Kellie, 37, took her daughter Katie, now 10, to the accessory store to keep her promise of getting her ears pierced. They arrived at the store to find something that Kellie was not pleased with, however: the girl running the place appeared to be very young.
"Excuse me, who does the ear piercing around here?" Kellie asked.
"That would be me ma'am," said the girl, whose name tag read Tiffani.
"But you're so young!" Kellie exclaimed. "I don't know how I'm supposed to let a child pierce my child's ear. When does the manager work?"
"Ma'am, I'm 19 and I've been doing this for two years, don't worry," Tiffani responded. "Our manager works later tonight, but he doesn't do any piercings."
"Well that's irresponsible ..." Kellie began to argue.
Katie tugged on her mother's arm. "Moooom, you promised!"
Kelly looked to the girl. It was true she did promise and now that she was younger, she felt a little more willing, but she wasnt so sure. "Well, I wish that Tiffany here was a little older ..." She thought to herself. "And maybe that I was a little younger so that Katie wouldn't think I was too stiff about it."
Tiffani, who was quite skinny, instantly began to fill out slightly, as she steamrolled through her 20s. Starting out at 105 pounds, the 5'4 woman weighed about 120 pounds and looked a bit more mature in the face as Kelly halted her aging at 35.
Kelly hoped that wasn't too much at once, and silently added a wish to make sure no one present was aware of the changes. Meanwhile, she herself was losing some years, leaving her 32. Kellie's hair changed slightly as she looked a bit fresher; her bangs had shifted into a side part and her honey-colored hair was now below her shoulders. Her clothes, made for her 43-year-old tastes, were now definitely looser and out of place.
"Miss, I assure you your daughter is in good hands with me," Tiffani said, her voice a half octave lower.
"Well, OK then," Kellie said. "Hop up there kiddo let's get those ears pierced!"
Katie was delighted and hopped up into the chair. Kelly couldn't believe this! She had given in to her daughters request! A few minutes later, they left the store with Katie's ears pierced, plus a few accessories for herself that Kellie had absent-mindedly bought for herself. Once they were clear of the shop and heading back toward the department store, Kelly willed Tiffani to revert back to the age she was earlier.
"Hey sweetie, I hope you don't mind, I need to buy some things before we go," Kellie said.
"OK mom. what do we need," Katie asked.
"I just need to pick up a few more outfits. Some of my clothes ... I dunno, they just seem so ... OLD lately. Like not my style at ALL."