She looks at herself.
"I'm only five years old." she said to herself "How'd this happen?"
I only shrug, pretending I don't know.
"May I please come in?" she asks "I don't want people seeing me like this."
So I let her in.
I thought of her wearing a green skirt to go with her pink shirt.
She looked at herself again. "Where'd this come from?" she asked herself.
"Do you know when mommy, uh, I mean, YOUR mommy is coming home?" she asked, a bit confused my what she said.
"I told you any minuet." I replied.
"Good." she replied "I hope she makes something really yummy for dinner. Not that she'd get promoted for it, but still - WHAT AM I SAYING?"
She had her hands on her head "I'm not five, I'm Lucy Winslow, I'm the head of a department where my mommy works, and I'm her boss... I
think. Wait - My last name's not Winslow! What's going on, big brother? And why are you my big brother?"
At that moment, my mom, Emma, came home, and she saw her.
"Mommy Emma." she said "I think I got a little problem here."
Soon after, I explained everything to them.
My mom was still confused, but Lucy was more calm now.
"So you got this magic ring, and I'm your little sister now?" she asked as she played with her hair.
"Yes." I replied.
"You know," lucy said, smiling "I know some people who'd pay lots of money to be little again."
"So I'm not fired?" my mom said, relieved.
"Not as long as you take good care of me, mommy Emma." she said, snuggling up to her "Could you please give me a teddy to play with?" she
asked me.
"Sure." I replied, and it appeared in her arms.
"Thanks, big brother." she said, hugging it.
Later, we were eating dinner.
"Okay." Lucy said as she was eating her food "Here's my idea: Let's market this off to people. We make 'em little, let them keep their memories,
and then design a line of grown-up clothes for them to wear - if they want, of course. I think I look pretty in these clothes. Do you think I look
pretty, mommy Emma?"
"Of course, Lucille." she replied, trying to stay professional.
"Please call me Lucy." she said "If I'm gonna be little, I'd like ta go with it." she then took some pink ribbons, and tied her hair up in ponytails.
"So what do ya think, big brother? Wanna make more people little? I pwomise you a share of the pwofits."
"Of course." I say.
"Yay! Thanks, big brother!" and she hugs me.
Now what?