The door shut and Maria made a slight sigh of relief. This only proved the dice were far more valuable than what either of them thought.
Julia came out of the small side bathroom. Maria took one of the dice to look at it carefully while Julia held the other. They would have to take it to someone who would know how much they were worth. A voice interrupted Maria's thoughts.
"Julia Lawson, the spirit of youth has bonded with you. Each roll of the dice shall return more of what you have lost."
"Maria Anderson, the spirit of youth has bonded with you. Each roll of the dice shall return more of what you have lost."
In synch, both young women dropped the dice on the table.
"Twenty Years you have walked this Earth, now this number is but Seventeen. Each roll of the dice returns more of what you have lost."
"Twenty-one Years you have walked this Earth, now this number is but Fifteen. Each roll of the dice returns more of what you have lost."
Light appeared around both women as the started to see their college aged friend turn into a high schooler. Clothes that were tight were suddenly looser with their reduction in height and curves.
They had just enough time to take in the change when a jolt from the train caused both die to drop to the floor.
"Seventeen years you have walked this Earth, now this number is but thirteen Each roll of the dice returns more of what you have lost."
"Fifteen years you have walked this Earth, now this number is but ten. Each roll of the dice returns more of what you have lost." The lights appeared around the pair again.
This loss was more dramatic as the pair went from high school to middle and Elementary school.
Julia was lucky enough to keep a slight bit of her curves as her height dwindled to a little bit over five feet. Maria lost all of her gains from puberty and was now noticeably shorter than Julia.
The two girls looked at each other in shock.