Mary, who had been standing with her mouth agape at the exchange, turned to Thomas and said, “Tom, this is a joke, right? There isn’t any treatment that will make someone younger, is there? You planned this as a joke for your Mother’s birthday party, didn’t you?”
Thomas looked at Mary and said grimly, “Mary, I swear to you, this is not a joke. There really is a treatment. It really does make people younger! And my mother just gave me half of her dose! Within thirteen days, I’ll regress into a baby!”
Mary turned to her mother-in-law and said angrily, “You wanted this to happen! You can’t stand the thought that I took your son away from you!