The Candy cane
by Tazz
Chapter 1:
Christmas shopping
Hi, my name is Jack. I am a college student at age 20. After I finished my go home. For a while me and my girlfriend were thinking of getting married and starting a family. But everyone didn't us to get married yet.
I went to the mall that isn't far from campus and I looked around and like usual all the stores were full of costumers trying to buy the perfect gift. I wasn't able to get anything good since all the good stuff was sold out so I got everyone a gift certificate to a store in the mall that is also in my hometown.
On the way out, something caught my eye. There was a store that I have never seen before it was called Spells r us. I walked in since no one else was in there and I was curious to see what they had.
"Merry Christmas, Jack"
You turn around to see an old man standing behind the desk.
"I didn't see you and how did you know my name?"
"It doesn't matter. Is there anything that you are interested?"
"No, I am just browsing"
I walked around the shop and there was nothing but junk and stuff.
"Didn't find anything I see"
"Yeah"
As I was about to leave the man spoke up
"I don't want anyone to leave my store empty handed" Here have a candy cane on the house."
"You sure"
"Yes, lets say its a christmas gift for you"
"Thanks"
"Don't forget to read the instructions"
I put the candy cane in pocket and left.
"Why would I need to read instructions for a candy cane"
Chapter 2:
The truth about the Candy cane
When I got back to my apartment I put the bag of gifts on the table and sat down to watch tv. With the candy cane still in my pocket I decided to try one. There was numerous kinds and one got my attention it was santa kind if red with bright white.
"This one looks good to try."
I decided take it out of the box and licked it. All of a sudden I felt weird. My body started to tingle.
"Oh, I don't feel so good."
I collapsed on the floor and was probably out for 5 minutes. When I awoke I found the room to huge and not just that I was freezing cold for some reason. I decided to look at myself in the mirror.
"Oh my god"
As I looked in the mirror, instead of seeing a 20 year old college student, there was a 2 year old wearing only a cloth diaper, a santa hat. I dropped the candy cane from my hand. As a starred in horror.
"What happened?" It must have been the candy cane I ate.
I toddled towards the box of candy canes and decided to read the instructions.
It read
"Will wear off 30 minutes after eating. Also most important do not get caught"
"Ok I got like another 20 minutes til I turn back. What should I do? I looked around my apartment with a big grin on my face.
Chapter 3:
Some Trouble
I decided to take advantage of being this young. I ran around the apartment like it was a big playground. I jumped on my bed.
It was a blast until my phone rang. Since I couldn't have anyone see me like this and I couldn't reach I let the answer machine get it. It was from my parents it said:
"We know you are exhausted from your school work and probably don't want to drive all the way to the house so we decided to come and visit you instead. We are about 5 minutes away and we will see you." The message ended there.
"Great what am I going to do. I am stuck like this for another 15 minutes and they will be here in 5."
Then I got an idea. I carried my stereo into the bathroom and put it on full blast. Then, while standing on a stool, I turned on the shower and locked the door.
A minute later my parents along with my brother and sister arrived.
"Jack were here." said my Mom
"Where is he?" said my dad
"I think he is the shower" said my little sister Jan
"When I am going to tell him we are here" said dad
He came up to my bathroom door and knocked. When I couldn't answer since I had a toddler voice and body. He knocked hard.
"He isn't answering. Jack Open this door."
"Maybe he is hurt" said my brother Malcolm
He starts to try to pry the door open and no success.
Meanwhile inside the bathroom
"Come on, hold on for one while I got 10 minutes left" I thought to myself.
Finally my dad finally got the door opened.
"Jack how many times have I told you, do not lock yourself in the bathroom. You are 2 years old."
"What is going on why did he say Im 2 years old"
Just then I noticed that I wasn't in my apartment anymore but my parents house.
Chapter 4:
What's going on
"Did Jack lock himself in the bathroom again" said my now older sister
"Yes, but weren't you supposed to watch him?"
"Yes, but I....."
"No, buts be careful. Who knows what Jack could have done in there".
"Yes, sir."
My dad and my sister left the room.
After a half an hour, I realized something was wrong.
"I thought I was going to turn back by now and why did we all transport to the house. Maybe that's what it meant not to get caught, if I did I would stuck like this and everyone will think I am a 2 year old.
I decided to look around the house. I found my mom in the kitchen cooking dinner.
"Hey, honey want to go shopping with mommy at the mall tomorrow."
I got all excited, because I could sneak away and go to the store and fix this.
Chapter 5:
The Mall
My mom did her usual shopping at the mall, bought my brother some sports stuff, and games. While my sister is getting girl stuff. Like I don't notice my mom gets me toys and other stuff a 2 year old would like.
After 2 hours of shopping my mom decided to take a break by sitting on a bench.
"Great, this is my chance."
When she want looking I slid myself out of the stroller and headed towards the store where you go the candy cane from. Hoping they will have a similar candy cane to fix this. When I reached where the store was, there was nothing there.
"Nnnooooo"
Just then I noticed a candy cane on the ground.
"Maybe it will work."
Before I could eat it, I was picked up by mom, I quickly put the candy cane away.
"There you are. Don't wonder off like that. You nearly scared me."
At home, I licked the candy cane and nothing happened.
Why didn't it work?
Then I had the idea, since I was caught in the bathroom maybe it will work in there.
I went into the bathroom and licked the candy cane again and this time it worked. The tingly feeling came again and fell to the ground.
Chapter 6:
Conclusion
When I awoke, I was back in my old bathroom and the door was still trying to be open. So quickly I tool off my clothes and went in the shower to get wet and then when the door opened. I turned off the shower and turned off the stereo.
"Oh, hi mom and Dad I didn't know you were coming, I guessed with the stereo on I didn't hear you."
My parents told me how they wanted to come see us instead of me seeing them.
Christmas finally arrived and we opened our gifts. Everyone liked the gift certificates I gave them. I went to the bathroom to shower and when I came back into the room I saw 4 2 year olds sitting there confused. Then I realized they must have found the rest of the candy cane and ate it. Their gifts automatically turned into toys. My apartment turned into a household and my girlfriend soon turned into my wife and we both aged a few years.
I went back to mall but no candy canes anywhere
"Great, now the whole world sees my family as my children. All well I can get used to that and punish and award them like they did to me and plus me and my girlfriend got what we always wanted, to be married and have kids."
Just then I heard bells ringing outside. I looked outside and saw a sleigh flying in the air.
"It cant be"
It was, the old man from the shop was the one driving the sleigh.
The old man said
"MARry Christmas and all a good night, I mean day"
The End