"Why not?" Katie said, opening the door. "Climb in girls!"
"Yay!" The two other girls immediately climbed in but Kelly was a moment after. She looked surprised frankly, and Katie quickly guessed why. Normally when Katie asked for girls to come over, her mother asked if they'd talked to their parents. Katie grinned to herself and simply wished that the girls parents wouldn't notice they were gone tonight, the ring warmed and she settled the three kids into the car and started driving.
"So how was your day?" She asked.
"Good!" Mika answered. "But Katie got kissed by a boy!"
"Did....did not!" Kelly said, blushing. Katie looked back. "A boy? Which boy?"
"Will Thomas, in Mrs. Benson's class. He dared her to!" Claudia said.
Katie knew the boy, he was always kind of nice, but she'd never known really how to respond to him. After all boys had cooties. "Well was it a nice kiss?" She asked almost absentmindedly.
Kelly blushed and looked outside refusing to answer. Katie could tell that her mother was anxious, wanting to go home. She'd likely had a very weird day, but Katie wasn't too worried. Now she had three participants on which she could use her new power. Gazing back, it was strange to see her best friends sitting there, acting as they always did and paying her no mind. She missed it a little bit, and a part of her almost was curious what it was like to be kissed by a boy now.
"All in good time," Katie thought to herself, pulling up in the driveway. The girls piled out and hurried inside, leaving their dusty sneakers at the door, they scurried to the kitchen and Katie made them all a snack. As the girls sat, they talked more about their day, and Katie was surprised how much like her old self her mom acted. After a moment, the girls went back into the main room to watch cartoons, but Katie caught her mother by the arm. "Hun, I need to talk to you a second."
"Sure Mom!" She followed Katie, and almost as soon as they were out of sight....the girl immediately hugged her. "Katie....oh....whatever has happened. Its all so much. All day I was acting like a kid, I was learning letters and math and things I should know but, it just, came differently, like it would to you! Its like I've become you!"
Katie nodded, "Mom .. I think this change, it affected you while your with Mika and Claudia or other kids. But, maybe it will change soon."
Kelly blinked and looked away, "I hope so but it is...kind of fun, being a kid. I never really got to be one much when I was growing up, you know."
Katie smiled, "Maybe then this is your chance, Mom. Who else can say they have a second childhood?"
"But, I am supposed to be responsible, I'm your mom," Kelly said.