"You look a little different." says the girl, still smiling. I still am in a bit of a shock and keep feeling my hair, well what was left of it anyway. I turned to her now. She seemed to have cleaned herself up and had gotten another set of clothes. But they were in blurry shades because of my age my eyesight had gotten worse. I finally now snapped back to my senses.
"Who are you, and what am I!?" I said, almost sputtering because of my confusion. She smirked a bit and started to rock back and forth on her heels.
"Well, I'm Rachel, and those weren't my parents. See, the thing I have here," she said, showing me the odd contraption from last night with all the buttons and digits "it always seems to cause problems. I've had it forever, ever since my real mother and father died and I was put into foster care. But wherever I go with this thing, something goes wrong. But I would never throw it away, oh no, cause I gets stuff for me. Like ," she said now, swirling around in her new dress "this pretty dress. And it reminds me of mummy. I even became smarter with this thing. I'm like a 15 year old in how smart I am! I must have just rolled on it last night and made you old!" she said and giggled. This explanation was all very well, but I was starting to get ticked about my hair and my back was really starting to kill me.
"That's nice Ann-" "Rachel!" "Sorry, Rachel, but this...change...isn't really great for me, ok? Not in the least! So can you change me back...like now?" I said, trying not to loose my temper. She started to shuffle nervously.
"Well, ya see, your kind of change usally only lasts for a day or so, but I'm not sure because there are inconsistancies. Some last a long time, like a year, and sometimes even forever if they aren't reversed, like me being smart for my age. Now some changes I know how to reverse, but others...well, this machine is more complex than it looks, and it looks pretty complex!" she said with a laugh, although I found it hardly funny. I sighed, very annoyed at the situation. The girls eyes widened and waved her hands wildly.
"Oh but don't worry! You'll be fixed! There is a reverse for everything, I just need to find out how. And even in your case, it may be reversed by tonight with only minor changes during the day!" she said, smiling, trying to reasure me. But at that moment i relized how hungry I was and she was as well. I didn't have any food in the house so I'd have to go out and get some. With a sigh, i told her I'd get dressed and go out and try and find something to eat for her and me.