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        I thought back to a time years earlier when I was just 14 and jennifer was 11. Another lifetime. I had thought that Jennifer had been a little brat, a typical kid sister I guess. She had always wanted to tag along with me and my friends and being the jerky teen that I was, I pushed her around a bit and didnt want her always getting in the way.

Its funny what comes to your mind in situations like these. ( not that they happen too often to most people) I couldnt help but picturing this day back in 91 when jenn was being pretty insistent about hanging around with jeff, katie and me. I told jenn she was too little and that we didnt want her bugging us , cause we had big kids stuff to do. Jennifer refused to take no for an answer.

My sister had always been on the petite side, so i'd guess she was around 4 feet at the time ( probably about 75lbs) and easy enough to handle.
( As I looked at her now, it was impossible to tell just how tall she was today from my perspective but I doubted she was much taller than 5' 1" or 5' 2". )

All those years back, Jenn kept insisting that she was big enough and that I had to let her hang out with them. I was getting frustrated at her and I'd had enough. I remember picking her up forcefully and carrying her little body kind of easily as she offered just a little resistance. She had struggled considerably but she was no match for me. She begged me to let her go but I needed to make my point. I carried her to her bedroom and dumped her on her bed and told her not to bother us anymore. "Please Andy," she had begged, "you'll see, I will be fun to have around. I wont be any trouble, I promise" I looked at her and said " Jenn come on sis, what good are you right now? maybe someday when you are older and bigger but right now, my friends and I dont want to have to look after a twerp! Just stay away from us, will you? I dont want to have to punish you. That won't feel so good to you and your shrimpo body." Saying that, I went over to demonstrate just how much a lesson from me might hurt. I grabbed her little arms and pinned them against the bed. Her legs strggled to get free so i sat down hard to stop her flailing. She continued to struggle with no results for another minute. Then I did something kind of nasty to her. I pushed hard with all might for just a few seconds, knowing that it would make my point. It did. I heard her cry in pain for just a second and then I let go. I knew I had gone too far. She had a few tears in her eyes but wiped them away.

"Fine" she said."i dont want to hang out with a jerk like you anyways."I felt bad but instead of apologizing, I made it worse. " just dont get any ideas about bugging us anymore jenn. hang out with kids your own size or theres more where that came from jennifer!"

She gave me a look that said disgust and fury. "just get out you big bully. I wont trouble you and your grown up friends anymore." And she actually was true to her word. I must have made my point because she stopped hanging around with us, never asking to go places with us anymore. I had made my point. Now I thought back on that day for some reason. It had been 9 long years since that day, yet thats the memory that popped up as sergeant Anderson brought me over to see now my giant sister.

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Sargent Anderson lifted me up so that jennifer could see me better. If you werent looking for me, I imagine that a normal sized person would not even see me at an inch and a half tall. I waited to see how jenn was going to react. She just stared, not saying anything. The sargeant looked at her and she continued to peer down at me in silence, not showing any emotion. "MISS ? ARE YOU ALLRIGHT? I CAN IMAGINE THIS IS OVERWHLEMING FOR YOU BUT IT WILL GET EASIER OVER TIME. CAN I ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE ABOUT THIS?"

Finally, my sister seemed to come out of her stuper. "OH MY GOD, YOU REALLY ARE MY BROTHER, ARENT YOU?" She smiled slightly, then looked troubled. " I DIDN'T BELIEVE IT WAS POSSIBLE BUT SEEING YOU THERE LIKE THIS, ITS REALLY YOU!"

"I know it takes some getting used to miss voight but aside from his new height, your brother is exactly as you remember him. Do you want to hold him?" the Sargeant asked.

"MAY I SARGENT?" My sister cautiously asked. "CAN HE UNDERSTAND WHAT WE ARE SAYING?DOES HE KNOW ITS ME? THIS IS TOO WEIRD!LAST TIME I SAW ANDREW, HE WAS WAY UP TO HERE. Jennifer motioned with her hand to a place about a foot over her head. "NOW HES AS SMALL AS A PIN. MAYBE SMALLER! THIS IS TOTALLY CRAZY!"

