The Berry Vendor rough draft (Updated)

The Berry Vendor.

“I am telling you these are the best blueberries you will find this side of the interstate.” The small woman in the odd looking suit forced herself back infront of Cathy. “You can’t go wrong with one of these little devils.”

Cathy shook her head. “I don’t have time for this. I have to get across town to see my boyfriend. Now please.”

The strange woman grabbed Cathy’s arm. “Please I have a living to make here.” Cathy rolled her amber eyes. “Starving guinie pigs at home. The little darlings need me.”

Cathy sighed. “What do you want me to do?”

“Just please.” She held out a tray of blueberries. “Try these for the low low price of one fifty.”

Cathy took the box into her hand. “This is a lot of blueberries for just a buck and fifty cents.”

The strange woman lowered her head and held up her hands. “I know, I know. It is the rest of my stock. Kind of a clerence sale.” Cathy shook her head and the saleswoman fell on her. “Please I am desperate. Will you please buy this from me?”

“I umm. . .” She scratched at the back of her head. “I don’t know.” Cathy sighed. “I guess it is a good deal.”

“It’s the best around.”

“Alright I will take it.” She reached into her purse and then handed the saleswoman the cash. “Here you are.”

After she counted the money the lady handed Cathy the box of blueberries. “And here you are. Please enjoy and tell your friends about Martha’s blueberry bananza.” She sighed. “Or well next week when I get my stock back.” She shook her head. “It has been a hard time for the blueberry business.”

“What do you mean?”

“Oh nothing you need concern yourself with right now.” Martha smiled and grabbed her supplies. “Now just enjoy those blueberries and have a good rest of your day. I will be seeing you. Cheers.” She turned around and rushed down the street.

Cathy sighed and looked at the box of blueberries. “Well I guess I have some extra food for tonight. I can hand these out when I arrive at the school open house. They will be so happy I actualy brought something this time.” She smiled. “And it will be better than Nora’s cookies from last month that caused shrinking.” Cathay shivered. “I still can’t believe where that lady found those damn things.”

She made her way to her car and used her key fob to unlock the door. “Wait what did that exotic woman mean by she will be seeing me?” Cathy scratched at her head as she opened the door to her SUV. “I am just realizing that is a very odd thing to say considering the vendors here are fly by night street vendors.” She started her vehicle. “I think there has only been two people on this business loop that I have seen multiple times in my life and neither are the types that I want to buy from.” Cathy looked behind her as she pulled out of her parking space. “Mr. exotic lawn mower and the political sign salesman are not people I like to deal with.”

She pulled out onto the road. “Well time to rush to the school. Need to help them get ready before the school season starts.”

***

A few minutes later Cathy found herself pulling into the parking lot of Jamerson Highschool. “Great I am early.” She sighed. “Extremely early. Maybe I should drive around the block for a bit to pass the time.”

“Cathy. How good to see you.”

She smiled and shut off her engine. “Hello there Derik. How are the kids?”

“Oh you know.” He shrugged his shoulders as she stepped out of her vehicle. “Being little devils as always.”

“I never thought that is what kids would be.”

He laughed. “Then never hope that you have to have your own.” He put his sunburned hand behind her back. “Now let’s get out of this heat shall we?”

“I guess.” Cathy slid her left hand into her jeans and her right into her purse. “If you consider this hot.”

“Oh come on.” He pulled at the colloar of his shirt. “I am sweating bullets here.”

“Derik, it is only seventy degrees. Sure it is hot for spring but come on.” He pushed the door to the school open. “What are you going to do when we get to summer time?”

“Umm what I always do.” He shrugged. “Hide in the blessed world of air conditioning.” He laughed. “Mhmm what is that hevenly smell?”

“Oh that smell?” she scratched at her head. “It is just these blueberries I picked up earlier today.” She pulled out the small blue box from her purse to show Derik.

“Oh wow” he took one of the blueberries out of package. “I can't tell you how much I just adore blueberries.” Derek took a succulent bite out of the blueberry the juice dripping down his face. “Mhmm. This is just divine I cannot wait to share this with the others.”

“Wait the others are already here?” Cathy asked? “I I thought I was extremely early”

Derek put his hands into his pockets “Nah you you are one of the last people to arrive. In fact some people were wondering if you'd show up at all.”

Kathy narrowed her eyes “people were wondering if I would even arrive. I AM 15 minutes early. Seriously what do I have to do to be on time.”

