We drove back to my mom's work. Ms. Barnes was sleeping peacefully on my lap as mom drove. It was too bad we have to change her back. I wouldn't have
minded having a pet. Oh well, I can just wish for one if I wanted.
She pulled into her parking space and we both stepped out.
"Okay Joe. We're just going to put her in her office. Change her back and we'll leave as soon as possbile. Maybe she'll think it was all a dream."
"I can arrange that mom,' I told her and I probably could.
We arrived at the tenth floor by the elevator and looked around to see if anyone was around. Seeing that the coast was clear, we went down the hall and to Ms.
Barnes' corner office.
The door was open and her belongings were still at her desk. It was perfect. I'd put her in the chair and let her grow. I would probably have to do something like
freeze her so mom can put her clothes back on. The "it was all a dream" scenario would fade quickly when she realized that she was naked.
"Put her down and let's get started. Someone just might surprise us." Mom said.
"Okay," I said and put Ms. Barnes on the chair. I took a step back and wished Ms. Barnes back into a human being. I heard the cat start to purr and an odd
sound that might have been her streaching body. Apparently it's not easy to turn from a cat to a human, or quiet.
"Freeze her, my mom said in a harsh whisper and I obeyed.
"Wait until I can get her clothes on and then unfreeze her."
Then a shadow crossed over me. I looked up and saw a silver haired man in a three piece suit standing there. We made an interesting picture; my mother dressing
a frozen, half naked woman with her young son watching. How do you explain that to the board of directors?
"Oh," the man said. "I didn't know...I can't...uh..."
My mother didn't say a word. All she did was nod towards him and I understood.
I didn't know what quiet to wish for. I just wished the first thing that came into my head.