Divine Chastise - Chapter 48 (Patreon)

Chapter 48

While he was struggling to remember what Evangeline once told him. She was… not having the best of times anymore…

“Maybe we could go to your place next time? I mean… if you like.” Josh said.

Evangeline smiled, delighting him with her radiant smile, and the perfect shining on her eyes. But, beneath that ensured look, she was concerned.

Her place? She doesn´t have a place. Why can´t they just meet at his place every time?

Now, this is the inconvenient of being a celestial being. She doesn´t really own anything. Still, she´s there, but she can actually be anywhere she wants. And she doesn´t really need to sleep, or find shelter. Basically, she doesn´t have what he calls a “place”.

Josh could immediately realize she wasn´t going to say yes. But, lucky her, he blamed it all on him. Maybe he asked the wrong question? He´s too new to seeing an incredibly sexy woman. And she´s also, for some reason, growing; expanding, rising! Maybe that´s sort of a delicate topic.

“Sorry if that sounds… heh. But, what about a phone? Do you… do you remember your number now?” he asked, with the hope that she´ll, at least, give him her phone.

“Oh, right, my phone´s broken. I need to fix it. Or maybe buy a new one. But don´t worry, I´ll come with my number as soon as I get one, ok?” this wasn´t going as well as it did.

How could it be that, after revealing this condition where she just grows, after being so true to him, she cannot give him a single number?

Was she having second thoughts? Was she tired of him? Or, could it be that, she was embarrassed? Maybe she was ashamed. Or worse, she was concerned!

Josh doesn´t mind the expansion stuff, in fact, he loves it! Evangeline´s now a 7´1” muse, and his question is, could she become an even larger muse? He can hardly wait to see the changes. IF, of course, there are any.

But how can he be a part of her life if she doesn´t share her number? And now, to make things worse, she´s about to leave.

“I´m sorry, I… I´m no longer feeling so good.” She started, getting up and heading to the door.

“Do you need anything? A pill, maybe? Is there anything I can…” he started, but she was fine, she only needed to leave.

“Oh no, I just need some rest. I´ll go back to my… my place. And rest. But I´ll be back,” she went straight for her clothes and put them on. Actually put them on, instead of just making them appear all over her. “I´ll be back sooner than you think, ok?” and so, she left.

Evangeline needed a lot of things if she still wanted to interact with Josh. First, a phone, one with this so-called “number”.

Meanwhile, Josh simply laid there, looking at the ceiling. Wondering if he was the problem.

“Was I too forward? I mean, I only asked for her number… but, maybe it wasn´t so nice to ask where she lives? Does that make it weird? Like, stalking her or something?” Poor guy, lost within a maze of worries.

He didn´t do anything wrong, but Evangeline seems like such an unreachable lady, he´ll blame anything on himself.

Evangeline walked away. Knowing that this wasn´t the best she could do. Josh has feelings, and she knows she might´ve hurt them a little.

Not saying anything was as good as rejecting him. Simply walking away, it must feel like she´s just trying to escape from him.

Regrets, second thoughts, rejection. That´s not something you´d want a man to feel when you´re trying to create a bond.

Evangeline will make things up. But, first things first, the phone…

“How about quitting your job?” Nellie asked.

Now, we´re back at Larry´s place. After he´s lost another four-inches, Nellie feels like she needs to take things a bit more serious.

“What?! My job? I can´t! I can´t quit!” He complaint.

It was obvious that things were not working so well, now, Larry stands before a giantess. Nellie towers above him by what seems miles! And the shrinking has also made her seem hotter. His shrinking, from his point of view, Nellie looks like a sexy, gigantic woman.

But he can´t acknowledge that, this is not the time.

“Ok, maybe not quit…” Nellie said, trying not to get him any tense. “How about vacations? I think that you´re under a lot of pressure, don´t you think you need a couple of days… or maybe a few weeks, to relax?” What he needs is not that.

Not vacations, a stress-free life, not even to serene his mind. His actual solution goes further than that. And it´s all thanks to this, now gargantuan, woman. Evangeline.

Nellie was just trying to help, trying to suggest a solution. But he didn´t like her proposals. Vacations? Violet´s the only one that´s keeping him sake! Well, Nellie does help, but her solutions are often against what he likes. Or is willing to do.

After all, it was Nellie the one who brought “Dr. Eva” to his life. Now, Evangeline was there, physically. And that only made him upset. Which doesn´t help much to his predicament.

But stress isn´t causing the shrinking, it all depends on his decisions. And he often decides to break Evangeline´s rules. Not that he´s actually trying to, but it often slips…

“I don´t know… are vacations actually necessary?” He said.

“Come on! You´re under a lot of pressure, and I can tell. I can CLEARLY see it.” She was worried, and he doesn´t seem to like her suggestions.

Nellie knows he won´t give up, anything at all. Larry seems like a stubborn man who´ll stick to his routine until he can´t anymore.

And he knows there isn´t much time left.

