Thursday, October 28, 1999 Spells R Us: A Wish for Barbra By James S. Cole Barbra was flat chested, all her life she had been. When she went through purperty somethign went wrong with her body. As a result Barbra never developed any breasts, or the ablity to have children. This bothered Barbra badly, in a society where looks do matter she looked like a child. She was 30 years old but looked like she was 12, being only four foot tall didn't help. She tried to live with it, and almost was able too, but she just could not. Breast implants where out, she was alergic to the type of slicon that formed the shell of implants. Sure they could be coated with something else, but the slightest exposure would kill her, it was detemined to risky. So Barbra had to live with it. She tried all kinds of faux breasts but just met more problems. The turly realistic ones either where too expenisve or required a medical adhesive that she found out she was alergic to as well. Every attempt she made to solve what she considered a problem wasshot down one way or another. On one pitcuarly bad day Barbra went to the mall. On the way there she was stoped by the police an almost arested for driving under age. Haveing to argue with a police officer who kept calling her "little girl" was supremly digradeing. The mall was worse, people asking her where her parents where, haveing to shop in the children's section. Barbra was at her breaking point. When she looked in the mirror all she saw was a 12 year old blonde haired blue eyed child. She looked like, and worse sounded like a child. While at the mall a new store caught her eye. Spells R Us, was the name of it. A Toys R Us spin off store possibly Barbra tought. Aginst her better judgement Barbra whent in. As she entered she saw all manner of junk, and the oddest man she'd ever met. An old man in a bathrobe and bunny slippers. He was about to speak but Barbra cut him off. "What ever you say don't say hello little girl." She said. "I'm just really short." "I wouldn't think of it my dear." the old man said. "A 30 year old woman is no little girl." "How did you know I was.." Barbra begin. "I know a lot about you Barbra." the old man said with a grin. "Especily that your sick of the way people treat you because of how you look." "You know my name?" Barbra said in supprise. "How do you know all this?" "Details don't matter my dear." he said. "What does matter is that I have something that will help you solve your problem." "Really?" she said hopefuly. "This." he said and droped something in her hand. Barbra opened her hand and saw one of the most beautiful rings she had ever seen. A gold band with symbols carved into it a large emerald. This was the solution? Jewlery? "That's no ordinary ring my dear.." he explained. "It's a magic ring. Hold it in the air and say I Wish, then what ever you ask for you will get. It only works 2 times so word your wishes precisely." "Isn't is suposed to be 3 times?" Barbra asked. "What do you think this is my dear.. a fariy tale?" He asked her. Barbra was excited when she got home, she didn't know why but for some reason she believed the crazy old man. After all if the ting didn't work what did it matter? She'd gotten it for free, but if it did work she'd be able to look like a normal person. She took the ring and placed it on the table. She decided to take a bath before trying it, if it worked she would be in trouble in her old cothes. After a long hot bath she retrived the ring and went into her bed room. After considering what so say she held up the ring ready to make her wishes. "I wish.." She said. "That I was as tall as I would have been with out my hormon condition." Nothing happened, Barbra felt silly. But then it started, in moments Barbra felt it happen. Her legs and arms got longer, her torso lenghtend and she got taller. 6 feet and 7 inches to be exact. When it happened she began to cry, finaly she was normal. Or would have been save on remaining problem, she was still flat as a board. But then she remebered it was two wishes. She mearly had to wish her self a pair of breasts, and finaly she'd be normal. Excited she held up the ring. "I Wish!" She nearly yelled. "For breasts! breasts! I want Breasts! Big ones, little ones I don't care give me breasts! That's all I want breasts! I wish for breasts! In responese she felt a tingle in her chest. Before her eyes her chest expanded untill a pair of breasts grew in. Not perfect shapes, but breasts, what she always wanted. But her joy became confusion, her chest tingled once more. She looked in the mirror and nearly fainted. Below her new breasts where.. two more nipples! She watched in horror as a second pair of breasts grew in. She screamed as she watched. "NO!" she cried. "What's going on.. I'm growing more!" The tingle started again, in shock she watched as below her second set of breasts and 3 grew. She was becomeing more and more of a freak, a 6 breasted freak show! She flet the tingle again and to her horror more nipples appeared. She grew a forth set of breasts. But it didn't stop, again nipples grew and she had 10 breasts. Her torso could barely contain her new breast flesh, and she fell backwards. Trapped on her back like a turtle screaming, crying, and curseing her multiple mammires. The wizard sighed as he watched Barbra through his crystal. The poor girl, all she wanted was to be normal. He sighed. "These poor mortals." he said to him self. "Always in such a hurry. Always not listing to instuctions exactly. A pity really, had she worded her wish better she might not have grown so many breasts. She made a wish for breasts, and she really got her wish." End