Mrs Hastie had not quite changed into a copy of Ruby but she had changed enough to realise something wasn't right. She had glanced at her hands and seen they were not her own, then she realised her body had slimmed down considerably. She was still female but she was not herself. Despite being a nurse she behaved in a way she hated for her students to be like - she became hysterical and passed out.
Her screams attracted a crowd, amongst them was Mr Cotter the gym teacher and Gareth Jones, the school football captain who had been working out on the weights. Mr Cotter immediately took charge of the prone female on the floor sending and sent the gathering crowd of students back to the change rooms to get ready for their next class, they had been his final class of the day. He also noticed the girl he thought was Ruby peeking through the door of his office, she was back in school uniform.
"Are you still here Ruby? I thought you would have been back in the infirmary by now. Is Mrs Hastie with you?" Mr Cotter did not recognise the prone female as Mrs Hastie. At first glance he thought she must have been a parent or perhaps an older sibling of a student. She was a blonde who appeared to be in her early thirties. Although for some reason her clothes did seem familiar.
"No, she was watching the door to check that no-one entered while I got dressed" Jake explained. She couldn't get over the feminine voice that came out of her mouth. She sounded so sexy.
"Gareth, help me carry this woman to the gym mat by my desk. We can make her comfortable there" he looked at the burly footballer "Do you know who she is?"
"No idea. Is she a relative of your Ruby? She looks like she could be" replied Gareth as he lifted the woman's legs.
"I don't know her" Jake replied. She also did recognise the woman as Mrs Hastie
Mr Cotter had her shoulders. She wasn't heavy. After a better look he realised the girl was younger than he had first thought. Perhaps only 19 or 20. She was a slim girl, and she did look a lot like Ruby. They gently carried her into the office and lay her on the mat.
"I had better ring the infirmary and get Mrs Hastie back here. She must have returned there"
"Do you need me to do anything Sir?" asked Gareth. "I've finished my circuit"
"No you have done enough this session, as far as I am concerned. Though perhaps you could escort Ruby back to the infirmary. I know Mr Jacobs wanted her checked out" he turned to the person he thought was Ruby "How are you feeling now?"
"I'm scared and confused" admitted Jake. "Why am I like this?" she gestured at herself.
"I'd be happy to escort Ruby" Gareth quickly replied. The cheerleader had been flirting with him ever since he had been announced as captain. He figured he was in with a very good chance. The girl looked so trampy in her too small school uniform. She was showing some very impressive cleavage.
"Take this with you and drop it off at the laundry on your way through" said Mr Cotter as he picked up the towel that Ruby had arrived in. Somehow it had ended up on his desk covering his telephone. He felt a shock as he picked up the towel but ignored it not wanting to be seen to flinch in front of students. He was not aware that the medallion Jake had found earlier was under the towel.
Gareth accepted the towel and also ignored the shock he felt as he accidently contacted the medallion, whose chain had somehow become entangled in the towel. He was just eager to accompany Ruby. He grasped her hand and led her from the room. As Mr Cotter began a series of phone calls