Derrick scratched at his short dark hair as he reached out to open the door “I don't know maybe just show up on time or early I I guess.” he pushed the massive double doors open “look whatever it's worth here now no need to be stressing over this issue anymore” he turned his head pops one look who's here” Derek rushed off. “Sasha it's so good to see you again.”

Cathy walked into the center of the room and pulled that her arm. “well it's nice to be here once again.” she set the box of blueberries down on the table and looked around. “wow they really fix this place up from last year” Kathy looked at the decorations which were hung around the bannisters. There were multiple tables with cute little signs that read welcome back and a new chandelier in the center of the room. The entire the entire place looked stunning for a school open house.

“So, Cathy what do you think.” Cathy around to see Vanessa standing before her as she twirled her long blonde hair. “quite amazing what we have done place don't you think.”

“I I guess so. although I don't know why you need a chandelier. Is for a high school right.” Kathy threw up her arms. “I don't see why the kids need anything so unique.” she sighed. “how much did this even cost.”

“a few thousand dollars it's nothing that we really need to get into. Um Beth how are you doing today.”

Kathy widened her green eyes and shock. “a few $1000.” she took one of the blueberries and out of the case and ate it to calm her nerves. “you have got to be kidding me where did all of this money come from.”

Best scratched at her brow as she munched on one of the blueberries. “what are you two talking about?” blueberry juice squirted from between her teeth. “it isn't the crazy spending spree that Vanessa went on recently.”

Vanessa crossed her arms. “I have only been buying what is necessary for this school. It is not a crazy spending spree. Will you get it through your thick heads.”

Beth suddenly screamed. “Oh my God Derek what is wrong with your neck.”

Derek slowly turned around as he threw another blueberry into his mouth. “what are you talking about.” he munched on another blueberry. “is there a bug on me or something.”

Beth shook her head. “no it is just atrocious. Your skin it is blue and getting bluer by the minute.” she put her head in her hands. “this has to be some kind of cruel joke. Please tell me this is what you were doing to us.”

Derrick scratched at his neck. “look I have no idea what you were talking about Beth. I'm going to go to the bathroom and I'm going to check this out, OK.” He put his hands into his Jean pockets turned around and walked towards the door. “once I figure out what this is I'll come back. I am sure it is nothing you all are just worrying for nothing.” he turned around and walked out of the room.

Beth began to pace around nervously. “oh this is absurd. Derrick skin just start to turn blue.” she took a deep breath.

Kathy smiled. “I am sure it is just a prank being played by him. You know how you know how he is around this time of year.”

Beth slowly nodded her head. “I guess you're right Kathy.” she looked up and her eyes went wide. “um Kathy.”

both Kathy and Vanessa crossed their arms. “what's wrong Beth? it looks like you seen a ghost.” asked Vanessa.

Beth pointed a shaky hand at Kathy. “I um..” she scratched at her shoulder. “I um think you need to um.” Beth gulped.

Kathy rubbed her eyes. “will you please just spit it out Beth.”

Beth grabbed Kathy arm and shoved it in front of her face. “look. Look at your body. Your skin is turning blue as well. There is something extremely wrong here.” she took in deep long breaths. “Why is everyone skin suddenly turning blue? What does it mean? Will it happen to me? Is this some new fangled disease? What are we going to do?”

Kathy looked at her blue arm in disbelief as Vanessa grabbed Beth by the shoulders and shook her. “will you calm down? We will achieve nothing if we succumb to panic.” Vanessa looked over at Kathy. “now can you please take that blue paint off of your arms? It was funny when Derek did it but now you are just taking things too far. Look at poor Beth. Look at the panic in her eyes. Is this really worth it?”

Kathy shook her head “I didn't apply any kind of paint.” she looked at her blue hands and felt her heart pounding in her chest. “I.. I don't know what is happening to me.” she gulped. “but I swear to you I am not doing this on purpose.”

Vanessa slammed her hand down on the nearby table. she raised her voice to the top of her lungs “then explain to us Kathy why you keep turning your skin blue? Look at your face. Getting it so dark and blue like that if not a prank? I mean even your hair is starting to turn dark and blue.” Kathy grabbed at her curls and examine them as they turned from a golden blonde to a dark blue. “this is one crazy stunt Kathy but it has to stop now.”

