Something happened in science class... by iraZola
Summary:

Tom Allen is not doing very well in class. Today he has quite a few exams and he hasn't studied at all. He fears the worst.

But something much worse is going to happen to him this day. Something that will be your main concern from now on.


Categories: Middle Age (50+), Breasts, Body Exploration, Butt, Entrapment, Feet, Footwear, Insertion, Instant Size Change, Odor, Teenager (13-19) Characters: None
Growth: None
Shrink: Micro (1 in. to 1/2 in.)
Size Roles: F/m
Warnings: Following story may contain inappropriate material for certain audiences
Challenges: None
Series: None
Chapters: 2 Completed: No Word count: 5727 Read: 9637 Published: July 27 2022 Updated: August 29 2022

1. Chapter 1: The worst day by iraZola

2. Chapter 2: For the sake of science by iraZola

Chapter 1: The worst day by iraZola
Author's Notes:

This is my first story here, I hope you like it 

Actually, I don't want to go to class today. I have 3 very difficult exams for which I haven't studied anything. Then a swimming class where the bullies in my class are going to make fun of me, because I'm not as strong or as muscular as them, I'm a wimp. My name is Tom Allen, and I go to Jordan High School. I get up a few minutes before classes start because I live near the High School. I am in my first year of 9th grade and I hate everything. I wish I could be 10 years old again and just worry about which Pokemon card I'm going to get. Life used to be simpler, now there is too much to study, too many hours in front of a book, and putting up with Daniel and his friends in class.

 

I only go to class for one thing, to see the most beautiful girl I've ever seen, Ainoha Suarez. Yep, by that name she's not from around here. She came with her family from Mexico, looking for a better life, when she was only 5 years old.

 

 She has very dark skin, like the color of coffee with milk. Wavy brown hair that goes down her back, she takes good care of it, it also shines in the sunlight, it's like the one in those shampoo commercials that come out on TV. His eyes are just as brown as his hair, but they shine even more, besides being so big that you get lost in them. She always wears black makeup to make them stand out more. The nose is pointed, but not small but as if it were a small triangle, that for me gives it a touch of beauty. Her lips are small but full, they make you want to spend all day kissing her.

 

And oh man, her body is 10 out of 10. A big bust for most girls, scandalous curves, an ass that moves with every step she takes and legs as perfect as Aphrodite. And oh man, her body is 10 out of 10. A big bust for most girls, scandalous curves, an ass that moves with every step she takes and legs as perfect as Aphrodite. And although it sounds strange, I have a fetish for feet, and she, my mother, has the most beautiful ones I've ever seen, it seems that Michelangelo made them with marble.

 

 As I would like her to be my girlfriend, I would treat her like a queen, and I would be her humble servant forever.

 

"What are you doing staring at nothing? Hurry up, you're going to be late again" my mother said watching me stare at the wall while having breakfast. I looked at the clock we had in the kitchen, shit, there's little time left for science class, I can't be late.

 

I eat the cereal quickly, almost choking on it. I dress in the first thing I see in my closet, a t-shirt with the Marvel logo on it, a short tracksuit for basketball class, black socks, and my white sneakers.

 

Walking down the stairs I quickly realized one thing. "Shit, in the rush I forgot to put on my underpants. Well, it doesn't show as much with my pants on, besides, there's no time left".

 

I grab my lunch from the kitchen and run to the front door. "Goodbye mom, I'm leaving now" And she answers me "Good luck today in the exams, pay attention to the questions and don't answer randomly. I love you".

 

I didn't hear the last thing she said, I closed the door and ran towards the high school. I only had to turn a couple of streets and I was there. It was a small building, typical of a town whose name no one remembers. It only had one floor and a basement. Most people prefer to send their children to a much better place that is in a nearby city, but those are the people who can afford to pay more money.

 

My mother works an afternoon shift at the hospital near the town hall, with the money she earns we hardly have any whim, so when I have free time, I tutor small children. I help them with math, history, and whatever they ask me for. They are primary school children, their classes are not that difficult, and thanks to that I can get some money.

 

Well, already in science class, I'm very bad at it, I already said that I didn't want to come here today, what a better way to start the day. Mrs. Tulloch walks into class with an air of superiority, how I hate her. She is quite strict, bad, she always complains about everything, and above all she always scolds me. It's not my fault that your subject is bad for me, ma'am.

