Blowing Up

Blowing up.

Jenny slammed the door behind her. “That jerk. He knew that today was our anniversary, and he is nowhere to be seen.” She ran her hands through her red hair and walked over to the table next to the grey door. “I am going to find out just where Clark is.” She picked up the phone and dialed.

After a few moments, she reached Clark's answering machine.  “This is Clark Bishop. I can’t get to the phone right now, but your message is important to me. Tell me what is on your mind, and I will get back to you. Peace.”

“Clark, you piece of shit. Where are you? You should know what today is.” She tapped her pale fingers on the side of the table. “You said we were going to spend the day together, and now I can’t even get a hold of you. In fact, you changed the locks on your house? What is going on? Call me back and tell me what is going on.” She slammed the phone into the receiver and snorted.

There was a knock at the door. Jenny turned her head towards the thick oak door. “Go away.” The person on the other side knocked once more. She put her hands into her jeans and walked to the door while she talked under her breath. “Some people just can’t take a hint.”

Jenny opened the door. “What?”

The postal man stood there and looked at her in confusion. “I just have a package for you.” He handed her a white and grey box. “It is from a Clark Bishop.”

“Thank you.” She set the package down on the counter just inside the door. “Have a nice day.”

“Ehm.” The young man held out his hand.

Jenny crossed her arms. “If you are looking for a tip, this is the wrong house.” She slammed the door in his face.

She picked up the package and walked into the living room. “Let’s see what that jerk decided to get me instead of coming in person.” She opened up the package to see a box inside and a note.

“To Jenny.

Sorry, I can’t be there. I had something come up. This package was sent to me by a friend. He said they were tasty and had some exhilarating effect. I didn’t really enjoy them, so think of them as an early anniversary present.

Sorry I couldn’t be there today. See you soon. Clark.”

Jenny sighed. “So you don’t come and meet with me, but you send me this box of. . .” She tapped her fingers on her chin. “What is it?” She opened the top to see a bunch of cookies. She picked one up and looked at it. “This is what Clark sent me? A box of cookies?” She set the opened box on the table. “Some anniversary gift.” She clenched her fists together. “When I get my hands on him, he is so going to get it.”

She took a deep breath in. “Ok. Calm down. You don’t need this kind of excitement with your blood pressure.” She put her hands into her pockets and took a few deep breaths in. “The worst of this is over for now. Don’t have to give this anymore thought until you actually see that jerk again. Just enjoy yourself for now.” She sighed. “With all this free time you have now.”

She grabbed the remote and turned on the television. “I wonder what is on t.v.?”

The screen flashed to a commercial for some kid’s cereal. Jenny sighed and set the remote down. “Ugh, damn commercials.” She slumped down on the couch as she waited for the main show to start back up and tapped her fingers. “Ugh.”

Her stomach growled. “I haven’t eaten all day, and my lunch is still cooking.” She looked over at the box of cookies on the table. “I guess the snack that he sent me should be used for something.”

Jenny reached over and picked the box up, and then set it in her lap. “Mhmm. Chocolate chip. At least he got me my favorite.” She smiled as she lifted the snack to her mouth and took a bite, the cookie melting in her mouth. “This is so good. Not enough to make up for Clark ditching on me but maybe a start.”

She turned her attention back to the television as the commercials ended.  “And we are back viewers. We cover the excitement down here at the midsummer festival games and bring you all the heart-stopping action. Just before the break, we showed you the exciting white water rafting completion.” The man holding the microphone adjusted his suit. “It was a nail-biter, that is for sure. But now we go to the volleyball match that be starting shortly.”

He turned around to a man in the background. “Sir. What do you think the outcome of this match will be?”

Jenny stood up as she saw Clark on screen.

“Well, Andrew, I think my darling Angela will crush the completion. She is a tough fighter and can do anything.” Angela walked by, and Clark blew her a kiss.

Jenny stood up and clenched her fists. “That slime told me that Angela was just a friend. Now he is seeing her over me on our anniversary?” Her whole body trembled. “How dare he?”

She shook her arms. “What is wrong with me? My arms feel like rubber.” She trembled as she stood there. “What is happening to my body?”

Her clothing suddenly felt tight. Jenny ran her arms along her chest as her sleeves crept up her arms. Her jeans became skin tight and began to tear. Jenny bent over and tried to pull her pants off but instead made a massive tear across her rear end, showing her butt. “Oh god. My body is swelling like crazy.”

Jenny lost her balance after her swelling body bumped into the couch behind her and fell forward onto her television. “Ouff.” She pushed herself to her feet and pushed the sofa towards the wall as her feet burst through her shoes. “Those were my favorites.” She shook her head. “This is crazy. How can I be growing like this?” Her head hit the wall, and she pushed herself off away from the wall. “If I grow anymore, I will become trapped in my own house.”

She curled up into a ball as the walls closed in on her body. Jenny gritted her teeth. “Come on. Stop growing already.” The house started to shake as her shoulders pressed into the side of the house as her shirt began to rip apart. Her arms burst through the side of the house as her legs shot through the walls.

