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Trial of a Giantess.

As the morning light slowly drifted over the land and the mist parted, Sarah crept through the small suburb. She had dropped Carien off at her house just a few hours ago. She hadn’t talked the entire trip back from Carien’s parents. Sarah knew that Carien didn’t have the best family after the incident with Carien’s brother almost a year ago, but for the first time, Carien seemed down. Sarah didn’t know what to do as Carien had always been the cheerful one when times were tough, her rock. Now that Carien seemed to be in a hard place, what was she supposed to do with everything going on in her life? How could she be there for Carien and not make things worse?

As she walked down the street, Sarah kicked a bicycle, sending it flying.  I just wish Carien would tell me what happened. Why she was so upset with me meeting her family. Or her family meeting me.  Sarah sighed.  I wish I knew how to help her.

Sarah approached her destination on this fine morning, her house appearing through the mists. She sighed as she ran her hands along the room. “What am I going to do?” She wrapped her fingers around the chimney. “I can’t live here anymore. I just can’t.”

“Excuse me?”

Sarah turned her head to see a young postal worker standing next to her leg. “Oh my.”

She took a step back. “I’m sorry. I didn’t see you there with all of this mist. I wasn’t trying to step on you. I promise.”

He shook his head. “No. It’s alright.” He laughed. “Besides I know you. We work together, remember?”

Sarah sighed. “Oh, right. My job.”

The young man nodded his head. “Yup. But what are you doing? Jeffery has been wondering where our star postal woman is. In fact, he has had us working overtime trying to find you.” He crossed his arms. “Are you even taking the growing pills when in your off time?”

Sarah sighed. “It’s a long story, ok. Tell Jeffry I can come into work soon.”

The postal worker reached into his pocket. “That is all well and good, but I came here for another reason. I have something for you.” He held out a letter. “Hmm. Want me to leave it in your mailbox?”

Sarah knelt down so her head was as close to the young man as it could be. She could see the wet mist clinging to his blue and white uniform. “What is your name?”

“Johnathan, miss.”

“Look. I need help reading that letter you brought me. Can you open it and oblige me?”

Johnathan laughed as he adjusted his glasses. “Is our giantess a glasses wearer like me?”

Sarah narrowed her eyes. “I just can’t read it at my size, ok. The words are too small. I don’t think I need to explain it any more than that.”

He shrugged. “Then why not wait to read it after you shrink down?”

Sarah formed her hands into fists. “I can’t. I can’t shrink back down.” She threw her arm out, breaking off a section of the second floor of her house. “I am stuck at this damn size! So will you please read me what message I have gotten please?”

Johnathan’s cheery tone darkened, and his green eyes turned toward the parchment in his hands. “I... I didn’t know.” He ripped the letter open. “I. . .” His sunburned hand shakily held the letter up to his face. “I’m sorry.”

Sarah sighed. “I didn’t mean to explode like that.” She turned her head to see the damage she had caused to her house, her bedroom exposed to the world. “It has just been a very hard last few weeks.”

He looked at the piece of paper in his hands. “It is a jury summons. You are to attend court about destroying someone named Matt’s house. It appears you are expected to appear. . .” His eyes widened. “Today. In four hours. Holy crap, did we give this to you late.”

Sarah stood up; her hands balled into fists. “God damnit, Matt. I told him time and time again I didn’t touch his fucking house.” Johnathan slowly stood back. “Why can’t he leave me alone?”

“I am just going to complete my route. Enjoy your day.” He turned around and dashed for his vehicle.

As Sarah watched him go, she sat down on the street, all of the energy leaving her body. “I just don’t know what I am supposed to do. Before I could fight this as I kept shrinking down. I kept changing in size. I could return to normal.” She looked at her hands. “But now this is my normal. This. . .” She slowly clenched her hand into a fist. “How am I supposed to live like this?” She slammed her fist onto the ground. “How?!”

Sarah shook her head. “I can’t even live in my own house anymore.” She turned to look at her home. “Look at it. It looks like a doll house.” She gently picked her bed out from the hole in her bedroom. “I mean, look at this. My hand is almost as big as my bed. I. . . I don’t know what I am supposed to do.” Sarah closed her eyes. “Carien. I need you. I can’t do this on my own.” She looked up at the sky above as it was slowly lit by the sun. “Especially with a madman thinking I am the cause of all his problems coming after me. We need to stand together now.”

***

Sarah gently tapped on Carien’s roof. “Please be awake.” She sighed. “Please.”

Carien walked out onto the wet lawn rubbing her eyes. “Sarah? What is going on?”

“Carien. I am so sorry. I just. . . I just needed to talk to you.” Sarah sat down on the grass and wrapped her legs around Carien’s house, the wet dew clinging to Sarah’s legs. “I don’t know who else to share this stuff with.”

“Sarah. I am sorry, but I am. . .” Carien shook her head. “After what happened at my parents, I just want to be alone. I told you that.”

“But Carien. I am going to be on trial for what you did to Matt. I need your help.”

Carien turned around and sighed. “I. . .” She sighed. “What do you need my help with?”

Sarah threw her arms to the side. “What do you mean? Helping me convince that Matt is a fool.” Sarah narrowed her eyes. “What happened to the Carien that I know? Why are you suddenly afraid to talk to me? To let me—

“Sarah, please. This isn’t anything you would understand.”

