The Tale of my Shrinking

Two

Since Mr.Madden and Aiden left I went and sat back at my desk. I have exactly one month to try and find the solution to the regrowth solution to the shrink ray, and this was a lot to process. I knew a lot of time needed to be dedicated to the machine to find the solution that Mr. Madden needed. I got up from my chair and started making my way towards the lab, knowing that I needed to start my long research in trying to come up with a formula.

When I made my entrance towards the lab I saw Charles still fixated on his microscope, he had always been one of the hardest workers I have ever come across. "Charles we need to brainstorm a growth serum , there must be something we're missing." Charles looked up from the microscope, "Ms.Wells I think we worked hard enough with just finding the technology for shrinking, I don't think we need to rush." I just ignored Charles, half of my team was useless, complaining when we spent the night in the lab working on the shrink way all day and night. "Charles we need to find a way to reverse the shrinking from the machine." I just stared at the machine in the distance and the table we use to restrain the prisoners, no one would ever want to be shrunk down to just a few inches. Deep in my thoughts I didn't notice that Charles had moved closer to me massaging my shoulders, I attempted to move from him when he grabbed my arm turning me towards him. At that moment I knew something was wrong with Charles and I was beginning to get scared.

"Alina, why are turning away from my advances? I thought it was very obvious what we have." He still had his grip on my arm and I could tell it was going to leave a bruise on my arm, "Charles I have no clue what you mean? Your my employee and I have never been interested in you that way." He then smiled and it was scary looking, "WE HAVE CHEMISTRY!" He then yelled at me, "Your supposed to come and meet my family this weekend when they come to town, I already told them about you." He still had a rough grip on my arm that's when I decided to spit in his face so I could get free. I started trying to get away when he grabbed me from behind. "I've never been nothing but kind to you and this is how you think you can repay me." I tried to scream, but Charles covered my mouth and started pulling me towards the table where the restraints are.

Charles had restrained me to the table and I had no clue what he was going to do. I never suspected Charles to ever behave this way, I knew he was creepy and mostly kept to himself; but no way did I ever see this coming. "Charles lets just deal with this like mature adults, we are and no one has to find out about this." My arms and my legs were restrained, but that didn't stop me from trying to loosen the straps. "My Alina I intend to keep my promise to my family and if that means I have to resort to taking you against your will, then so be it." Charles seemed all to calm in this situation he knew he had the power over me. I started to open my mouth to scream when Charles roughly put tape on my mouth.

I saw the light on the shrink ray starting to flash green, signaling it was turning on and it was pointed exactly in my direction; at me. I tried to yell at Charles, but it was all muffled due to the tape on my mouth. "You see Alina, I don't share and you are mine, and no one else, so I'll keep you my dirty secret, and that way we can always be together." That's when I knew there was no escaping, I closed my eyes, but I felt a tear fall down my cheek. The countdown until the shrink ray would power on and change my size. To think my own invention was going to be subjected to me. All I could do was keep my eyes closed; this machine was for the criminals just like my family and now I.

The countdown was finished and even though my eyes were closed I could still see some of the brightness from the machine. All I felt was tingling in my body signaling the machine was working. The lights faded and the tingling in my body stopped I was almost afraid to open my eyes, I knew I didn't feel the straps on my body anymore. That's when I felt myself being lifted off the table roughly; I opened my eyes and seeing brown orbs staring at me. Charles smiled, "Well Alina now I can always have you, and you can always be my little pet." Before I was able to say anything he shoved me in his lab coat pocket. It's pathetic I was able to fix into someones pocket, and I knew Charles was purposelessly being rough with me, patting his pocket making me stumble down further into the pocket.

I've given up; I'm stuck with some psycho who has shrunk me and who knows what he would do. I heard familiar voices from some of the other people on the team, maybe if I can escape I could get someones attention. That's when I decided I could try and use my heels to try and cut a hole in the pocket. Taking my heel off I started a sawing motion to try to rip a hole in the fabric, sweat poured down my forehead. That's when I saw the light, the hole was still so small but it still showed some light, but it made me realized how high up I was. "Charles did you want to come to lunch with the rest of us in the cafeteria? I've been looking for Alina have you seen her?" I just wanted to scream that I was in the damn room with everyone stuffed up in an pocket. "Sure I'll come, last I saw Alina, she was in the lab as usual and didn't want to be bother."

Charles took his coat off and this bought me the time I needed for my escape. The hole was much larger and gave me enough space to squeeze out from the pocket. I took a deep breath, from what I could tell we were in a office, but I didn't know which office. I held my breath as I looked down and saw how high we were, but I knew I needed to jump. So I did and it felt like everything slowed down.

I landed on the cold floor rolling trying to break the impact that would hurt me, it didn't matter though; because I was going to feel the pain later. I looked around and slowly tried to get up so I could look around. Standing up made everything so much worse, my height was gone, if anyone wanted to they could step on me and kill me, but I knew I needed to get away from Charles. Looking around I saw one of the carts that the delivery people use, and I could climb on it and hopefully get away from Charles faster; but the question remained what do I do after getting away from him and how would I survive alone.