Forever and Always

Chapter 24

Clara felt her size grow in seconds, and she found herself on her hands and knees. She looked at her hands as the black gloves that was connected to the white suit had sort of melted away to reveal her bare skin. So that's nanotech.

       Her head was spun and her legs felt a bit weak. She felt like she just got off an extreme rollercoaster and was severely drunk at the same time. She refrained from moving for a few seconds, and took in deep breaths, trying to refocus her mind and shake away the queasiness.

       When she finally felt better, she slowly got up on her feet, and wiped the crud off her jeans. She looked around to find herself in an alleyway. She heard several car horns going off all the time in the streets, and people would constantly be walking pass the alley opening, too distracted or uninterested to look in and see her. She looked down at her GPS watch thing that Stark had designed, and she smiled when she was able to get to her desired location. She took a minute to set a timer for an hour, then she decided what she should do.

       "Mama look," Clara looked up from her watch to see that a boy and his mom had saw her. The kid started dragging his mom toward her, and the mom looked a bit weary.

        "Hello, dear. What's re you doing in an alley all by yourself?"

          "Uhh, just made a wrong turn, that's all." Clara tried to play it smoothly. But she could tell that the boy and his mom were looking at her strangely.

         "My, uhh, where did you get those...clothes?" Her eyes suddenly lit up. "Are you working at the Stark Expo event that's happening tonight?" Clara was confused for a second, but then she realized that her clothes looked nothing like what anyone else here was wearing. She suddenly became very self conscious of her jeans and her cropped shirt. " Boy, I'll tell ya, I've been to every single one of those with my baby here, but I have not once seen anything like that little get-up. What exhibit are you working?" Clara wasn't exactly sure what to say. She ended up blurting the first thing that came to mind, and it wasn't the best thing either.

       "I'm actually working to become a fashion designer. Yeah, I'm trying to create the new clothing for the modern world." The lady suddenly seemed disappointed. Not because she wasn't working at the Stark Expo thing she mentioned, but because she mentioned being a fashion designer."

        Ohhh, my, well that....is quite ambitious alright? But how about for now, you focus on maybe being a housewife or something like that. Come on Robert, let's leave the little miss alone. We have to get to your friend's house. Uhhh...goodbye..." the lady quickly turned her boy around, using her hand to keep his head from the fin back around to o look at her, and they turned out of the alley. Clara tried not to get offended, but she did know that she needed to find some clothes. She nervously wiggled her fingers, and she made her way out of the alley. When she walked into the Main Street , everything from the buildings to cars to clothes to store signs looked very vintage. She noticed that all the women and girls wore skirts and dresses, not one of them wore pants. She was definitely the odd one out. As a group of guys walked by, she could hear own fo them cat cal her, and they all laughed at their friend. Clara looked around, and she saw a clothes store right across the street. Great. Now to maybe get something to blend in. After a few cars rushed passed, she jogged to the other side of the street and into the store. As she was about to go in, she saw a flyer posted on the window. It said:

               Stark Expo: One Night Only
                             5PM-10PM

        Clara looked at her watch, it was 3:25. She wouldn't be able to make it. Ehhh, it's fine. I get to see Tony Stark up close and personal when I get back. She went into the store, and was greeted by a woman who worked there, and when she caught sight of Clara, she looked almost repulsed at what Clara was wearing.