Cathy will evaluate him, reevaluate his condition. Make sure he´s capable of being productive. He knows she´s just waiting for an excuse to get him out of the office, it´s just a matter of time before she gets what she wants.

At this rate, he´ll be kicked out of the office. And as he looks back, and way up, he´ll meet Cathy´s face. A huge smile on her face as she waves him goodbye. She was so annoying.

“Listen,” Larry started. “I know things are not working so well. But, there´s no need to, you know, take such a drastic decision. I promise you I´ll work on this. I´ll work on myself, ok?” He reassured.

“I don´t know, some days you seem to be doing better, and then… then it all just comes down to nothing! Are you sure? Maybe we should call Dr. Eva, you know, just to have a professional´s opinion. I… I don´t think I have her number…” Nellie said.

“Don´t worry, I… I´ll talk about this with her, tomorrow! Trust me, things will work, I promise.” He declared.

“Ok, I´ll trust you, but just for now. When I´m sure things aren´t working anymore, I will take the decisions, ok?” that sounded more mandatory than a simple question.

“S-sure.” He replied. Wow, she sounded so bossy! He´s not sure he likes this side of hers.

All and all, he got himself some time. And, the very next day, at the office, he met Evangeline.

“Oh my! You… wow, are you taller?” Violet asked as she met Evangeline right before she entered Larry´s office.

“Taller? Oh, don´t be silly, I´ve always been this tall, don´t you remember?” Evangeline said.

Violet was a tall lady, standing at 6´2”, she was even taller than most guys there. However, compared to Evangeline´s 7´1”, Violet was… petit.

Violet knows this wasn´t right. At least at first. A lady like Violet, who´s focused on height, can clearly tell that Evangeline was much shorter. She seems to be wearing heels, but she´s in flats! However, Evangeline has the ability to convince her.

Anything she says, Violet will take as truth. And all of her thoughts should vanish, leaving nothing more than the words Evangeline says. Her new reality is that which Evangeline wants her to believe.

“Oh, silly me. It must´ve been my imagination.” Violet said with a smile.

“Don´t worry, I get it.” Evangeline said.

Today, Evangeline was eager to meet Larry, and not just for their “appointment”, she had another thing in mind, a request…

“A phone? You´re asking ME for a phone?” Larry said. Now, Evangeline and him were alone at his office, on “therapy”, but it all was just a way to talk about things, about his situation, and now, about her situation.

“Yes, I need one. You see, I´ve been seeing this guy, and he´s just so cute. And he asked me for a phone number. Now, I need a number.” Evangeline said.

“Why don´t you just get one? Aren´t they paying you for this… therapy?” He really didn´t like to help her out.

And it also seemed silly. Why does she, an angel, need his help? Didn´t she existed before they invented phones? And what´s with the money they´ve been paying her? He can´t believe she´s such a fool, so mighty and powerful, and yet so foolish.

“Money? Oh, right, those papers they gave me…” Evangeline said.

“Checks, I think they are giving you checks.” He declared, a bit annoyed.

“Yes, those. I´m not sure how to use them, should I just give them to someone and then get a phone? Like… pick one and get it? Or, do I have to…?” she had no idea how this works.

“Listen, you need to cash-out the checks, then, you need to find a place that sells phones. And then, they will take care. Just…” how dumb was it? To explain her, step by step, how she needs to do this?

“Cash… out?” Evangeline doesn´t know how to do anything, at all. Even if she knows what a bank is, she can´t quite tell how the process works. It seems Larry might need to give her a hand in this…

“Ugh, yes! Listen… I´ll do it for you, just… I can´t give us both a ride since I can no longer drive. Which is totally your fault. And I can´t get Violet to drive us, since this isn´t quite work-related… can you see what you´ve done? Now I can´t get anywhere!” He complaint.

Evangeline giggled a little. “Oh, don´t be so mad, I´ll take us there, just tell me where to go.” She said.

“Really? Ok, just… what can we tell them to get out of here?” there´s something he wants to ask her, it´ll be good if he helps her out, then, she can help him out. Sort of a win-win situation.

“I´ll take care of that.” Evangeline said.

The excuse? Simple. They will make sure if the office is actually stressing him. How? He´ll go for a walk. And walk away from the office.

All she needed to do was ask. Or, more like, to say it. And they were on their way to the bank. The only problem was…

“I can´t believe you have to carry me there…” Larry complaint as she held him next to her gigantic bosom.

“I told you I´ll take us there.” Evangeline said.

“Yeah, but you never said you´ll CARRY ME!” he complaint.

“My legs are much longer, I can walk way faster, besides, you won´t get tired. Don´t you like it?” she replied.

“I hate it, I thought you were going to, like, fly us there or something.” He said.

“Still, I´d be carrying you.” She declared.

She might have a point there.

Larry can´t argue with her. Besides, the bank wasn´t so far, it would be easier to take it, rather than trying to convince her not to continue.

The only problem was the embarrassment. He feels ashamed as the amazon carries him over there.

