Tom could barely believe his eyes. Standing right in front of him, the very spot where the towering Rob Bolstrum had been about to destroy Tom in order to take the magical gemstone for himself, was now a little year old girl! Large ears poked out from under hair that was long, red, completely not styled and hung limply down across her tiny shoulders and continued down her featureless green shirt she wore that was a size too big for her clearly small, waif-like frame. Her arms were barely visible under what Tom assumed had to be an adult sized shirt and her tiny hands were balled into fists. Her face looked like a softer version of Rob's, much more feminine but still angular and gaunt and cursed with a heavy smattering of freckles. Her stick-like legs were encased in a pair of jeans that had clearly seen better days, and her shoes had, at one point, been pink but were now just stained and ratty looking. She couldn't have been much more than five feet at most, and she looked to be around...ten or twelve, maybe?
She was definitely under-developed though. She was way too skinny to be healthy and very small for the only other twelve year old that Tom had a reference for, which was Kimberly Strasserman.
Her cloudy, unfocused green eyes stared up at Tom as her facial features scrunched together, her thin lips pursed in concentration. That was when a throb of pain filled Tom's own head and he staggered backwards, his free hand rushing up to his forehead as memories flooded in.
Option 1: Tom is now in the 'Big Brother/Big Sister Program'. Bobbi Bolstrum is his most recent charge, a twelve year old from the Shermer Field's trailer court who doesn't have many opportunities in life, and whose mother has largely ignored her. Tom has been paired with Bobbi, and is currently treating her to hamburgers and fries while helping her with her remedial homework, and to introduce her to Kimmy Strasserman in the hopes of giving her a friend. But does Bobbi remember who she used to be?
Option 2: Bobbi Bolstrum is Tom's new foster sister, having been taken away from her abusive and neglectful mother and living in a near-feral state for many, many years. Having been adopted by the Ackertons, Bobbi is struggling to adjust to having a structured, stable and safe home life. She and Tom are currently out 'bonding' at the behest of his frustrated and exhausted parents. But does Bobbi remember who she used to be?