Kellie felt embarrassed and murmured as she watched her quarry go, "That wouldn't have happened 20 years ago..."
She watched her younger friends having fun, "I wish this was 20 years ago."
She didn't notice the warmth of the ring as everything changed.
Suddenly Kellie changed, her crow's feet vanished and her body toned itself perfectly. Her clothing became more modest as the now 23 year old, who was mentally and emotionally only 15 replaced her. She was now wearing a pair of shorts and a pink tank top. Due to girls having to be 27 before reaching the age of 18, despite her emotional age this put her back in the 8th grade.
Samantha was next, the petite 35 year old was now a petite 15 year old. Mentally she was around 10 and her new clothes, a yellow shirt with pink lettering that read, "Bad Princess" and jeans showed it. The former career woman was once more firmly deposited back in the 1st grade, due to girls having to start even later due to the lack of a 1:1 maturation.
Sophie, who was 31 found herself rocketed even further back, being 11 left her at the age of development of a 8 year old. She wouldn't even start school for 3 more years. She was now wearing Velcro stripped shoes, overalls with a rainbow on the front and, a pink shirt.
The three appeared back at Kellie's house, well Kellie's mom's house now. Virginia was 70 and retired, but now she was once more 50, mentally 32. She was clad in a white shirt and mom jeans.
Katie simply ceased to be, but Holly remained...
Holly's change, though like all of them unnoticed, was dramatic. The 6 year old was tiny and full of energy. Mentally she was only 4. She was now wearing the Sofia dress formerly worn by Katie. Her male companion... Like Katie... Simply ceased to be.
Virginia scowled, "Kellie!" She addressed harshly.
"Young lady you are far too young to have agreed to watch all of these children. I know you wanted to buy a car next year but this is irresponsible!" Virginia was more than a little displeased.
"But mom!" Kellie whined. "I can handle this!"
"Don't 'but mom' me! Katelyn Donna Miller!" Her mother said as she invoked her full name. "I'm only lucky that I cancelled my plans before coming home to see this scam. I know you didn't tell their parents how many children you were watching!"
Kellie was busted and she knew it.
"Well if you want to spend time with children these ages..." Virginia grabbed Kellie by the wrist and pulled her into the bathroom. "That can be arranged!"
Kellie yelped with protest as Virginia began removed her earrings and pulled her other jewelry off, "Girls your age can't have things like this." She said as she also began wiping the makeup off of her daughter's face.
"I'm not going to interrupt their parent's plans but you, young lady, are going to join them. From now until tomorrow you're going to be treated just like one of them while I do the job you agreed do."
She dumped the jewelry into a drawer in the bathroom under the sink.
"So, which is it going to be? Samantha, Holly, or Sophie?"