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Chapter 4

Carol has a lot on her mind. She already took the initiative, Kevin´s shrinking had begun. Part of her knew there were some changes to come. But not all of them meant a good thing.

On the one hand, Kevin was stuck at home. He won´t go out with friends, to work, anywhere. He was house arrested. But that didn´t mean he won´t be meeting with people. So far, only a few people showed up at his place. Three counting her. But two of them were really close people to him.

Kevin´s girlfriend, Leslie, and his mother, Gene. They will surely notice he´s not as tall as he once used to be. They will come, expecting to see a 6´1” man, but that wasn´t exactly what they´ll be seen once they got there.

Carol kept going with the punishment. A few days had gone by. And she could tell Kevin had lost an inch. She couldn´t measure him without dragging so much attention to it, that´s why she decided to make a mark on a wall. One day, she set her gaze on him, making sure the exact point where the top of his head reached.

She made a mark at 5´10, that was the height marked. Three inches below the 6´1” where he should be. Later, he lost an inch. She could tell because the top of his head was an inch below that mark. Now, he was 5´9”. She was amazed.

But what had her even more amazed was the pills she had for her own. She had already taken two, and the results were incredible. One inch, she was an inch taller now. That made her 5´5”, not such a tall girl, but she had grown!

Carol was excited. Yes, it was only an inch in height, but it was something. Not every woman gets to grow at her age. At 26 years of age, she couldn´t hope for something like this. But thanks to those pills, it was possible.

Now, she´s cut some of the gap between her and Kevin. She´s not the nine-inch shorter woman she used to be, compared to him of course, now she´s only four inches shorter. And of course he can tell by now.

Kevin didn´t seem to notice, at first. When he woke up that first day, he was still half-asleep. But after a while, he realized it. His hand missed the door knobs, he was aiming too low now. But that wasn´t a problem he could fix. But the thing is, it was not the door knobs, he could feel things seemed higher now.

Counters were higher on his waist. The ceiling seemed higher, chair´s sit felt closer to his butt when sitting. Everything! Even Carol. He could tell she wasn´t so short anymore. Of course, he wasn´t aware that she was growing, but the gap between them wasn´t as big as it first was.

That woman who used to be barely taller than his shin, was now at his eye level. EYE LEVEL! He wasn’t sure at first, he had to make sure. He couldn´t risk it and seem as if he was loosing his mind or something. But it was obvious.

First, he blamed her on wearing heels, but when he turned at the floor, she wasn´t wearing any heels. He could´ve guessed she wore 4-inch heels, but she was boosted up only by an inch of her tennis sole.

He had to make sure. So he checked himself at the mirror. He could see it, he seemed… the same, but shorter. The legs on his pants were wrinkling on the very bottom. It appeared that those were meant for someone taller. His shirt hung lower too, the bottom of it covered more of his crotch.

He couldn´t believe it, he stumbled back and landed on his bed. He was in shock. How? Why? When? How long had this been happening? Was it recent? How could he be so blind?

He knew he had to tell someone, say something. But everyone would think he´s a lunatic. Nonetheless, he had proof. But, if he was shrinking, how come no one had said anything?

“If Leslie saw me just a couple days ago… then she would´ve noticed… but she didn´t say. So, could this mean this… shit, this crap going on, it must be recent.” He thought as he blamed it on the last few days.

No one but Carol had met him since this so called “shrinking” started. But, she would´ve said something. He knew Carol wasn´t dumb, or vague. She must´ve noticed. But how could he ask her?

“It´s not as if I could just walk over to her and say something like: “Hey, wanna measure me? I think I´m shorter.” that´s stupid.” He thought. He should ask, he would ask. But when? How?

That was the first day, after that, he was overly conscious about his height. Was he still the same height. He measured himself, every night, after Carol had left. The tape said 5´10”, and today, he realized he was 5´9”.

“Amazing… perfect!” he said out loud as he dropped the measuring tape to the ground and fall over his bed. He was shorter. He was shrinking. And what´s worse, he had no idea what to do. He needed help, a cure, something.

Nevertheless. His attitude didn´t change. In fact, he felt more attracted towards Carol´s curves. She seemed taller. Just how he licked them. A tall beauty with long legs. He completely ignored she was growing, but to him, that seemed that way already.