 

Although I have to say that she is not bad, attractively. He is in his 50s, but still has a great body. It's like that Hollywood actress, Cate Blanchett, but in evil. Quite tall, blonde with short hair, she wears horn-rimmed glasses, and a nice body with nice legs. If it weren't for that disgusted face she always wears, I would look at her differently.

 

"Well class, today we will go to the laboratory so that you can begin to experiment with the fluids that I taught you yesterday in the presentation. I hope you have studied the notes that I gave you, I do not want to have to call your house because you have been burned by a chemical "The whole class began to talk, murmurs of joy and enthusiasm to go experimenting did not stop repeating themselves.

 

"We're finally going to do some cool stuff in science class," Steve said from next to me. Steve was my best friend for as long as I can remember, we were always together through the good times and the bad. While the others now go to parties to drink and have fun at their friends' houses. We spend our time playing video games, watching series and movies, and talking about geek things. He is almost like a brother to me. "Dude, do you think we can make an acid that melts the ground? That would be amazing"

 

"What are you talking about? Don't be stupid, we will never do something like that in class, and even less with the materials we have. Do you really think there is, for example, uranium to make a nuclear bomb? Don't be silly" I said with a sarcastic tone. Steve hasn't always been the smartest in the class, but he's the funniest guy here.

 

"Don't be like that to me, you're pissed off because your waifu didn't come to class today" He said followed by a wink.

 

"Shut the fuck up. I'm not mad about that. It's because of everything we have today, three exams, man, three!! And I haven't studied anything" After saying that I calmed down but I was still nervous.

 

"Don't worry, man. You're one of the smartest people I know, I'm sure you get the exams easily. With the highest grade" He patted me on the back, that calmed me down a bit but I still wasn't sure what was going to happen.

 

"Okay class, let's go to the lab. Quietly please, we have to respect the other classes" Mrs. Tulloch said, and she went first to open the lab door. The tables there were two rows, for two people to sit. Clearly, Steve and I sit together so we can help each other. "Okay, today we're going to do a simple mix. First I want you to take the Potassium Iodide and pour it into this flask, then add 0.25 ml of water..."

 

Oh my god, this class is soooo boring. I have never been interested in the world of chemistry, and it is not going to start now. Steve and I do our best to follow the teacher's instructions, but we are falling further and further behind the others. "Well, I'm going to see how you are doing. Well done Stephany, although you may have overdone it a bit. George is not bad, but that instrument is not used like that. Magnificent Miranda, as always the best in the class". He went table by table praising everyone, with their good experiments.

 

"Mrs. Jones and Allen... What are you supposed to be doing? This is a serious class, not some kind of circus" He looked at us with absolute contempt, we had hardly done anything and we had a table full of things. "Sorry Mrs. Tulloch, we do what we can"

 

Steve said pointing to the table with both hands. "I don't think you're making an effort at all, I already explained that part of the exercise half an hour ago and the class will be over" Just as she finished speaking, the bell rang signaling the end of the class.

 

"So-Sorry Mrs. Tulloch, we have to go study for a test we have in an hour, we'll finish this next day" I said as I gathered my books and notes. "No no no no. You two will stay here to clean up all this mess you have made here, I don't want to see anything dirty on this table" He yelled at us "But teacher, we need to study to be able to pass the exams that we have today, please let us leave" I implored almost on my knees and very nervous about what could happen.

 

"It's not my problem, if you start right now, you won't waste any more time studying, instead of being here complaining and complaining nonstop" He turned around and went to the closet at the back of the class, opened it and took out cleaning products and a mop. "Take this, this will make it easier for you to clean up the mess you've left. I'll be back in twenty minutes, if it's not clean you're going to regret it." And with that said, she left the lab slamming the door.

 

"Fuck fuck fuck, why does this have to happen to us?" Steve said as he gripped the mop tightly and started sweeping it across the floor. "Don't worry, man, let's finish this quickly, and in five minutes we'll be studying for the literature exam, okay?" I said reassure him and me too, if we finish quickly I might have a chance to pass.

 

"Okay, but first let me go to the bathroom, I've been putting up with it all class" Steve ran towards the bathroom as if his bladder was going to explode.

 

"Damn it, Steve. If I have to clean it, you're just going to have to do my homework for me for a month" I took a rag, soaked it in water and started wiping the table to remove all liquids from it.

