I woke up and jumped out of bed. I wanted to be downstairs waiting when Mary came downstairs. I couldn't wait to see if she had shrunk like I thought she would. I dressed in record time and bounded downstairs.
I was eating my breakfast when Mary came downstairs in her cheerleading outfit. I could tell immediately that she hadn't gotten any smaller.
What had gone wrong?
I decided that one thing that was different was that I was wearing the necklace while I had just laid it on Mary's leg. I decided that I needed to put it on Mary with the necklace around her.
I spent the entire day at school distracted thinking about the plan for tonight.
Would it work?
Was I right about the medallion and how it worked?
Mary and the other cheerleaders spent the day strutting around the school like they owned the place. I wasn't the only one who thought they'd gone over the top. I'll admit that the school had a reputation for having a great cheerleading squad and a lousy football team and this year would probably be no different. Still, a little humility would have gone a long way.
By the time I got home, I'd decided that I had to be right. There just didn't seem to be any other explanation. At least that is unless the necklace only worked on the owner somehow.
I spent the evening writing up what I'd discovered about the necklace. I wanted to document its behaviors and results, so I could get an idea of exactly what I could do with it. I was wondering if I could make myself bigger, stronger, more attractive, without becoming a whole new person. I had to figure out what clothes could make me more muscular. I wondered if a muscle shirt would do it. I figured I would try it. Worst thing that could happen is that I'd have a new shirt.
I heard Mary saying good night to Mom and her door close. I looked at the clock and it was already ten o'clock. I turned off my monitor and went downstairs and said goodnight to Mom, too. I wanted her to go to bed. I took out the medallion and bra, put the bra next to me and laid the medallion on my chest to warm up. Then, I waited in bed with the lights off for twenty more minutes before the hall light went out and I heard my Mom's door close.
I got up and picked up the medallion with one hand and the bra in the other and took a deep breath. Then I snuck out and entered Mary's room. She was in bed and as usual, one leg was out of the covers. This time however, instead of just laying the medallion on her leg, I looped the chain around her foot too. Then I touched the bra to the medallion.
Mary actually jerked a little and I ducked, but she settled right back down. I removed the medallion and snuck out. I hoped the jerk meant she would be a little lighter in the boob department come morning. I carefully put everything away and lay down. I was almost immediately asleep.