As they all headed out the door, David began to realize that an adjustment or two was in order.Especially since it took them 10 minutes to go one block, and he continually found himself waiting for the others.
"I think I'd better go back and get the car?" he told Kathy.
"What about giving us each one of them ol people scooter things?"she asked.
"Yeah, thas the ticket, by dingy!" said Alan,as they were all on little scooter things a moment later.
At the speed they went, it wasn't too hard for David to keep up, and in no time they were at the high school.
As they headed up to it, they saw a young couple out in their car necking.
Stopping to listen to their conversation, they over heard,"Billy, you ever wonder what the future holds for us?"
"What do you mean Sherri?"
"Well, did you ever think about what we'll be like and look like when we get older?I mean, you wouldn't ever dump me for some younger woman, would you?"
"Course not. And I'm sure you'd never leave me for some older guy either."
"Hey young uns,"Faye piped up,"how'd you like to get a sneak peak at what the future holds?"
"You could do that?"Sherri responded.
"Thas a fact girlie girl, if yer up to it."Kathy answered.
"Cmon Sherri,"Billy said,"these old folks are bullshitting us, aren't you?"
"No way,"David said,"would you like to age gradually over the next hour, half hour, 15 minutes, or in about 5 minutes?"
"We'll go for the next hour,"Billy anwered.
"Righty then, here goes,"said David as he shot them with the box, and the two were coated in a ray of light,feeling warm and tingly for a few seconds."
"Now what happens?"asked Sherri.
"Now ya gets older. Evry 15 minutes you'll age 22 years, till yer both past 100."
"Won't that make it a little awkward to be around our classmates?"
Billy asked.
"Not at all,"Kathy replied,"watch this."
And with that she took aim with the beam set on wide, and fired at the school.
"Now, anyone who is on school property, other than us, will be aging rapidly and in about 5 minutes they'll all be about 50, and then in ten minutes they'll be in their late 90's or so."
"What are we waiting for then,"Sherri said," let's head to the gym and check it out.
Sure enough, when they got to the gym about 5 minutes later, a crowd of middle aged teenie boppers waited them.
A woman with light brown hair gone grey around her temples approached them as they walked in.
"Hey Billy and Sherri, I wondered where you two wandered off to.You know,"she whispered conspiratorially to them,"we all need to stick together. Seems something is going on, and we're all, like, getting older,"she told them, as they stood there and watched one hair after another go grey.
"And you aren't upset by that dearie?" asked Faye.
It was bound to happen eventually, and I think I remember hearing something about some sort of time storms hitting the area. Besides, look around, it's not like I'm the only one aging. Whatever is going on is fectin everyone here. Why, even my feet are lookin older,"she replied as she her skin looking more weathered and her toenails turning yellow and curling up.
"By the way, why isn't anythin hapnin to yous two," said the woman as she passed eighty, and found herself a seat.Her hair now had gone almost completely grey , with touches of white. Her chin and cheeks sagged, and her breasts drooped. She looked strange in her pink tube top, and black mini skirt, wiht long grey curls hanging down her back.
Withered hands adjusted the purple bifocals on a silver beaded chain.
"Oh, what the hey, we decided to do it a bit slower Kelly, but if it's okay with these guys, why don't you just speed up the process so we age to older than them in the next few minutes,"Sherri replied.
"Aright lil lady, you asked fer it," Alan replied.
As the 4 looked Billy and Sherri aged rapidly,the years piling on both.
Billys red hair began to look sandy, and he put on a pound or two around the middle.
Sherri's jet black shoulder length bobbed hair begin to show hints of grey.
Before they knew it, they were both white haired old people.Sherri had to use a walker to get around at 106, and David found himself in a wheelchair at 105.
"This don las ferever now, duz it?" Billy asked.
"Ah no, yell lose a year about every hour until yer back to the way we found ya. Same goes fer the rest of the lil whippersnappers here."
"Well,"Sherri croaked,"Thanks fer the look ahead. Iss much preciated."
"No problem dearie," Faye replied, as she Alan, David, and Kathy headed off leaving a room full of white haired old fogies in their wake.