As Jacob was sobbing, he heard a young voice, just a bit older than his behind him. "Hey! Who are you?"
Turning, Jacob felt his heart skip a beat. It was Kaitlyn! The little girl he'd just been talking to a short while ago. She hadn't seen what had happened, but maybe she knew what was going on, after all she was looking for the ring.
"Maybe she can help me!" He thought to himself. He started toward her but as he did, he felt a strange twisting around his body again. "Oh no, what now...?"
As he walked, he felt things changing around him. HIs clothes were altering again. As he watched, the more prissy outfit changed to a salmon-colored pair of overalls, his shirt became a yellow stripped thing with a cartoon character on it, and his prim shoes became a careworn pair of old pink converse high tops. He felt his hair arrange itself in a ponytail as his age seemed to alter subtly until he was Kaitlyn's age.
"Kaitlyn I ...."
"There you are Jenny! I was wondering when you'd come over to play."
"Jenny?" Jacob wondered aloud. "Who's Jenny."
The girl giggled, "you are silly! How could I forget my best friend in the world!"