Carol´s butt was higher, closer to sight. Her breasts were at his ribcage level. She was getting closer to him. Even if that made him think, if it intimidated him a little, he couldn´t deny that she seemed hotter.

“So…” He said as he went down the stairs on this Friday evening. He had to encourage himself a little before coming down, he didn´t wanted Carol to scream out he was shorter.

But Carol wouldn´t do such thing. That will mean spoiling her plans. Revealing what she didn´t wanted to be revealed. That´s why, even if she noticed, she hadn´t said a thing in the last few days.

“Good morning.” She said respectfully as he went down. He didn´t seem as tall as the first day when he came down those same stairs. Those pills were working.

“Good morning to you…” he wanted to say hottie, precious, but he resigned on shutting it and looking a bit at her cleavage.

“Ugh, he´s ogling me… fine, I´ll give, but not for too long.” She thought as she maintained the smile on her face.

Kevin was doubting. Should he ask? Should he not? But as always, the answer was no. He´ll keep it quiet. But for how long? How far could this go without being noticed?

And the bad news was, his mother was about to appear. Today was payday for Carol. Any moment from now, Gene will come knocking on that door. And that had both, Kevin and Carol, worried.

This will imply his little “secret” could be revealed. And that her plans could be ruined. Maybe even her life. How bad can things be for a woman who shrunk a man? Could she face some consequences?

And it appeared that both of them had somehow summoned Gene, because right now, at 1:20 pm, she came knocking on the door. Actually, ringing the bell.

*ding* *dong*

Both turned at the door, with their eyes wide open. This freaked them both.

Carol had no other choice but to open. Kevin wasn´t moving. He was trying to avoid being compared to. He knew his mother, Gene, was a tall woman. He recalled she was 5´9”, as tall as he currently is, but Gene was a fancy woman. She always wore heels, as short as two-inched ones. Which means, his mother will be as short as 5´11” now.

“Good morning!” Came Gene´s sweet voice. Kevin turned at her feet, there they were, the heels. Two-inch ones, as every random day.

“Morning.” Said Carol, smiling at her. Gene still seemed tall to her.

“Oh, good morning, Kevin. How are you doing?” she asked him.

“H-hi… mom. I´m fine… h-how about you?” he replied, not wanting to be there. But he was safe on the stairs.

“I´m good… but, aren´t you gonna come say hi to mom?” she asked.

Both Kevin and Carol were worried. But he couldn´t deny it. Well, he could, he had already done that. But he didn´t wanted for her to come upstairs and see him that way. It could be worse.

Kevin went down, one step at a time. And the closer he got to the ground; the more Gene noticed something was wrong. He was looking… smaller? That couldn´t be.

At first, Gene just looked at him in a regular way. That expecting look on her face, wanting to spread her arms wide open and wait for him to come for a hug. A kiss on the cheek, anything. Kevin was not affectionate towards his mother, in fact, their relationship was kind of dry.

No affection towards Gene. However, he did accept her money. Ungrateful, spoiled, greedy, selfish, he was living from her, however, he returned nothing back.

Gene knew she was the one to blame for him being that way. She was never there, so he was used to not having her around. But she´d love it if for once he came and said “Hi, mom.” Or, “How are you?” followed by a hug or any show of affection he chose. Anything would do.

Nonetheless, she was an affectionate woman, and she got concerned when it comes to Kevin. As soon as he placed his foot at the end of the stairs, she knew something was wrong. Even with her two-inch heels, he´s supposed to be two inches taller than her. But that wasn´t the case.

She wasn´t even looking at him in the eye. His eyes were set in a lower level than hers were. She was taller. With or without the heels, this only meant he was shorter. She turned at the floor, making sure they were on even grounds, making sure he wasn´t slouching.

Kevin was standing straight, and as he approached, she could tell he was smaller. His eyes were leveled with her nose. HER NOSE!

This all meant one thing, they were equally tall. That´s right, both were 5´9”. This terrified Gene, and Kevin, he was amazed. He was looking up to his mother, for once after a loooong time.

“H-hi, mom…” he broke the silence, wanting to make things much less awkward.

Carol couldn´t deny she was feeling bad. Worried, preoccupied, anxious. She was looking at both from less than six-feet away. She felt so terribly close to them. The mood had turned weird, the air felt heavy, and it all screamed for her to get out. But she couldn´t, she was the one who caused this. She was the one who was guilty.

