Ty sits there as Jennifer wheezes for a full minute, not sure what to do. On one hand, he doesn't want to let her off her punishment yet, but on the other, she looks pretty unhappy. When Jennifer turns to him though, and gasps, with her puppy dog eyes in pain, "Help..." He can't stand there any longer. As Jennifer passes out, he runs to her and cradles her in his hands. "Are you ok?" He asks repeatedly, "Are you ok?" He receives no answer though, and begins to panic.
Rushing upstairs, Ty places her dirty body on a blanket and starts to pace. She's not moving, she's not breathing, but he said she shouldn't be able to be harmed, but she's not breathing!!! Tearing at his hair, Ty stares at her, his eyes wild, searching for answers. He closes his eyes, then snaps them open and rushes back to the blanket with an idea. He watches as her skin turned transparent, becoming plastic as she grew to human size. Looking over the anatomical reference model, Ty grabs the handle on Jennifer's chest, opening it up. Rooting through her organs, he quickly finds her lungs. Pulling them out, they appear to be one giant sponge. Ty brings them into the bathroom and turns on the facet. Rinsing them under the water, he watches as dirt and grit falls off. Squeezing them out until there's no more water left, Ty heads back and places the lungs back into Jennifer.
Watching intently as Jennifer shrinks back to her miniature size, Ty watches intently. Finally, he sees her chest rise, then fall minutely, and he sits back in relief. She's breathing, she's alive....
***
Ty was reading when he heard her cough, and he immediately ran over and carefully lifted her into his hands. She was definitely moving, but barely. "I'm sorry," Ty murmured, "I'm so sorry." Gently, he carries her her into the bathroom and fills the bottom of the sink with warm water. Placing her in, her body visibly relaxes, her weak struggling ceasing. Ty drops some soap on his hands, then begins to massage her, gently rinsing the dirt off. "Your safe now," he whispers, "I won't hurt you any more."
***
Ty gently wrapped the blanket around Jennifer before placing her on his nigh table and turning off the light. Tomorrow was the weekend, then he'd figure this all out.