Kathy took a deep breath in and out. “this is insane. How can my entire body be turning blue like this.” she suddenly bent over and held her hands over her stomach. “ohhhhhh. My chest feels so bubbly all of a sudden.”

Beth shook her head in took a few steps backwards. “I don't like this. This is like something out of a horror movie or something. Which one of us is gonna be next. You or me Vanessa?”

Kathy pressed down on her stomach. “I can feel something inside of there.” she rubbed her belly as it slowly Began to expand outward. “it feels like some strange kind of liquid. I don't know exactly how to describe it.” she gulped. “what is happening to me?”

Vanessa put her hand on Kathy shoulder. “Kathy listen to me. You are alright even if you are a bit blue. And a bit um,” she scratched at her head as she looked down at kathy's expanding waistline. “bloated. Yes that is the word bloated.” Vanessa laughed. “this is just one crazy case of indigestion.”

Kathy sighed and put her hands into her Jean pockets. “well I hope that you are right.” she rubbed her round belly as it pushed her shirt outward. “because this is the most severe bloating I've ever had in my life. I almost think I might just head home before we get this meeting started.” Kathy lowered her head. “I don't want the others to see me this swollen. It looks like I've eaten one of the balloons from outside. Ugh it feels like it too.”

Vanessa nodded her head “that sounds like a good idea darling.” she put her hand on Kathy shoulder. “Go and rest. we don't need this prank that you have taken too far to freak everyone out.”

Kathy's cheeks turned a dark Violet color. “my body is in crisis mode and all you can think about is how this will look for everyone else?” she took a step forward as her ass suddenly began to grow and caused her jeans to become tight on her body. “my body is swelling out of control right now. I need serious help. Ughhh.” She groaned as she put her weight onto her knees. Her side suddenly expanded outward causing her body to become spherical. Kathy wobbled back and forth from the sudden burst of movement. “oh God.” she held her hand over her mouth as she burped. “I can taste it, the strange liquid growing inside of me.” Kathy grabbed her round waist. “it's juice. Blueberry juice.”

Beth took a step backward and tried to speak but no sound came out of her mouth. Eventually she turned around and, ran tripping over a tray of blueberries. She let out a scream she felt before bed on her face. And she pushed herself up she noticed the blue color on the back of her hand. “Oh no no no.” Beth stood up and vigorously rubbed the back of her hand. “this can't be happening to me too.”

Vanessa threw up her arms. “will you two just calm down?” She raised an eyebrow as she watched Kathy shirt slowly rise up her expanding chest. “while we have a bit of a situation on our hands this is nothing we cannot handle. Now if we just stay calm we will get through this.” vanessa's eyes went wide as she noticed her hands turning blue as well. “uh why couldn't of this shit stopped with you two.” she turned around. “I'm getting out of here before I start looking like Cathy over here.”

Just before Vanessa could reach the door a strange woman entered the building. “Oh my what is going on here.” she looked at the trio of blue ladies with a giant grin on her face. “I see that we are having quite an issue here aren't we.”

“just who are you.” Kathy demanded answer pants began to rip and tear from her expanding body.

The strange woman laughed and walked over to Kathy. “what you don't recognize me.” she put her hand on Kathy blueberry body. “it's Martha. Your friendly neighborhood blueberry vendor.” she smiled and rubbed Cathy along her growing body. “I just wanted to see how my merchandise was working out for everyone. I can see that you all are taking very well to my blueberries.” Martha giggled.

“what!” Cheeks turned Violet with anger as her feet raised off the ground and her legs shrink into her round berry body. “you're saying you did this to us on purpose.” she turned her head and watched as her hands shrank into her massive body. “look at what you did to me. I am so full of juice that I can hardly move. I don't want to be a blueberry.” Kathy narrowed her eyes at Martha has more of her body turned dark Violet in anger. “now you fix this before Vanessa and Beth turn into a blueberry like this.” Kathy winced as her pants ripped in two.

Martha took out a tape measure as Beth began to fill up with juice. “I'm sorry Kathy but I cannot do that. You see I am in a bit of a bind here.” Martha used the tape measure to wrap kathy's body and measure her. “I have a business to run. And see, I sell exotic blueberry products.” Martha retracted the tape measure and crossed her arms. She then looked over at Beth as she tried to push her growing stomach into her body. “oh honey I would suggest you take that shirt off now before your body snaps it off.”