The sargent put me down on the table for a second and comforted jennifer. I watched them discuss me as if I were a non important figure, a non person in this conversation that was about me! I wanted to be involved in this after all, it was me they were talking about!

"Jennifer. I hear everything you are saying sis. I know who you are. My mind is still the same, its just my height which has been altered. Im still your big brother, only ive been reduced."

Jennifer looked at me as if surprised that I could speak. She bent down closer to me and had a look of not having heard most of what i just said. ( sometimes It was hard for the giants to hear my voice if they werent paying close attention) She smiled in spite of herself at something I said, maybe she had heard me say something about being her big brother.

Sargent Anderson motioned for her to take me off the table if she liked. I was not prepared for the incredible quickness and strength in my little sisters hand as she reached down and scooped me up like I was a tiny doll. I know she was probably trying to be gentle, but as she lifted me up to her face, I struggled to stay conscious, the force of her grip overcoming my tiny body. " OH MY GOD ANDY, ITS REALLY YOU DOWN THERE! YOU ARE SO TINY. I AM SO GLAD TO HAVE YOU BACK EVEN IF YOU ARE ANT SIZED." She could see my wincing in pain and she tried to loosen her grip. " IM SORRY. I DONT KNOW HOW TO HOLD YOU YET. I DIDNT MEAN TO HURT YOU. ARE YOU OK?" She looked very concerned not wanting to have inadvertantly cause me pain. I could see she was still trying to process this situation and although I was in terribel pain, she was obviously worried about my condition.Worriedly to the sargent jenn asked " PLEASE TELL ME HE'S OK? I DIDNT MEAN TO HURT HIM.I HAD NO IDEA HOW HELPLESS AND DELICATE HE WAS."

The sargent suggested she put me down so I could catch my breath. jennifer sat down on her couch and then gently placed me down on her pretty peachy skirt where I was able to regain my balance. She smiled down on me as I found a comfortable place on her lap. I yelled up at her, "jen you have to be more careful with me. I am very fragile and you are so big and strong to me now."

Jennifer smiled at the sargent, amused aparently that anyone thought of her as a giant, " I GUESS HE HAS NO IDEA THAT I AM BARELY 5 FEET TALL, DOES HE? EVERYONE I KNOW LOOKS DOWN ON ME. BUT TO HIM, I GUESS I LOOK HUGE. ITS SORTA FUNNY TO IMAGINE THAT I AM GIGANTIC TO SOMEONE."

Sargent Anderson smiled back but then looked very concerned. " DON'T FORGET MISS PLEASE, TO HIM YOU ARE A GIANT AND YOU MUST ALWAYS KEEP IN MIND THAT TO MR. VOIGHT, THE ENTIRE WORLD IS NOW GIANT SO HE IS GOING TO NEED THE PROTECTION AND THE VILAGANCE OF SOMEONE ALL THE TIME. SMALL ANIMALS WILL BE MONSTERS TO HIM. EVEN CHILDREN WILL BE CAPABLE OF SQUISHING SOMEONE THE SIZE OF YOUR BROTHER. HES TOTALLY HELPLESS IN THE WORLD WITHOUT SOMEONE LIKE YOU LOOKING AFTER HIM. IM VERY CONCERNED THAT HE HAS SOMEONE HE CAN DEPEND ON, A GUARDIAN LOOKING AFTER HIM, WHO WILL KEEP HIM SAFE AND PROTECT HIM WITH THEIR LIFE."

My sister, now more composed and understanding of the situation lifted me again, this time firmly but much more gently. I was pleased she had learned how I liked being handled so fast. " I CAN DO THIS SARGENT. I WILL PROTECT MY BROTHER TOTALLY, SO YOU DONT HAVE TO WORRY." On saying this, jennifer stroked me lovingly with her fingers, seeming to understand that this was the gentleness that i needed. Jennifer seemed very determined to take on this big responsiblity and I was impressed by her maturity.

