Jim dashed out of the store and decided to go to his best friend’s house. His buddy, Ryan, was his sports-crazed friend who also lived the closest to his house and on the way home from the mall where the store was where he bought the balloon. Ryan was also 12 but a little taller than Jim with slightly more muscle from playing soccer for several years.
“Yo, Jim, what’s up?” Ryan said when he opened the door to let Jim inside.
Jim walked in and Ryan was about to lead him to his bedroom when Ryan noticed something odd.
“Hey? Have you grown? You look about the same height as me now!” Ryan noted now that Jim appeared to be close to 5 feet tall.
“Uhh… Yeah, well, that’s why I’m here! I got to show you something, Ryan!” Jim said as the boys entered the bedroom and Ryan closed the door.
“Really? What is it?” Ryan wondered out loud as Jim sat down on the edge of the bed and pulled out the deflated, red balloon out of the pocket of his shorts.
“This!” Jim said, holding it in front of him.
“A balloon? What’s so special about a balloon?” Ryan grumbled, placing his hands on his hips.
“I can do THIS!” Jim said, bringing the spout of the balloon to his lips. “Control Ryan’s height!”
“Huh? What?” Ryan wondered.
Jim started to blow into the balloon as hard as he could.
FFFOOOOFF…. FFOOOOOOOFF….FOOOOOOOFFF…!!!
With every mighty blow, the balloon inflated more, and Ryan’s legs started to grow longer! His torso stretched out and his arms grew, all at the same time and at the exact moment when Jim blew into the balloon!
Jim pulled the balloon out of his mouth and grinned.
“Release!”
Ryan looked down and gasped. He was now about 5-foot-9 inches tall!
“What the heck!?? How the hell did you do that? You just made me grow???” Ryan cried out loud as he examined his longer arms and legs.
“Yeah! I think you’re about ten inches taller than you were before, dude!” Jim grinned, looking up to his now taller buddy.
“Holy frick! That is amazing! I mean… Can you grow anything? Any part of my body?” Ryan asked his friend.
“Uhh… Yeah… Want me to try something else?” Jim shrugged.
Ryan took his shirt, his shoes and his shorts off. In fact, he even removed his jockstrap. He was completely naked before his best friend.
Jim just grinned as he brought the balloon to his lips…