Five years old again? You'll be a genius in kindergarden. What a great head start! "Neat!" You slip away from her and run out fo the bedroom. Claire shouts and starts after you.
"Come back here! I'm not kidding! MOM! Stop him!"
You nearly fall down the stairs, which are a lot taller to you than they were wehn you went up them. Grabbing the bannister, you hop down as quick as you can. You hear Claire's mother say "What's that, dear? I had the water running."
You reach the bottom of the stairs and hear Claire pounding down behind you. At the same time, her mother comes out fo the kitchen and sees you. "Stop! You'll be stuck like that!"
"That's what I want!" You grab the door handle and yank as hard as you can. Lucky for you it wasn't locked - you get it open just as Claire reaches for you. You duck and throw yourself out of the door just as Claire's fingers brush your shoulder.
As you pass through the door, you feel a jolt, as if you grabbed an electric wire and got shocked. You come to a stop and turn to grin back at Claire and her Mom, who are both staringa t you from the doorway. "Ha! I made it!"
Claire frowns. "You idiot! Didn;t you hear me? You're stuck like that!"
Her mom nods and sighs. "Yeah. You might not think being five is so great when you find out..."