Apparently, the sargent from MOVAC was satisfied as well. He was going to leave me under my little sister's care. "GOOD . THEN YOU CAN SIGN MY PAPERS AND I WILL BE ON MY WAY. JUST REMEMBER, YOU NEED TO DOLL PROOF YOUR APARTMENT, FOR LACK OF A BETTER TERM." Jenn continued to caress me as the sargent continued. ".....NO CATS, NO LEFTOVERS THAT WILL ATTRACT INSECTS, NOTHING THAT WILL ENDANGER YOUR BROTHER. YOU MUST TRY TO LOOK AT THE WORLD FROM HIS PERSPECTIVE AND TAKE AWAY EVERYTHING THAT COULD CAUSE HIM HARM. ONE SLIP UP, AND YOUR LITTLE BIG BROTHER IS IN FOR A WORLD OF TROUBLE AND PAIN! YOU NEED TO GET HIM A DOLLHOUSE TO LIVE IN AS WELL WHERE HE WILL BE SAFE WHEN YOU AREN'T AROUND. OH, AND THE SOONER YOU EXPLAIN THIS WHOLE SITUATION TO YOUR ROMMATE,THE BETTER IT WILL BE FOR EVERYONE. YOU WOULDNT WANT HER TO FIND HIM BY ACCIDENT AND EVEN WORSE, WHAT IF YOU ARE DISTRACTED FOR ONE SECOND AND SHE WERE TO STEP ON HIM, SQUISHING HIM, NOT EVEN KNOWING THAT HE WAS THERE. YOU MUST BE EXTRA CAREFUL MS. VOIGHT, PLEASE"

Jennifer agreed to the sargents suggestions and placed me in her pocket so that she could sign his papers. My sister's blouse pocket was soft and smelled nice,relaxing me instantly. I was glad to be out of the uncomfortable valise and I hoped that my new life with jenn would be somewhat more pleasant for me than it had been at MOVAC. Next thing I knew, the door had closed. I must have fallen asleep in jennifers pocket and the sound of the door closing woke me back up.

Jennifer's gigantic fingers reached into her pocket and gently lifted me in the air. I was held firmly but gently between her fingers as she put me on the bed. She lay down next to me and got a beter look at her diminutive big brother. there was a cute look on her face as she had a very uncertain smile. "WELL I GUESS YOU SORTA BELONG TO ME NOW SQUIRT. I HAVE THE PAPERS TO PROVE IT. I CANT IMAGINE THIS IS VERY EASY FOR YOU IS IT? THIS IS GOING TO TAKE ALOT OF ADJUSTING FOR BOTH OF US. " She looked at me for a second and was still struggling with the ideas that her brother was alive , and that I was small enough to fit into a hamster cage.

I viewed her incredibly gigantic body lying next to me on the bed and thought to myself, I hope she's become a kind and decent person in my absence. She clearly had grown both in beauty and in intellegence.She was an attractive woman, my sister, with a good head on her shoulder. I was to be at her mercy so I was hoping her character had matured well as well. Time would tell. I knew that if If jennifer were like alot of other people in the world , I could be in for a most unpleasant future. I shuddered to think just how helpless and dependant on jenn I was about to become. My little sister held my life in her hands and she was going to be responsible for me for the foreseebale future. I prayed she woud treat me with love and repect as she got up to make a list of all the things she needed to remember to do for her dollsized brother.

Exhausted, I continued to try to escape from the monster. I had been attempting to survive for what seemed to be hours but I realized it was probably just 20 minutes or less. When you are the mouse in game of cat or mouse, its impossible to keep track of time. All I knew for sure was that I was exhausted and i didnt think I could fight off the giant creature much longer. But I had to. It couldnt end like this.

As I dodged the giant paws, I furiously cursed everyone for my predicament. It was my kid sister Jennifer's fault for leaving me, unprotected. Why hadn't she put me in her purse and taken me with her?

