Little Svetlana

Svetlana had always been tall and mature for her age. Going through high school had been hell. Everyone asked her how the weather was, and when the next basketball match was. Even in elementary school she just couldn't catch a break. All the students confusing her for the teacher.

Now 27, out of College, and hip deep in a career, Svetlana Just wanted to enjoy the feeling of picking a new toy for herself. So she visited a target and headed straight for the stuffed animals. That's where she found it, it was called a wishing bunny.

The thing was cute, white, plush, and even sang a song if you pushed it's paw. The story that hung from the tag on it's ear had said that Benny the Bunny had come from Wishington where everyone had learned how to grant the wishes of who ever held them.

Svetlana brought Benny home with her and hugged the bunny real close. A tear falling from her cheek. “I wish I had the chance to be little!” There was a calming sensation that fell over her entire body. She breathed deeply and let the air back out of her lungs as she felt herself deflate. Benny felt bigger in her arms, a little heavier too.

She breathed again, in with the good, out with the bad. She felt shorter and Benny felt heavier. With her eyes closed she continued. In. Shorter. Out. Heavier. In. Tint. Out. Weak.

She continued the pattern over and over until she couldn't hold on to Benny any more. When Svetlana opened her eyes she was amazed to find that Benny was so big that even standing up she couldn't see past his head. His big floppy ears towering over her. Svetlana looked around and noticed that it wasn't Benny that had gotten bigger, she had gotten smaller!

After marveling over her tiny frame she gave Benny a big hug. Her dream and wish had come true!  She was tiny! She was so excited that she was practically hyperventilating. Rapidly those same things were happening. In short out weak in tiny out smaller. It wasn't long before Svetlana was barely bigger than Benny's paw.

Svetlana wiped a happy tear from her cheek and hugged the little paw marked sing. A familiar melody from everyone's favorite cricket played in tiny little bells inside Benny as Svetlana surrounded herself with the soft plush and fell asleep.