“Understand? I am stuck being a giantess, for goodness sake. I can understand—

Carien whirled around with tears in her eyes. “You don’t understand what it is like for people to hate you. Your own family to despise you.” Despite her size, Sarah shrank back. “My whole life, there has been something wrong with me. I can’t dress right. Can’t get good enough grades. Oh boy, I don’t love the right people.” Carien formed her hands into fists. “And if I don’t shape up. . . if I don’t shape up.” She looked at the ground. “Do you know why I never wanted to return home? My senior year of high school, I was locked in the school’s janitorial closet for Christmas break. Seven days Sarah. All because my sister told people that I love girls. The one person I thought I could trust.”

Carien spat. “And when I have issues with changing in size, what happens to me? I go and get the woman I love into trouble. You are facing legal trouble because of me. Who knows what other stuff happened to you because of me.” She turned around. “I just bring trouble to those around me. My family is right about me. I am a failure.”

Sarah looked down at the ground. “Carien. You have always been the one to pick me up. You have always been my cheerful rock. I never. . .”

Carien turned around. “Well, you never knew me. Just go before I hurt you anymore.”

Sarah gasped. “I. . .” Tears welled in her eyes. “I. . .” Sarah stood up. “I am sorry. I wish I knew what I could do to help you. Please stop pushing me away. You are breaking my heart.” She turned around. “I love you.”

Carien walked into the house without saying a word, slamming the door behind her. Sarah slowly turned around, a bottomless pit forming in her chest.  I can’t go to this trial, not when Carien is like this. I have never seen her like this, but I just can’t leave her alone. I am scared if I do that, it will just show her that I am as heartless as she might think I am.  Sarah sighed.  I need to be there for her. But how can I? I can’t just ignore this court summons.  Tears streaked down her cheeks.  Matt, I hate you. I hate you so much. Not only are you trying to ruin my life, but you are putting me in an impossible situation. If I try and stay here for Carien, I will do the right thing, but then they will send people after me. I can’t put her life in danger. But if I don’t stay. . .

Sarah rubbed her hands across her forehead. “Ughh, I hate this! I hate this!”

***

Later that day, Sarah arrived at the courthouse, her face formed into a frown. Gasps went up from the people below as she walked up to the building and immediately pried off the roof. The judge inside looked up at her with wide eyes. “Hey. What the hell at your doing?”

Sarah snorted as she looked down at him. “You wanted me, a giantess, to appear, right? I can’t very well fit through the doorway.”

Matt smirked from his position in the courtroom. “Well, I think this will be an open and shut case. See how she vandalizes even a courthouse.”

The judge slammed his gavel. “Quiet.” He looked up at Sarah. “Now, while I am not happy about you ripping off our roof, I will allow it.”

“I can set it back down.” She narrowed her eyes. “I am just showing up so I can show I was present. I am not staying.”

Matt slammed his fist onto the podium. “What? You have to stay for your trial, you witch.”

“Quiet.” The judge narrowed his eyes. “Don’t make me hold you in contempt of this court.” He ran his dark fingers through his beard as she looked up at Sarah. “You do know, miss, that you have to be here, right?”

Sarah narrowed her eyes. “Look, I don’t really care. I showed up as a courtesy. You can give me whatever punishment you see fit, but I will attend this kangaroo court later.

I have something more important to take care of right now.” Her eyes fell upon Matt. “And you.

I want you to leave Carien and me alone.”

Matt pointed at Sarah. “See. She is threatening me even now.”

Sarah lowered herself into the courtroom, gasps rising up from the assembly. “Oh, trust me. You will know when I am treating you, worm.” She raised herself back up, bits and pieces of the roof crumbling down to the street blow. “Now I have something I have to take care of.”

The judge shook his head. “Not until we finish this matter.”

“Then I am guilty for all I care.” Sarah snorted. “I don’t care at this point. You hear me. I don’t know how to help the woman I love, and I am stuck being a giantess. Do you think I care about this petty shit of this idiot trying to blame me for wrecking his house? I didn’t do it.”

The judge stood up. “You will keep calm, Ms. Collinsworth.”

“Calm?” Sarah reached down and picked up the judge. “Why should I stay calm? I am fifty feet tall. I don’t have a place to live anymore. I don’t have clothing to wear. Hell, people can easily just say the giantess did it and try and summon the police on me.

So tell me why I should be calm?”

The judge winced. “You are. . . crushing. . . me.”

Sarah gasped. She was becoming the thing she hated. She loosened her grip and set the judge down. “I am so sorry.” She gulped and patted him on the head. “I am just so stressed I. . .”

He narrowed his eyes. “In light of your outburst, I think we should take this to trial.”

“Huh? I thought this was the trial.”

“No. This was the hearing to determine if you should go on trial.”

“For vandalizing a house?”

Matt crossed his arms. “Well, I managed to sneak in there the fact that you should not be able to become over ten feet tall anymore. Seems fair.”

Sarah’s eyes widened. “I... What have I done?”

The judge snorted. “This trial will commence in twenty-four hours. After what happened today, I think it is a priority that your size issues are taken care of. Court adjured.” He slammed his gavel.

Sarah gulped. “I. . .” She shook her head. “All I wanted was to make a quick stop here.” She placed the roof back onto the courthouse. “So I could go back and try and help Carien. Now I am not only going to be battling Matt over this stupid house shit but over my very height being legal? What is happening?” Sarah watched as the bystanders hurried past her, their faces filled with fear. “What kind of world did I wake up to?”