I blamed the stupid freshmen girls next door who owned the horrible cat. If I could tell them what I thought of them, I would blast them something good- allowing her to be loose in the dorm with me being at risk. I imagined hollering at them for their stupidity. Godamn immature foolish stupid girls! Then I laughed at myself. Even if i escaped this mess, Id never be able to tell them how i felt. For one, Jennifer would never even let them know of my exisence. But even if I could see them, at my size, I dont think my tirade would have had the desired impact to the giant 18 year olds! Looking up at them, trying to vent my anger, I knew the girls would peer down at me, with amusement unable to even reach their ankles, watching a doll furiously spitting out his hatred.

"oh julia, hes so cute and hes so somad at us! Arent you little man?"

"I know kimmie. Hes just so precious with all those bad words coming out of his teeny tiny mouth. The Poor little fella. I think he wants to be picked up so he can rant and rave at us some more. Help him Kimmie"

Theyd giggle as one of Kimmie would lift me, effortlessly in her giant hand to help me get closer to her giant face. " I dont understand a word your saying little man but you seem annoyed with julia and me!"

"I dont think the little man is enjoying being held by you kimmie. Why dont you give him to me?Maybe you are too rough on him. He needs a gentle girls touch."

Then theyd both be giggling and I would be humiliated, rather than having my satisfaction at teaching them a lesson. The last thing id want is to be held by those two nitwits as pretty as they might be.

Of course the one I was angriest with was Amy. My sisters beautiful roomate sometimes did not use her head! She had been the one that put me in this predicament. How could she have left the door open? The cat was just being a stupid cat, looking for food. Amy had to be more careful with me living there. It was truly her fault and if I surived, I was goign to let her know! And Unlike the foolish girls next door, I would tell her off good. She would have to listen to my anger, because my survival depended on her and Jennifer. Damn I hated being so helpless.

And I knew it was none of their faults. They were just teenaged girls or a little bit older. No one normal sized is to blame when a man is shrunk to 1 1/2 Inches tall and is almost eaten by a cat. Why would the girls next door even know to keep their damn cat penned up and away from the dollman?

In my imagination, I got out my agression at the world for their stupidity. In the real world, I tried to escape running to the wall, in search of a mousehole to crawl in and hide in, until help arrived. But I knew better. There was no mousehole in the room, damnit. The dorm was new and Jennifers room had no place for me to hide.I was alone to face the gigantic cat. This time I feared I had no energy left to do battle. I was going to be a snack for her and when she pinned me under her paw, I could smell her fishy breath all over me. I couldnt escape this time. I struggled helplessly under the giant paw as it toyed with me before torturing me with death. The girls were not going to arrive to rescue me and I braced for being eaten by this fucking killer.

Then out of nowhere, i could feel relief coming. First, I could hear the closet door being opened and then the sound of someone dressing, trying to be as quiet as possible. Of course to my little ears, It was not quiet at all. Then it was jennifer bending down, kneeling next to me, caressing me gently again. I could smell her pretty fragrance and I realized I was going to be ok this time.

"andy, hun we slept too long and I have a double chem lab to go to. You gotta get up. We need to go or I will miss an important class"

Shit! It had just been a nightmare. There was no cat. I was sweating profusely when jennifer picked me up and she could feel the dampness in my tiny clothes. She was soothing with her gentlest voice as she reassured me that I was ok. I was not in any danger with her around.

"I think you had a terrible nightmare sweetie. Dont worry, I wont let anything happen to you." She lifted me up to her smiling face and reassured my trembling body. "I'm sorry we overslept, little one. This day was quite a shocker for both of us and I think we really needed a rest but now I am in a big hurry and we really have to go! I am going to put you in my blouse pocket and we can talk on my way to lab okay?"

I wanted to say no. I had no intention of going in her blouse to a lab where I would be trapped in her small pocket for hours. It was ridiculous of her to think I would accept these conditions. I was not going to permit it! I would ......

But before I had a chance to argue with the giantess, I was dropped gently into her pocket. She looked in on me and smiled warmly again.