So far, Carol and Kevin had made their best to avoid the fact that he was no longer six-foot tall, and that he was in fact getting shorter day by day. Well, every other day.

But Gene, she will immediately point things out. She´ll freak out. Now, Carol was an avalanche about to fall on them both; covering them to the neck with questions. Would she scream? Would she lose it? Can she overreact? Possibly, maybe for sure.

“M-my… Kevin… honey, are you… is it me or… why are you s-smaller?” her face turned pale, her eyes turned a bit red and teary. She would not be able to take it.

“I… I… I DON´T KNOW!!!” he screamed, finally letting it all out.

Carol was looking at both, she wanted to intervene and explain what was happening, but she knew this could be a terrible idea. Although, she didn´t have to explain this to both, right?

Gene was worried, her first reaction was to point out if he had already noticed, and if he had, why on earth haven´t he said it? She should be aware of this. She´s the mother.

Kevin tried to explain, he wasn´t really sure, he was sure he was shorter, but how? This wasn´t normal, this wasn´t a thing. If this was some sort of virus or illness, he had no idea how he got it.

Gene overreacted, she immediately pointed out the fact that he had to go to the doctor, go straight to the hospital; however, there was a devise on his ankle that prevented him from getting over a few feet away from his front door.

Which means, Gene will bring a doctor. He needed attention, a treatment. A CURE! She was aware the this was a one in a kind situation. They will have to run hundredths of tests on him. Blood samples, urine samples, and maybe all of the samples there were to get from the human body.

Gene lost no time and excused herself out of the room, she ran straight to the kitchen and decided to call the hospital. Look for a specialist. Anyone!

Carol knew this wasn´t the BIG deal she thought this was. Well, at least there was no mystery on why he was shrinking. She knew she couldn´t hide it. She just couldn´t take it. She had to be honest, Kevin was the one who was supposed to pay, not Gene. She shouldn´t be affected by this. She shouldn´t have to worry.

Carol followed Gene to the kitchen, hopping she´d understand. Meanwhile, Kevin sneaked back to his room. Having to look up to his mother, it felt odd, weird. He was supposed to be taller, even if she wore four-inch heels, he was supposed to be above her, not even.

He escaped out of his new reality and went back to his room, where he wouldn´t have to compare his height with any other person. At least, he was still taller than Carol, but having to look up to Gene. It was unsettling.

In the meantime, Carol was giving it her best to explain everything to Gene.

“You did WHAT!!!!?” She was enraged.

“I-I´m sorry, but please, let me explain…” she begged.

Gene gave her no longer than a minute. She hung up her phone and decided to listen. So far, Carol had seemed as a nice young woman, but now, she was just a harpy. A rapacious monster that was shrinking her son.

Of course, it took much longer than a minute. First, Carol started with how it all was working there. How lazy he was, that he was just ordering her around. And she got it, but then she got to the other thing, his “treat” towards her.

Basically, she let him know all about the staring, with his luscious eyes. The unwelcomed compliments. This could all fall on harassment. Basically, she made it seem as if he had forced her into this.

Gene had a stern look on her face. Her arms crossed beneath her big bosom. She was listening, but that didn´t meant she approved. However, she knew Kevin was kind of… a jerk.

“So… how does this work?” Her eyebrows were still frowned, but her tone was softer now.

Carol explained to her about the pills she was giving her. About the doses, how he´ll shrink. She mentioned the flier she had, but didn´t really have at the moment.

Gene was listening, inside her mind, she was thinking about some other things. The bright side of this situation.

“So, you basically shrank MY son because he´s… leering at you, am I right?” Gene asked.

“Y-yes, BUT it´s not just the leering. He´s… he also slapped by butt the other day and…” Gene made a gesture with her hand for her to shut it.

Gene rubbed her eyebrows with her index finger and thumb and, with a dry tone, she said. “Is this safe?” she asked.

“E-excuse me?” Carol wasn´t sure if she got that right.}

“I SAID, is it safe? He´ll shrink, yes, but there´s no side effect? He won´t get ill, he won´t develop, I don´t know, some sort of muscle weakness, bone fragility, anything like that?”

