She sat down between us and hugged our tiny bodies to her side as we regressed into babyhood. I looked up at her and saw that she had been affected too! The short exposure to the machine’s effects hadn’t reduced her to childhood like it had us, but the effects could be seen immediately. It was like looking at a series of old photographs being flipped in reverse order; the gray in her hair vanished immediately, followed by the crowsfeet in the corners of her eyes, the wrinkles at the corners of her lips vanished almost as soon as the grey in her hair had. I was seeing my mother as I remembered her from my childhood. Her cheeks took on a healthy glow as her brown hair became lustrous again.
The Day’s of his Lives Scene 107
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Covid-Kids
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The Vortex Scene 47
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Think Before You Wish Scene 19
After changing into her jeans and throwing her wet pants into the wash, Jennifer went back to her...
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The Day’s of his Lives Scene 109
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Babyward Scene 63
Brie remembered that Ms. Baird would sometimes use a towel instead of the changing mat. “Come on baby, let’s go...
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Four the Archive Scene 33
“Then do it! I’m not changing their diapers all night!” Though a pleasant tingle reminded her she’d enjoy it....
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The Inheritance Scene 50
“Jeez,” she said. “I thought I had the volume fixed.” She held up a finger and bent down towards...
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Circumstances Scene 111
For several moments he just stood there under the flow of hot water and relaxed. He took a breath...