"I wanna stay 12 forever, to never have to grow up again!" Derrick exclaimed.
"Truely?" Hebe feigned surprise. "You do not wish to grow tall and strong, to become handsome? I am certain the girls would fall in love with you."
Derrick thought about it, but for some reason thoughts about girls, about being grown up seemed much less interesting. Frankly as far as he was concerned, girls had cooties? Who would want to grow up to like them?"
"Yeah!" he exclaimed. "I don't ever want to grow up again, I wanna stay young like this, stay here, forever!"
Hebe nodded and drew up the water in her hands. "Very well my little one, drink this, and you will remain 12 years old forever..."
Derrick took her hands and drank then....