Considering what would happen if a strange preteen was caught stealing clothes, Nora decided she had to stay where she was and hope for the best. Unfortunately she soon noticed her hiding spot was starting to feel less cramped.
As a small mercy it seemed like the speed of the regression had reset back to normal, though how helpful that was depended on how soon the room was vacated. Time continued ticking by while the sounds of someone searching through the room dragged on.
Eventually Nora heard someone else enter the room and the voice of Amy's father, Michael, say, "Did you find anything that could have made that noise over here?"
"No Dad nothing fell in here," the voice of Amy responded and followed up with, "I thought my wardrobe was closed though, but it was open when I came in."
"That's wierd," Nora tensed as this new information was considered, "You know what I think I figured it out. Scott probably ran into the wardrobe and knocked it open."
Letting herself relax ever so slightly, Nora heard Amy agree with Michael and hoped that meant the two would be leaving. She was not so lucky, as Michael told Amy to change out of her dirty clothes before coming downstairs because they were going to the store after dinner.
Nora grew increasingly frustrated as Amy took forever picking out a new outfit. After a short eternity, Amy finally left the room, closing the door behind her. After forcing herself to wait a moment, Nora quickly backed out of her hiding space pulling her robe with her.
Nora was horrified to realize slipping out was much easier than getting under had been. Once she was in the open, Nora dug through the robe pockets and retrieved the watch. After clicking the stop button, she hesitated before checking her new age and found she was now...