 

I accidentally spilled a liquid that you didn't use in class, it was a very bright cyan blue color and it smelled terrible. Holding my nose I kept cleaning the table, but the smell was still there, it was even stronger. My head was starting to hurt, I stopped for a second and sat on the stool to rest and breathe. My vision began to cloud with every blink I gave, it was getting worse and worse. "I-I-I have to go to the infirmary."

 

I had a hard time getting up. My steps were erratic and I was swaying from side to side. I felt like sweat drenched my head, the drops fell on my forehead. I passed my hand through it and noticed that it was burning. What was happening to me? Breathing that strange liquid has made me sick? I have to see the doctor soon. I leaned on the table in front but I fell on it, I threw everything on the floor. Sounds of breaking glass and bouncing metal echoed throughout the lab. It was getting worse and worse, I could only ask for help.

 

"Help...." My vision became completely blurry, I closed my eyes and passed out on the ground, while more things falling to the ground sounded again. I felt excruciating pain when my head hit the cold ground, I don't know if I was bleeding or it was some liquid that had escaped, but my head felt wet, I just wanted to sleep.

 

After a while, feel very strong heel footsteps. But they sounded very loud, like I was in an earthquake. I tried to get up as best I could, my head still hurt, I remembered the liquid I felt but I saw that it was only water, thank goodness. I still had blurry vision, I couldn't see where I was. Walk a bit until you bump into something long and shiny. I touched it, it was cold but smooth, as if it were polished. I saw my face reflected in it, I had a hangover look, as if I had been beaten up.

 

As my eyes cleared, I saw that this object was made of metal, and that it was very long. "What is this? What is he doing in the middle of class?" I looked to the right and saw a huge light gray wall, I approached it so I could lean on it and rest a bit. But when I touched it, I noticed that it was made of wood. "What the hell? The wall wasn't made of brick in this place?" I looked up and saw that it was much longer, it almost looked like a skyscraper. My eyes widened, I quickly turned around and saw that I was surrounded by more giant buildings. "Wait wait wait wait...Where am I?

 

I looked again at that giant metal object, realizing that it was a rod to stir the chemicals in class. Look back at the buildings and stare in horror at the truth. They were not skyscrapers, but giant tables. "This can't be happening, no no no no no, why does this have to be happening to me?!?" I heard the heavy footsteps again, getting closer. Suddenly, the door opened.

 

"Well guys, I hope you're done with…what him? Don't fuck with me, they skipped cleaning their table. Don't bug me" Miss Tulloch walked over to our table, heels clicking in my ears but I had to ask aid. "Miss Tulloch, help please!!! I'm down here!!! Help!!!" I saw how the heel was heading towards me, if I didn't move away quickly I would be crushed and my story would end here. I jumped forward, successfully escaping from the deadly shoe.

"Bastards, they have left everything here. The rag, the mop, everything! When I catch them they will have the greatest punishment of their lives" And she went to her personal table, sitting down and writing in her notebook where she has all her students registered . I couldn't stare, I know she's obnoxious and very mean to me, but I have to go there, and try to get her attention so she can see me and help me. So I ran to where she was.

 

"Okay, how do I get her attention? Yelling and jumping hasn't helped, I'm the size of an ant, she hardly sees or hears me. I could approach her and try to get her attention by hitting or pinching her until she I realize that something is happening. Well, let's go there" I ran almost the whole class, it was a huge surface that took me more or less 3 minutes to cover. By the time I got to the table, I was panting and almost out of breath. "Luckily I brought the tracksuit" I got under the table and I could see some impressive views.

 

Surrounded all by the shadow of the table, there are her legs. She was wearing a not-so-long black skirt, tight at her waist, not revealing much. She wasn't wearing stockings, so her legs were exposed. They were a pale color, almost as white as milk, but with this shade, it made them a bit darker. She was shaved, she has always been a very demure woman, being the envy of all the teachers, and with the men turning around when she turned her back on them. And all finished with black heels that hid the entire foot, they shone quite a bit, I could almost see myself reflected in them.

 

"Damn, she's hot. How can someone so beautiful be so despicable? Anyway, the heel is very high, even if I hit it, she won't notice anything. Hmmm, I could climb it until it reaches the skin and there if she notices me presence. Okay, let's do it" I climbed up the toe of the shoe, it slipped a bit, so I had to be careful not to fall and start over. "Okay, little by little, I can get it".

