4 ways are better than 1

chapter 2- balloon

When Emily got home she sorted out all the shopping she had bought before turning her attention to the magic box that Martha had given her. She’d been dying to know just what the 4 B’s actually were and when she opened the box she was quite surprised. Inside there were 4 circular tablets, A red one marked “balloon”, a blue one marked “ball”, a green one marked “blob” and a yellow one marked “big”. Emily was starting to piece it all together now. She assumed that she would become whatever form she chose and this quite excited her already even without actually taking the tablets. She read the instructions scribbled on the side of the box which explained how to correctly take the tablets and she also remembered Martha’s advice to take them when she had nothing to do. Well she wasn’t doing anything tomorrow and it was starting to go dark tonight so she decided to get started with “balloon”.

Emily noticed each tablet had it’s own paragraph on the back of the box. She read the balloon which said “Ever wanted to float around a room? Now’s your chance with the new balloon tablet”. “Consumption of this tablet will see you inflate into a human balloon for 24 hours where you can have fun bouncing off the ceiling”. “CAUTION: highly recommend only for indoor use so make sure all windows and doors are closed”. Emily was really excited by this, she’d always wanted to be able to float off the ground. So after closing all windows, doors and curtains she sat down on a chair and put the tablet onto her tongue. She had to wait for it to fully dissolve and then the remains would get inside her system. After 5 minutes this was precisely what happened and Emily felt a tingling sensation throughout her body

Suddenly she felt her face stretching and expanding wider which caused her eyes to bulge and rendered her mouth unable to speak. She felt this swelling feeling spread throughout her whole body next so now she couldn’t move out of the chair. Before she knew it Emily’s stomach started to swell bigger and rounder as if she was filling up with air. And then came the best part, Emily felt herself lifting off the ground all while still stuck to the chair which eventually broke off due to her bottom having expanded in the same way. And there it was: Emily was now the human balloon.

“Wow this feels amazing” Emily thought to herself “I’m flying all by myself and I’m not dreaming, I’m already convinced to have this installed permanently”. Emily also discovered that she hadn’t lost complete mobility as she could still move her fattened arms and legs. This was to allow her to have some control on where she moved so Emily basically practiced swimming in the air which would allow her to reach items such as the fridge in her kitchen. And that’s basically what happened for the 24 hours. Emily bounced from room to room and enjoyed turning around in circles upside down and slept on the sleeping. When the time was up she deflated back into her normal form and crash landed onto her sofa.

“That was so enjoyable” Emily cried as she gathered herself together. “I can’t wait to try the next one soon”...