Then she giggled as she said sweetly to me, "You have no idea how cute you look in there mini bro. Sorry I cant help it." Her smile was infectious and I had to calm my anger towards this lovely giantess.

I must have turned red because she told me not to be so embarrassed. She told me we are going to have to get used to a few uncomfortable situations and make the most of them. Then she dropped a pink hankie into her pocket for me to wrap myself up in. I had to admit begrudingly, jennifers pocket was quite warm and comfortable. If you had to be carried around, it was certianly not the worst way to go.

Jennifer grabbed her text book of the desk and closed her dorm room door. She winked at me as I made myself comfy in her pocket.

"maybe this wont be terrible. Its nice to have my brother back even if he is smaller than a mouse." Jenn said it quietly but plenty loud for me to hear.

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As Jenn started to walk down the stairs, (she lived on the third floor of the dorm), I could feel every step she took. It was a weird feeling to be bounced around in her pocket, back and forth as she moved up and down. I heard her talking to a girl in the stairwell but what the giants were saying to each other, I had no idea. I was trying hard to grip onto something but there was little to hold in her pocket. It must have felt funny to her to feel her big brother bouncing around back and forth, brushing against her, as she moved briskly along. Then we got outside and it felt very cold. So I cuddled up wrapping myself tightly in my sisters hanky.

Before racing across the quad, jenn looked in at me and smiled again. " Good. Bundle up little one, its kinda chilli out here. Im going to run as fast as i can so we wont be late to lab. Hold on tight, okay?"

I agreed by nodding. She took off as if she was an athlete! I didnt remember her being into sports but perhaps it was just from my perspective that we were moving so fast? Either way, She started for class and bounced around even more than when she had hopped downstairs.

Jennifer was good to her promise and spoke to me all the way. I guess she did not run into anyone along the way because she would have looked kinda silly talking to herself as she ran to class.

"I know we didnt have a long time to talk earlier but we will later, promise. For now, please just listen to me." She began, breathing uneasy as she ran. "Im happy to have you with me but I realize this is not going to be easy for you at least at first. Dont worry please? I am going to make this work, You'll see. Ive already got alot of plans in my head but you have to trust in me. I am going to take good care of you and you are going to be safe. We will work out all the kinks as we go along. The only thing I am planning on asking of you is to trust in me and to give me a chance."

She stopped talking as she caught her breath. "But jenn..." I tried to express my reservations but she cut me off, hushing me.

I could tell she was speeding up as the bouncing around got worse. I felt like I was being thrashed back and forth and I embraced her blouse pocket. Feeling her right breast underneath me, I quickly let go of the blouse and then bounced even more. "Ohhh!" She seemed to sigh quietly but then went back to her lecture. "I mean it Andy. You have to trust me. I've become a grown woman since the last time you saw me and I can make this work for us. I promise." I felt somewhat reasured as jenn slowed down, apparently nearing our destination.

Then Jenn opened the science center door and I bounced again. I was Never going to get used to being carried by giants! More quietly she said, " I am going to have to stop talking to you for awhile or they will all think I've lost it" She giggled a little. "At break, I will go to the girl's room and take you out for a few minutes for some fresh air, promise. Plus I will peak in at you every now and then to make sure your ok. Allright?" Again she smiled warmly down at me so I had a hard time not smiling back up. "You'll see hun, this is going to be good!"

As Jennifer approached the lab, I was starting to feel slightly more comfortable with my new situation. Then, just before she opened the door she said one more thing: "You know, Its not like a 1" tall guy really gets to choose what happens to him anyways.I can think of some terrible places someone in your situation could wind up in. If I were you, I think id count myself lucky to have wound up in such a good spot!"

As I looked around at the inside of her pretty pocket, now slightly damp from her perspiration, I realized she was probably right. I had landed in the hands of a capable kind young woman who wanted to do right by me. I was indeed fortunate. Feeling Jennifer gently sit down for class, I couldnt completely shake the feeling that there would be plenty of rough spots ahead and that I should try to be on my best behavior with her, just in case she changed her mind.