. As I put them on, I realized they were warm; I had picked up the clothes she had just discarded and not the separate pair I had brought in which were several feet away from us.

“Um” Jillian said, her eyes going to the pile across the room and then back to me “How does it feel to put on the clothes I just outgrew? Getting used to wearing my hand me downs already Hannah?”

My cheeks burned white hot and I stared at the ground grinding my teeth. As I did, I felt my teeth shift and go crooked inside my mouth. They were shrinking down and changing and I looked up surprised.

“I think I just lost a tooth!” I said as I ran my tongue along the backside of my lower teeth; I hit a gap

“HA-HA! That is so precious!” Jillian laughed and rocked back on her heels. Her strawberry blonde hair was turning a dark blonde and getting thicker as it grew longer. Her green eyes were spreading wider on her face and her nose was getting larger. Her features were maturing.

Her cheeks were losing their soft roundness and becoming long, sleek and defined.

Jillian smiled at me revealing straight white teeth; all adult size.

“My chest feels tight” she said. She pulled her shoulders back and I watched as her breasts grew another cup size larger.

“Whoa” she cupped and hefted her breasts, exaggerating and bending her knees as she did before she laughed at me.

“You! You’re so mean!” I yelled out. I stopped though and my hand slapped across my mouth.

“Oh…my…God Hannah is that your voice?” Jillian laughed “It’s so high! I love it! Say something else…really yell at me!”

My voice was that of a little girl. I had lost all depth to it. I sounded like a little kid.

“Come on…Hannah! Say something!” she smiled and had pleading look in her eyes.

I looked down and saw my feet shrinking backwards. My toes were tiny and my nails round and miniscule. They looked super soft and my legs looked really short and skinny. That was when a new wave of warmth passed over me. “Oh no!” I squeaked.

I tucked my shoulders in tight but I began to shake all over. My arms pulled in, my legs pulled up and I felt the ground move closer to my eyes. My ass and hips went away along with everything else.

I could feel Jillian moving up closer to me but I didn’t look her way. I shut my eyes tight as a wave of dizziness came over me. A high pitched sound rang through my ears and the world seemed to stop for a moment.

I realized everything was quiet. I could’ve heard a pin drop but instead all I heard was myself breathing. I was taking in and letting out loud breaths. I felt a presence behind me. It seemed to tower over me.

I opened my eyes; the ground was super close now. My flat chest was rising and falling. I put my arms out, they looked like short, skinny little twigs.

I heard and felt breathing above me. Softer than my own and coming from the nose. I peeked a bit and saw a large hand on a hip. My eyes traced down a long shapely leg. I could feel the warmth coming off the body behind me. It sounds weird but I knew she was smiling back there.

I shuffled my feet to turn around. That’s when I came face to face with my big sister. I gasped.

She was huge. Not only had our sizes been reversed, the difference seemed bigger. I came up to the bottom of her very large, very firm breasts and she glared down at me with a very grown up looking face. No trace of baby fat, no sign of immaturity.

She smiled “What’s up shorty?” she asked and I was speechless. My eyes bugged and I hyperventilated but I couldn’t speak. I saw her hand coming toward me but I was frozen. She grabbed me by the upper arm “Come on Hannah; let’s go check ourselves out in the mirror” she said as she effortlessly tugged me in her direction.

My feet lifted and I slid along before getting my tiny feet working. I pumped my little legs to keep up with her for even the few steps to the mirror. She was huge next to me, she had a natural sway to her as she walked, dragging me behind her.

She placed me right next to her, putting her hands on my shoulders to square me up in front of the mirror “Ta-Da!” she announced “Look at us Hannah…isn’t this a great new family dynamic!” She looked down at me smiling “Better get used to this because this is how it’s going to be from now on”

I was seeing her move in the mirror but I never looked up, I only looked straight ahead at what I was seeing in front of me. “This is my nightmare” I finally said.

“Mmm…No…more like a dream come true if you ask me” Jillian said poking her hip out in my direction and tousling up her dark blonde hair playfully. “This is amazing…I can’t believe this is real”

I took a step forward staring at my face; I looked so childish “No not childish…you are a child” I thought “It really happened” I said.