“I haven’t had a chance to pay for the mortgage yet on this house.” She gritted her teeth as her face pushed through the ceiling. “Clark. You are going to pay for this.” She looked out over the yard as she continued to grow. She arched her shoulder and caused the northern section of her wall to fall over. Jenny then put her arm down and pushed herself up, the rest of her home falling into rubble in the process.

“This isn’t what I expected to happen today.” She kicked a beam as she continued to grow, her boobs now poking through her bra. “First, Clark doesn’t show up and sends me these—“She looked at her massive body. “Growing cookies.” She sighed. “And then I find out he is seeing Angela behind my back.” She clenched her giant fists as her bra snapped off her body and flew into the neighbor’s house. “That creep.

He better hope I don’t get my hands on him.”

Jenny looked down at her hands and smiled. “Why yes. Clark better hope I don’t get my hands on him. Whatever will he do?” She laughed as her panties ripped in two.

She turned around and looked down the street. “I think I can reach the park just as the volleyball game is starting.” Jenny rolled her shoulders. “Or if I keep growing, I could even get there sooner.” She started to run, reaching the end of her street in a few seconds. A smile formed on her face as she cut across yards and stepped over houses. “Oh, I will be there soon. Hope you are ready for our day together, Clark.”

Soon the park and the midsummer festival came into view. Jenny could see countless tiny people all over the park, like small bugs in clothing. As she neared, they pointed at her and cried out. Jenny didn’t care that she was making a scene or that the news crew was running to put her on camera. All she wanted was her beloved Clark.

She bent down to get a better look at the people below. It was hard to tell one person apart from another at her massive size, and with them, all either crowding her toes or running away, it just made things even more difficult. Eventually, she narrowed her eyes and clenched her right fist. “Hey. Will you all be quiet and tell me where Clark Bishop is?”

The tiny army of arms pointed at a tree. Jenny narrowed her eyes to see a little figure just behind it. “There you are.” She reached out and picked him up, tree and all.

She could feel Clark squirming in her hand. “Hey, what are you doing? Are you crazy?” He looked up into her massive blue eyes. “Jenny? Oh god, what happened to you?”

“You don’t know?” She shook him and let the tree fall out of her hand. “Your anniversary gift did this to me, honey.”

He shook his head and then made his way to his feet. “My what?” Clark blinked his eyes. “Wait, those cookies I gave you? Those were just some stupid shit my brother gave me.”

She raised him up towards her face. “You turned me into a giant. Are you happy?”

“Oh, come on. It can’t be all bad.”

She narrowed her eyes. “I destroyed my house growing like this. Where am I going to live?”

He gulped. “Umm under a bridge?”

She clenched her fist. “I should crush you.”

“Hey, wait. Stop.”

She loosened her grip. “But that wouldn’t solve anything.” She raised him so she could look him in the eye. “Besides. I have a better plan for a cheating jerk like you.”

He raised his arms. “Hey, the thing with Angela and me, it isn’t what you think. We are just friends.”

Jenny took a few steps towards the parking lot. “Sure you are.” She stepped down on Clark’s car. “Oops. Didn’t see it down there. I am a bit clumsy at my new size.”

“You ass.”

She shook him. “Now, now. Do you want me to drop you?” Clark shook his head. “I would suggest you don’t insult me like that. Ok?” She turned her head to the south. “Now, we are going to pay a visit to your house.”

“What for.”

Jenny started to walk. “Well, I need to help renovate your house, of course, silly. I mean, it is my anniversary gift to you after all.”

He hit his tiny hands on her palm. “Jenny. Stop. Look, I am sorry for giving you those cookies. I didn’t know what they would do ok. But you can’t destroy my house.”

She stopped in front of his two-story home and knelt down to look inside Clark’s upstairs window. “I feel like you need a skylight.” She reached her hand and ripped out a section of his roof. “Hmm. I think I made it too big.”

Clark shook in her hands. “This isn’t happening. This is all some crazy dream.”

She tapped her finger on her chin. “I just don’t like the way that garage looks.” She stood up and used her heel to knock the garage over and crush the cars inside. “That is better. Nice and roomy.”

“My cars.”

“Oh, there were cars inside?” Jenny shrugged. “Now, let’s get into adding some room for a guest room.” She knelt down again. “Hmm. These walls are in the way.” She used her elbow to test the foundation of the house. “Hmm, I need to get in there to really see where this guest room goes.”

She set Clark down and then used both hands to shake the building apart. Clark shimmied his way back as his house fell to pieces in Jenny’s hands. She then stood up and clapped her hands together. “I think I cleared away too much of the home. Oh well.

We can always start over from scratch.”

She looked down at him and smiled. “Your welcome.”

Clark looked like he was trying to speak, but no words came out. Jenny stood up, happy with what she had done. “I feel much better now.” She looked down at Clark. “Don’t’ you dare ever call me again. Next time I won’t leave things off at just busting your home apart. Got it?”

She turned around and walked away. Jenny wasn’t sure where to go now that she was so giant, but she was sure she would figure things out.