When Charlie got home from football practice, he found Jamie sitting on his front porch.
One look told Charlie that Jamie had not taken the pill. “What happened?” Charlie
demanded.
“I didn’t take the pill.”
“I can see that. What happened to it? And why are you here?”
“I threw it in the trash,” Jamie told Charlie, for some reason, he could not bring himself
to tell about Timmy’s transformation into Scott. “Can I have another one of those pills?”
“Sure, but how did you know what happens to a person after they take one?”
“Simple,” Jamie answered. “All I had to do was look at you and remember everything
that you said, and well, I made an educated guess.” He grinned afterwards.
“Right. Okay, here’s another,” Charlie said handing him a small plastic bag. “It will take
a few months to really take full affect, but soon you will be just like that new guy.”
“What new guy?”
“I think his name was Scott. Nice guy. Joined the football team this afternoon.”
Trying to remain calm, “Okay. Oh, also I was just wondering,” Jamie asked trying to
sound casual. “What would happen if say my little brother took the pill?”
“Well, since he has yet to hit puberty, it would cause him to have massive growth. Plus,
he would probably age until he looked like he was in high school. Why do you ask?”
“I was just wondering.” Jamie said. “It’s a good thing that he has gone to stay with our
uncles in New Jersey.” Then saying that he had to get home and finish his homework, Jamie
left Charlie standing on his front steps.