“It sure did Kiddo…totally swapped our ages and therefore, our roles and our lives with each other” Jillian said slapping her thighs.

My hand came up and I jumped at seeing it; it was so tiny. I spread out my little fingers and wiggled them before I touched my cheek. It was so soft and puffy and round like an apple.

My eyes showed distress as I bared my teeth and saw the crooked angles of adult teeth in a too small mouth with still two gaps that needed to be filled.

My brown eyes were narrow but clearer, my nose was button small. I grabbed my tiny ears and pinched them moving my shorter and thinner brown hair aside. The face was too familiar. I remembered it clearly upon seeing it again. I was 9 again. Back to the 3^rd grade.

The door opened behind us and the nurse with the big eyes and Dr. Jacobson came walking in. “Splendid! Perfect outcome! I can’t express how happy I am with the results…you two turned out perfect!”

“Thanks” Jillian said smiling.

I said nothing; I could only notice how big that nurse looked to me now. She had been a few inches taller than me when I came in. Now, my sister looked equal to her in size and both towered over me. Dr. Jacobson kind of scared me. He was too big, too loud and throwing his arms around wildly.

“Please follow me girls” the nurse said motioning to the door.

I went first and started to move. The room looked big to me but when I stepped out into the hall it really hit me. I remembered the windows being lower, now I was looking up into the computer rooms and all the people working in them were higher than me. I could hear my big sister stomping heavily behind me down the hall. I looked back once and she must have been thinking the same things as I was but in reverse because she seemed thrilled that people in the rooms were smaller than her now.

We went back into the exam room and found our Mom sitting there. She gasped when she saw me “I’m so sorry” she whispered.

“I hope it was worth it” I shouted in anger “I hope your money was worth it!”

She gasped again “Hi Mom” Jillian said coming into the room with a big smile, her deep voice filled with joy.

“Jillian? My little Jillian…”

“Is all grown up…Thanks Mom…I love it!”

Mom looked back and forth between us “The anger will subside…this will normalize for both of them. They’re both still changing and are in a state of transition” the nurse said.

I folded my little arms over my flat chest and tried to look as mad and as mean as I could.

“Hannah…please step up to the wall so I can check your height” the nurse said.

I huffed but I went. I stood up as straight as I could and the nurse said “4’4”

“Ha-Ha…shrimp…I was an inch taller than that when I was your age” Jillian snorted.

“Shut up Jillian” I said as I moved to the scale.

“58 pounds”

My jaw dropped.

“Skinnier too…damn you’re small” Jillian said as she pushed past me to stand with her back to the wall “Bet I’m taller than you were”

I glared as the nurse called out “5’7”

“HA! Told you” she pointed in my face “You’ll never be bigger than me ever again! Never older, never larger!”

“That’s enough” Mom said.

“Weight is 137” the nurse said before she got more of our numbers; numbers that didn’t mean anything to me.

Jillian looked tired after the nurse left. She slumped down in the chair with her feet pointed inward slouched way down. She stared off at the far wall as I fidgeted in a chair. It bothered me that when I sat back, my feet came up off the ground and dangled so I swung them back and forth hard.

I kept catching my Mom looking at me. It looked like she wanted to cry. At first I thought “Good! You should cry” but then seeing her sad was making me sad.

“How is everyone feeling now?” Dr. Jacobson said as he came in.

Jillian popped up “Good Doc…” she said.

“I’m good” I kind of surprised myself at what came out of my mouth and how happy it sounded.

“Good! That’s great! Better than expected in fact” Dr. Jacobson said as he took a seat across from us. “As I’m sure the nurse mentioned, there are still changes occurring in both of your daughters” he said looking at my Mom “Their mental ages are still aligning; they’re tapping into memories, experiences, thoughts and feelings associated with their new situations. I hope to continue to talk with both girls as the year’s progress. It will be fascinating to see the results over a long term…your husband’s position with us should help them adjust”

It was then that I remembered the last thing Dad had said to me “I could be anyone I wanted to be later…all I had to do was grow up again” or something like that. He promised to make it right.

