Kimmi ignored Gretchen's remarks as it slowly dawned on her what the remote had done. It had made mean old Mrs. Reed into a little kid like her. Fortunately, Kimmi was quite intelligent for an 8 year old, and made the connection between the remote being set on "Me" and it turning Gretchen into a kid... like her.
She saw two other modes, People and Environment, as well as a toggle switch labeled Reverse. Her feverish studying of the remote was interrupted by the sound of giggling from inside the house. Kimmi ran as fast as her stubby little legs would carry her, and peaked in through the glass door.
Inside, she could see Claire and her friends hanging out in the living room, doing homework, combing each others' hair, and generally being high school kids. Why was Claire so interested in that boring stuff and not playing with her? Then, she was struck with an idea.
She stood on her tiptoes and slid open the door. At the sound, the girls quieted down and turned their attention on the cute little blonde girl standing in the doorway.
"Aww, does wittle Kimmi wanna spend some time with the gwown-ups?" Sarah Miller, the head cheerleader asked innocently, much to the delight of the girls around her. Kimmi didn't have a good grasp of sarcasm, but had the impression that the girl was making fun of her. Well, not for long, she grinned.
Pointing the remote at herself, she set the remote to People mode and pressed the button. She felt dizzy and off-balance as the room seemed to shrink around her. She looked in awe as her overalls and pink Hello Kitty shirt morphed and transformed into... a cheerleader's outfit, just like her big sis!
She glanced in the mirror and couldn't believe how old she looked. She must be at least... 15, she decided excitedly, not realizing that was still 3 years younger than her sister and her friends. As soon as the transformation was complete, the girls turned their attention back to their previous conversation as if nothing had happened.
"Oh my god, I went to the movies with Billy last night and he could not keep his hands off my tits," Emily Rosen, a raven haired beauty with the biggest breasts on the team, giggled.
The girls all burst out into uproarious laughter, Kimmi included.
"Oh my god, I know!" Kimmi chimed in, excited to be part of a crowd. At her remark, however, the girls fell silent.
"Um, what do you know, freshman?" Sarah snapped, derisively. "Have you even outgrown your training bra yet?" The girls burst into laughter, Claire included.
While it was true that Kimmi was now almost as tall as her big sis, she certainly wasn't as developed. She lacked her sister's firm, defined muscles, and it was true that she had just recently purchased her first A cup bra. Her face flushed red in embarrassment.
"God, your sister is such a dork," Emily laughed.
"Kimmi, why don't you sit there and be quiet?" Claire added, getting nervous that her little sister would take her popularity down with her.
Kimmi just sat there, burning with anger.