The shock brought Rachel back to her senses. What was she doing? She had to get control of herself! She could hear her mother in the hallway, making a frantic call to the police.
Rachel looked around the room to assess her situation. Her growth appeared to have stopped, or at least slowed. Her massive gelatinous body still occupied most of the room, and she could see things floating in the slimy liquid that made up her body. She saw that most of the things were inorganic, and realized that she could probably only digest organic material.
Well, at least that's something, thought Rachel. As long as I stay away from anything organic, I should be okay.
She looked around for the chocolate box, but soon remembered that Julie had taken it downstairs to make another shake for her.
Great, how am I supposed to get down there like this? thought Rachel.
The floor began to creak and groan. Suddenly, it yielded to the weight of her massive body and dropped her down to the living room below. She landed with a splat, and her gelatinous body spread across the floor. With a little concentration, she was able to reform her body into a shape that was mostly human.
She saw Julie in the kitchen with the box of chocolates in her hands. She glanced at Rachel with a mixture of fear and horror, then ran out the front door.
"Wait! Julie, stop!" said Rachel.
Her voice sounded strange and garbled, like she was speaking underwater. But Julie didn't even pause to try to listen, and continued running away. Rachel slid towards the front door. Her body was too massive to step through the door, but she found she could squeeze and slide through parts of her body. She dripped out the front door like melted chocolate, and quickly reformed her body into a human shape as the rest of her mass slipped through.
Rachel saw Julie run into her own house and shut the door. In the distance, Rachel could hear the soft warble of a police siren slowly growing louder.
Great. What do I do now? thought Rachel.
She suddenly felt very good and refreshed, like when she fed before. She looked down and saw her tentacles spreading into the lawn, slowly absorbing the grass. She felt herself rise up a little, as her mass increased a tiny bit.
Just great. Now I am really in trouble. Where can I go now? thought Rachel.