Mary looked at Katie, and then at her friends. As the last of the elderly woman, the warmth and emotion in her face seeing her friends delight in childhood was palpable. Katie could see that she could hardly contain her own excitement as she nodded her consent. "I want to change, Katie, but I want something different. I want us all to be the same age, your age, so that we can all enjoy the beach together.
Katie thought about it and looked to the other girls, "Would you all like that?"
They all nodded, grinning from ear to ear. "Yeah!" Claudia said. "I wanna surf!"
"Yes, its been too long," Samantha said. "It would be fun to be real kids again, surf, maybe have a sleepover."
Katie nodded and grinned. "I wish Mary and all her friends were my age, body and mind, but that they remembered changing. I wish their clothes would change to suit their personalities and their ages, and that the world around us would reflect this change."
As she made the wish, Katie felt the ring warm. Turning, she grinned and watched as the transformation began. For Mary, it was like all the dreams of summer had opened up and were swirling around her. She felt youth and energy pouring into a rapidly shrinking body. She didn't even mind as her breasts diminished and all signs of puberty began to fade. Her old, faded dress began to transform to a form fitting two piece bikini top and board shorts, perfect for a girl her age. With her feet fit snuggly into dusty old low top sneakers, she wiggled her toes and gazed down at her changed body. A girl, herself at 12....and next to her, a gaggle of other girls and a cluster of surfboards. Beaming, Mary knew that this was the exact wish she always wanted, and secretly knew she might never want to go back again. But that was a problem for another time....for now, there were waves to be caught