Katie's room was clean, or as clean as a preteen's room might be. The room itself had altered entirely. Gone were her dolls and dollhouse. Her princess theme was gone replaced by pictures of boy band members, a simple clean bed and pastelle hues. She still had stuffed animals but now she had new toys she'd seen older girls have. Her closet was full of items a middle schooler would wear, and she now had a computer.
Katie was stunned, her room and she herself had turned into a tween in that moment, and she didn't know why. Her mom hadn't noticed the change before, surely she would notice it now. But would she freak out and not believe her or even recognize her? What if the change happened again? All these things ran through Katie's mind, but she decided she had to try. She left her room to search for her mom