“Are you paying attention Hannah?” I heard him say and I snapped back.

“Yeah” I answered.

“Can you drive?” he asked.

“No! Of course I can’t drive” I answered.

“But you could earlier today”

“Um…yeah, I guess I could” I said.

The nurse came back in with two large envelopes and a black purse which she handed to my sister.

“You’ll find everything in order in those envelopes” Dr. Jacobson said. “I understand you’re staying at the Hampton while the movers do their work”

“Yes…it’ll be a few days before everything gets up here and into the new house. We thought it would be best if the girl’s get a fresh start in the new house as soon as possible” Mom told him.

“Well I think a break is in order” Dr. Jacobson said. “Why don’t you all head back to the hotel and go for a swim and get something to eat. Relax…it’s been a busy day!” he laughed. “I’d like for Jillian and Hannah to come back tomorrow at around 10 for some additional questions”

“Of course” Mom said.

I hopped off the chair and headed for the door. No one stopped me so I went out into the hall and down to where we came in at. I barely came up past the front desk.

Mom and Jillian came out and we went out to the car “Back seat pipsqueak” Jillian told me as I grabbed for the front passenger door.

I grinned and got in the back. “I have to look at the back of your big ol’ dumb head the whole way back”

“It’s only a 3 minute drive doofus” Jillian said buckling up.

“Whatever” I replied.

Mom got in and smiled at both of us before simply shaking her head and saying “Anyway…”

Once back in the room, we could get anything we wanted from room service but the only thing that sounded good to me was chicken nuggets and fries. I couldn’t even finish them cause they brought me 10 of them.

Mommy said we could go the pool and I ran to my suitcase and got out my suit. It’s my favorite one because it’s pink with a yellow flower on it.

When I saw Jillian come out in a bikini, I felt mad for a second but it went away. I got even madder at her in the pool cause she didn’t want to play or get her hair wet. She just bobbed in the 4 foot section. The only time I got her to do anything was when I splashed her and she came after me growling like she always does.

After an hour, Mommy made me get out and dry off. I was still all drippy when we got to our room but Jillian got to shower first and took forever. But that’s okay cause Dad came in when she was showering. “Dad!” I ran over to him barely coming to the middle of his chest. I wrapped my arms around him and hugged him.

“I saw the video” he whispered to Mommy “How are they…?”

“They’re doing fine” Mommy whispered back “they’re definitely adjusting”

“Good. Dr. Jacobson said they would. There might be some resentment and she might get angry for no reason for a while but those too will pass and she’ll just have the usual growing pains again”

“Good…she was really angry when she got out…I didn’t think I’d be able to take it…”

I wandered off and back to sitting on my towel watching cartoons.

“That’s what he said. They will both remember their old situation but it’ll be just part of them…”

“So they’re going to act like they used to; just opposite…”

I heard a few things they said and knew they were talking about me and Jillian. I closed my eyes and put my legs out in front of me. I tried to remember what they looked like this morning. Picturing long legs like Jillian’s legs on me was tough. If I thought really hard, I could remember being bigger than her.

I remembered being around other older people. I could picture them better than me.

While I was concentrating, Jillian came out wrapped in a towel “Move squirt” she said bumping me with her hip as she sat down.

She crossed her legs and I just looked at them. They were so big. I could see all the way up the side “You used to have legs like these” she said catching me looking. “They’re mine now and you’re the one with skinny little kid toothpick legs”

I just got up and went to the bathroom to shower. The showerhead was way up there and it took me a while to scrub up but I did and got dressed in fresh clothes before I came out brushing my hair.

Jillian was wearing a pair a tight denim shorts and a yellow top that was off her shoulders along with a pair of lace up fancy sandals “Like my outfit?” she asked me in a mean voice.

I remembered that the clothes had been mine.

“The top’s a little tight on me…I’m a 36C…once again…bigger than you were”

“I don’t care…you’re still wearing my hand me downs” I said and started running as she began to chase me.

“You little brat…”