“Just… just how tall are you now?” He asked, he was curious.

“I´m 7´1”, Josh measured me.” She declared.

“Is Josh that… that guy you´re seeing?” he asked.

“He is! And he´s so wonderful! He even loves all of the size-changing deal.” She said.

“Wait! You told him?” he said.

“Of course. He took things way easier than I expected. He´s a good guy, he understands.” Well, it seems she´s doing much better than he is.

So, Evangeline seems to have found love. Or a guy, at least. But what about Larry?

The amazon´s walking around town, carrying him! This is so humiliating. Is that her intention? Well, of course it is! Now, she´s literally just using him, and messing with him in the process. She´s devious…

After helping her out cash the check, and then getting a phone, Larry had a question. Sort of a request, but mostly a question.

“Listen, you got your phone, now… I need something.” Larry said.

“What can I help you with?” Answered Evangeline.

“Listen, I… you said this could all end if I learned, right? But… you also said there was some sort of… shortcut. I´d like to know, what is it?” He knows he won´t like it, she said it.

“You forgot? I believe I told you.” She said, holding her first phone in hands. All this time seeing people around with this, now it´s her turn to know what it does.

“Of course I… yes, I did.” He admitted.

“It´s simple, all you have to do is go back to that person who turned you into a bitter man.” She said.

And that… doesn´t quite answers his question.

“And you mean?” he asked.

“It´s your ex, Joanna.” His whole world crumbled.

Larry´s heart sank. Joanna? Does Evangeline want him to go back to her? He didn´t like the idea.

What will happen? Can he even get back to her? He´s certain that, first, she won´t believe it´s him. But as soon as she gets a proof, as soon as she realizes, all she´ll do will be making fun of him.

He can already listen to her laughter as she says: “You and I? If it didn´t work before, what makes you think you have a chance now? HAHAHA!” Her laugh, echoing inside his mind, it was a torment.

They broke up, well she broke up with him, because he wasn´t at her level. And he worked so hard to prove her wrong, and then he completely forgot about her. But now, now his salvation was to go back to her? Does his life depend on they working as a couple again?

After all this time, after all this desire, this need, to shove all of his success on her face, things have crumbled. Fallen to the ground. Everything he built was falling apart. Only held together by the help of others.

As soon as Joanna sees that he´s ten-feet under, he´s done.

“You… you want me to…? Listen, you might think you´re in charge here and everything but…” it was funny, to watch the tiny man trying to lecture the amazon of a woman. Almost cartoonish. “you´re not! This is my life! And I… I won´t go back to her! I don´t want her to be my… my girlfriend! And I don´t need her back in my life!” he claimed.

“Girlfriend? Oh no, I don´t mean for you to get back together. I believe she´s seeing someone…” she said.

“She is?” he asked, followed by an immediate denial of him caring. “Doesn´t matter. But, if you don´t want us together… then why do I need to meet her?!” the mere fact of thinking about meeting her like this, it got him stressed.

“Well, I believe that, if you get back to whom… broke you. Then, by giving it the proper closure, you´ll learn the lesson. Believe it or not, I still believe you can do it. And no, as you´ve been thinking this whole day, I´m not trying to torment no, and neither trying to humiliate you. Remember, you brought all this on yourself.” She explained.

“Yeah, and you haven´t given me a break. So… closure? Like… what am I supposed to say? Something like, I hate you? You ruined my life?” he started.

“Well, if that´s what you´ve learned ever since I´m with you, then you haven´t learned anything.” Evangeline said as she turned at the phone and tried to see how it works. She´s sure she has to click somewhere…

“Then what?! What am I supposed to tell her? I don´t even want to see her!” He complaint.

“That´s up to you. By now, you should know.” She replied.

He had no idea. Was he supposed to walk into his ex and just… chat? What was he supposed to say?

Larry was worried. And he knows, he´s sure that, something will go wrong. He can feel it.

As he´s concerned about his situation, and the fact that his only salvation, the only way to put an end to this, was by talking with his ex, it made him want to go somewhere else. Be somewhere else. Even to be someone else.

His only distraction was to show Evangeline how to use her new phone. She´s not even capable of turning it on.

“Let me… let me help you with that.” He said.

“How kind. See? You´re learning, helping a woman in despair with her new… piece of… technology.” She started.

“Just call it a phone. It´s simple, I assume you only want it to call this guy, Josh, right?” he said as she handed him the phone.

“I do.” She replied.

“Ok. I´ll show you how to use it, pay attention.” He started, about to explain. However…

“Hold on, I need to get a nice view of it…” And then, she just picked him up, found a bench and sat down, placing him on her lap.

“Do we really need to be like this?” he asked.

“What? I have a good view of the phone, and we´re close so… I think you´ll have to make a small sacrifice.” She explained.

“Fine… ok, this is how you turn it on…” he started.

Joanna? For real? Evangeline always seems to find a way to torture him. Now, all he needs to do is find a way to tell Joanna… who knows what. For real, what´s he supposed to say?