The two young women knocked on Tricia's door. After a minute Tricia answered the door and Mika was unhappy how tired her friend looked. None of them had been in great shape before becoming younger. But Tricia simply looked worn out.
"Hi, we were wondering if we could use your phone. We've got to call our friends and let them know we are going to be late getting back."
Tricia looked suspicious but let them in. Unknown to her Katie had already asked the ring to make Tricia younger. Mika kept her face from showing anything as Tricia led them to the phone. As Tricia dropped below sixty, the effects of the Ring really started to show.
Tricia sat down at the table as Mika called her home number. She called, waited through the answering machine, hung up, and called again. The wasted time allowed Tricia to lose another ten years.
After a few minutes of looking like she was trying to call someone, Mika stopped dialing. The forty year old Tricia was continuing to get younger. "No one answered the phone. I guess we'll just have to explain to them when we get there. But thank you."
"Your welcome." Tricia's voice was mature but far more youthful than before.
Katie spoke up. "Can you use your bathroom please?"
Tricia nodded. "It's the first door on the left." Katie went in that direction. Mika waited and watched the youthening Tricia.