Beth shook her head from side to side as her shirt suddenly snapped upwards and exposed her blue belly. “just get this swelling to stop. I look blue and pregnant as it is.” she gripped the side of her jeans as they began to stretch. “oh God, the juice it's spreading. My pants are going to rip apart.”

Martha laughed as she leaned against cathys blueberry body. “Just let the juice build up in your body honey. Take your clothes off and it will be alright.” Martha scratched at her chin. “now then where was I? Ah yes. I was explaining why this was happening to you all.” she giggled as she looked over at Vanessa whose body was already beginning to look round. “you see I am in the business of selling exotic blueberries.” Martha jumped onto Kathy body as continued to swell out of control.

Kathy move her head so she wasn't being crushed by Martha. “what do you mean by exactly.” she shook her head. “and do you have to sit on top of me? You are making all of the juice inside of me bubble around.” Kathy closed her eyes. “in fact I think you sitting on me and squishing me is maybe the swelling even worse.”

Martha smiled and pressed down on cathy's body. “well then let's get the juices inside of you flowing.” she laughed “but anyways I sell blueberries that are derived from giant blueberry people. Every once in a while I have to replenish my stocks.” Martha pushed her elbow down on kathy's body. “and well you were just there to buy up my special product when the time was right.” she looked up to see best clothes explode off of her body. “looks like we have another blueberry on our hands.”

Beth shook her head as her body became spherical and her feet lifted off the ground. “this is insane. You can't just turn people into blueberries.” she clapped her hands about on her round body. “I'll I will do something to stop you before I fill up anymore with juice.”

Martha laughed and slid off of his body. She then slowly walked over to and tapped Vanessa on her massive stomach on the way by. “I don't think that you are going to be able to do anything except swell up for me.” she ran her hand along Beth’s body. “though I am starting to realize that I'm going to have trouble getting all three of you out of here.” Martha crossed her arms as she turned around. “I was honestly expecting only Kathy to eat my blueberries. Sure I had hoped you would eat multiple of my blueberries and grow out of control but this is a little bit more than I can handle.”

There was a sudden crash in everyone twisted their heads. Martha rushed forward her way past pushing the giant blueberry woman. “what in the world was that.” her eyes went wide as she noticed a slow stream of blueberry juice coming from down the hallway.

“oh great.” Vanessa shook her head as her body you look more and more like a blueberry, her clothing starting to rip and tear. “it's Derek.” she fell onto her berry chest. “he was the first one to turn blue. He rushed off to the restroom or some other room.” Vanessa threw up her arms as much as she could. “we forgot all about him.”

Martha sighed. “if he swelled in in enclosed room. . .” she shuttered. “I do not want it.” she turned around and put her hands onto Kathy. “I am just going to focus on getting you three out of here.”

Martha reached into her pocket and pulled out a cell phone. “hello. Greg? Yes it's Martha. Look I need a favor. I need you to come down to jamerson high school.” she rubbed her fingertips together. “I need you to bring your pickup truck as well.” she paused. “So what if we want to be hauling more of those giant human blueberries? I pay you well enough. Now just get down here.” she hung up and slid the phone back into her pocket. She then threw her arms open wide and turned to face Kathy and the others. “well I will soon have transportation here to help get you all out of here.”

Kathy sighed. “well what happens to us then.”

Martha shrugged. “well I take you back to my shop and we get too juiced. Simple as that.” she rubbed Cathy body tenderly. “trust me you will love it.”

Kathy turned her head away. “I doubt it.” she looked up at the ceiling. “but if it gets this juice out of our bodies then I guess it has to be done. my body is about to touch the ceiling as it is. We have to stop this juice somehow.”

Martha giggled. “don't worry Greg will be here soon. Then we will have this entire situation taken care of.” she tapped Kathy on the side of her body, sending ripples throughout kathy's body. “and tell then I just suggest that you three sit tight. I will see to this Derek fellow while Greg takes his sweet time getting here”

***

About an hour later Greg finally showed up. He stumbled into the room as he adjusted his baseball cap. “hey Martha sorry I am late.” greg's green eyes widened and he took the baseball cap off of his bald pale head. “sheesh. They are huge.” he took a few steps forward and shook his head “these two must be 20 feet tall and that one over there in the corner must be a good 27 feet big.” he rubbed his eyes. “I'm out of here is going to be a challenge.”

Martha tossed him a mop. “look I can get two berries roll out on the truck. can you clean up the mess in the bathroom?”

