Anna shook her head. No, she had to focus. Laura and Kaitlin were depending on her.
Mustering all her willpower, Anna finished driving to the magic shop. She parked the car and got out. To her relief, the store appeared to be open. She walked inside, the bell over the door jingling. The employee behind the front desk, an elderly man, looked up.
“Ah, how can I help you?” he asked. In lieu of an answer, Anna walked up to the counter and placed the dice in front of the man. The man picked them up. “You want to return these?”
“Yes. But also, I have a couple friends who ran into some problems with them.”
“How so?”
“One is five and the other is two.”
“I see. Yes, that is a problem.” The man put the dice underneath the counter. “Unless I’m mistaken, you’ve been affected by these dice as well.”
“Yes, I have.”
“If I remove the effects of the dice on your friends, I’ll be removing the effects of the dice upon you as well,” the man warned. Anna frowned.
“Really?”
“Yes. Do you still wish for me to reverse the years that the dice have granted you and your friends?” the man asked. Anna thought about it.
Laura was in daycare, and Kaitlin was barely old enough for kindergarten. But was that really a problem? Anna could make arrangements for them both. She was young enough that she could even take care of Laura and Kaitlin herself.
But she felt some guilt at the idea of leaving two adults in diapers and training pants. Laura and Kaitlin didn’t really deserve that.
After thinking, Anna knew what she wanted to do.