“I…” Gene could perceive the doubt on her eyes, so she approached, looming above her by six inches and a furious look. “I´m sure. As long as it´s… slow, t-there shouldn´t be any problem.” Carol ensured, knowing very well she should take a look at the flier. But she´s red it before, she was sure there were no side effects, other than being sleepy when you overdosed.

“Good.” Gene said, that´s it.

“G-good?” Carol was concerned. She felt in big trouble here, but, does it mean things are cool?

“You heard me. It´s fine. Ugh, I… I know Kevin´s been… kind of…” Gene wasn´t sure how to explain herself.

She knew she had coddled Kevin throughout his whole life. Always providing for him. Not really teaching him on how things worked. How money worked. That he had to look for his own job, his own money source rather than living on what she produced. But her chances to explain it had been long gone. Unless, they were not.

Gene knew his son wouldn´t listen to her, not in a million years. And she didn´t wanted to make a big deal about it. She was worried that if he got mad, he´d be long gone. He was her only son, she couldn´t lose him. But, this “punishment” Carol picked. His shrinking.

Gene noticed the fear on Kevin´s eyes. He was worried. He looked slightly up to her with concern in his eyes. She didn´t want to appear scary, or mean, but for the first time in years, she had his attention.

If this shrinking meant she could somehow apply her own lessons, make him listen. Then it was worth it. But she needed to know what she was getting into.

“I´m gonna need you to send me a picture of that flier, oh, and give me the number of the guy who´s selling them to you. Send me his phone, the photo and any other information you consider relevant. By TODAY. Ok?” Carol nodded to Gene´s demands.

The good thing is, Carol can keep up with her plans. But, Gene´s now a bit… mad. She should´ve told her before doing anything else. But she just acted in the heat of the moment. Besides, why would´ve she agreed with her before? Now that the shrinking was on, she should see the bright side on it. If there is one for her. However, there was.

Gene was wondering, beneath that upset look on her face, she was thinking about the good sides on this. This was all meant so that Carol could teach him a lesson, to be respectful. However, Gene would take some advantage of it and mold him into what she wanted. Not much, just affection to her. A hug every now and then. For a call to be made not asking for money. To built the mother-son relationship that should´ve already been built.

But things were not going to be as easy as Caro, thought. There will be rules. That´s right, she won´t be the real boss here. Gene will. However, Kevin didn´t had to know.

“Ok, let´s set the rules here. Number one, you won´t hurt my son, ok? I don´t want to come up here and see any bruises on his body, am I clear?” Carol nodded. “I know you have to make your own rules around this house. But, under no circumstance, you´ll hurt him. If you need to reprimand him, make sure to use your words. Intimidation´s fine, as long as it´s not too hard on him, ok?”

There were many other things, make sure he´s eating, that he´s not struggling with it. Carol´s duties there will increase. However, he´ll help her. Carol suggested that he should be doing some things around the house too. And Gene agreed, as long as it didn´t implied too much physical effort.

She also wanted to be updated about his height. About how the shrinking´s going. She wanted to receive at least TWO messages every week.

“Ok but… how are we… I mean, I. How am I supposed to? Will he allow me to measure him?” Carol asked.

“That´s up to you. You can do anything, as long as you stick to that “No-injures” rule. You´ll be the one in charge soon. However, we need to find a way to explain all of this…” Gene was thinking.

After a minute, she got it. “I know! I´ll bring a “specialist” over here. A doctor.”

“A doctor?” Carol asked.

“Yes, but, not a real one. I have access to a lot of doctor customs, remember I´m a producer. And, there´s a few people who´ll volunteer, no problem.” Gene had her ways; Carol must recognize it.

Before they stepped out of the kitchen, Gene said: “Just so that we´re on the same page. He´ll have a peculiar illness. And those pills of yours, they will be his “treatment”.” A perfect plan, that way he´d still be drinking the pills but not knowing that those are actually what´s been shrinking him.

Carol was amazed by how good this was working. Now, Gene was sort of her accomplice. This was working much better than she thought. Yes, now she had to follow some rules too, but they will not be as bad as the ones she´ll impose on Kevin.

Officially, payback had started. And there was no way he´ll get out of this. Plus, anyone who asked would be told the same story, he´s ill. And already under a treatment.