Greg scratched at his forehead “I guess so.” he walked down towards the restroom.

Once he was gone Martha walked up to Beth. “well let's get you outside.”

Beth groaned. “Ugh please don't touch me or move me. I am happy with how I feel right now. I don't want the juice inside of me to move.”

Martha pressed her hands against best body and began to roll her. “well too bad. I have to get you and the others out onto that truck somehow.” Martha rolled her towards the doorway and squeezed Beth through the passageway. Beth cried out as her giant blueberry body squeezed through the double doors and out into the sunshine.

Kathy gulped as she listened to the sounds of Beth being loaded onto the truck outside. “Vanessa. Hey Vanessa.”

“Kathy please don't say anything.” Vanessa shook her head. “I am trying my best just to fall asleep until this blueberry nightmare is over. this stench is starting to make me lose my sense of smell.”

“Vanessa focus. We have to do something before it is too late.”

Vanessa laughed. “are you crazy Kathy? We are giant blueberries. How do you think we are going to be able to do anything when we cannot move?”

“so we are just to be taken away and juiced?”

“at this point I can't wait for that to happen. It sounds heavenly, to get all of this blueberry juice out of our bodies.” Vanessa sighed. “I am almost dozing off into dreamland just thinking about it.”

Kathy winced as Martha came back into the room. “OK Vanessa your turn.”

Vanessa smiled. “perfect. Time to get out of here.”

Martha walked behind Vanessa, putter hands on her giant berry body and rolled her towards the door. a few moments later she rolled Vanessa right out the door.

Kathy looked back and forth. “OK come on. Think.” she tapped her fingers on the side of her body. “there has to be something I can do to get out of here.” she closed her eyes and focused as hard as she could. “if only I could get myself too ughhh roll.” she winced as her swelling body began to press even more against the ceiling. “I will not be taking the juicing station. I am not a blueberry product.”

Martha walked back into the room and crossed her arms. “OK your turn honey.” she raised her voice. “Greg get in here.”

A few moments later Greg rushed in covered in blueberry juice. “what do you want? I am trying to clean up the mess in the bathroom. I have no idea where this Derrick fellow ran off to. You might have to investigate that later on.”

Martha shook her hands. “that isn't important right now. Just help me get this young lady out onto the truck.”

He looked over at Kathy. “I am not even sure if we can squeeze her through the front door of the school.”

Martha walked forward and grabbed Greg by the collar of his shirt. “if you are not going to help I am going to feed you one of my blueberries and you can help fund my business. Is that clear?”

He got his head “very.” you want behind Kathy and put his hands on her back; his hands were cold and slimy. “what are we waiting for? Let's get rolling.”

Martha walked around and put her hands on kathy's back. The two then proceeded to roll her towards the front of for high school. soon they reached the entrance to the school and they tried to squeeze Kathy through the door away. She winced as her body was forced through the door, massive pressure forced onto her blueberry body. “you two are killing me.” she groaned as she was slowly forced through the opening. “you are going to make me burst.”

Martha elbowed Kathy. “I know what I am doing. Don't worry.”

Kathy suddenly popped out and forward along the grass until she hit a nearby tree. Martha rushed out and cheered. “we did it. Now we just need to get you onto the truck with the others and take you to the juicing station.”

Kathy sighed. “yay. I guess.”

Martha and Greg rolled Kathy onto the back of their pickup truck. They then used cables to tie her down. “There.” Martha said. “You should be nice and snug while we make her journey to get you and the others dejucied.” she turned around and jumped off the back of the pickup truck. “OK Greg we're leaving”

Cathy sighed and looked the blue sky above her. “well there is no way around it. Time to be juiced.”

***

About an hour later Martha pulled in to the parking lot of a strange looking building. “well here we are.” she shut off the engine to the truck. “so who wants to first?”

Kathy tapped the side of her body with her fingertips. “I don't think I can take too much more juice filling up my body at this point. As much as I don't want you to juice me I don't think I have a choice.”

Martha opens the door to her vehicle and stepped out. “oh trust me Cathy you'll love it.” she walked up and robbed Cathy on the side of her body. The sensation sent shockwaves throughout cathy's body and she groaned from her touch. “trust me you will love it. The more in the juice fills your body the more sensitive things become, so believe me you will love this experience.”

Kathy took a deep breath. “I don't know how much I can trust you let's start anyways” she groaned again as Martha took her hand off her body. Oh that felt so good.