 

Suddenly, she began to play with the heel, taking it off and juggling with it. "Bitch, stop! I'm going to fall! Any cry was in vain, I moved the heel from side to side, I couldn't do anything but hold on tight and pray that she would stop. The heel separated from the foot and fell on the floor, I let go and screamed, expecting to fall against the hard ground, but I fell on a soft surface, bouncing several times "What the...I'm inside the shoe" The smell was horrible, I had to cover my nose. But it was hard for me to breathe so in the end I gave up.

 

The smell was still horrible, it was as if she hadn't showered in days, or hadn't taken off her heels in a long time. But there was also a bad thing, the padded floor of the heel was damp, wet from the particles of sweat that came out of his foot, it was like stepping on sponges. He looked to where the toe was and saw the mark of his toes, a dark embossed fingerprint, even wetter than the rest of the shoe. This made him very nervous, but not because he was in danger, but because of his fetish, he was getting horny.


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Hello there, for years I have been reading stories on this website, and I always wanted to capture my ideas in one of them. And until today I decided to do something. It is my first story and quite personal, I know that it will have mistakes and that it may go very fast, especially mistakes with the writing because English is not my mother tongue.

I would be very grateful if you would write me reviews and comments about your opinion, if I should improve or change something, even ideas you have, I will listen to you carefully.


Thank you very much for reading it.

Chapter 2: For the sake of science by iraZola

I slowly brought my face closer to the template so I could take a closer look at it. God, it was getting stronger, I couldn't take it anymore, my brain told me that this was wrong, that there is no time for this; but my purest instincts said do it. I couldn't resist, I opened my mouth and slowly stuck out my tongue, bringing it closer to the template. The taste was indescribable, at first it was the most disgusting thing I've ever tasted, but as I licked more and more, I got used to the taste of Mrs. Tulloch's sweat.

 

"I need more" I want more, I had never felt dominated by lust. Being in a woman's heels turned me on too much, and even more so if that woman was the teacher I hated the most, but who was hot after all. I wanted to taste more, so I moved to the tip where my fingers used to be. It's like entering a small cave, the mark of the 5 fingers is there. I licked them non-stop again, this sweat was stronger, more salty. Whole drops got into my mouth, savoring every bit of them, a whole delicacy. When swallowing I felt like acidity in my throat, it hurt a little, but just one drop filled my stomach a lot.

 

Without realizing it, the heel begins to move a little, until suddenly I see how her foot appears through the opening of the shoe. "Wait wait wait! I'm here! Please don't crush me! I don't want to die!" Before I could say anything else, her foot pushed me towards the point, I was trapped, I couldn't hardly move. I tried to scream more and more but everything was in vain. "What was that? I think I got something in my heel. Well, I should go look for those two brats in the corridors. When I find them, they will have the punishment of their lives" Mrs. Tulloch got up and went out from the lab, asking whoever it was if they had seen Steve and Tom.

 

Every step she took makes me move through her fingers, in a second I'm on the little finger and then I'm back on the big toe. I try to hold on to the little one with all my strength but still not. "It's been an hour and still no word on those two. Ugh, I'd better stop wasting time and go back to the lab to clean up all that stuff myself, but I'm still going to kill them both." Mrs. Tulloch comes back to class so she can clean up all the mess Steve and I left behind. after a few minutes he is finished and sits in his office to rest from so much work. I also finally have a little rest after moving so much around the heel.

 

I realized that I was literally in front of a foot. Even if it's this whore's foot, it still turns me on a lot. Her fingers were normal, but for my size they were like four tree trunks and one almost the size of a car. The nails were perfect, she had a pedicure done recently, and they were not painted in any color, all natural. She had some traces of dirt on the fingerprints, between her fingers and nails. Besides that the smell was much stronger.But that just made me drool over this beautiful foot, so I grabbed the fourth toe and started sucking and licking it.

 

I left a trail of saliva where my tongue passes, my mouth fills with sweat again, and also a little of the dirt that was there, but I don't care, I'm enjoying this a lot. And I think she could tell he was doing something, because his fingers curled back into position several times. This caused her to touch the finger that I was worshiping to caress my boner. The fact that I forgot to put on underpants makes my joint more noticeable, it looks like a tent.

"Okay, now what I have on my foot is something annoying. I hope it's not a bug, they disgust me" I couldn't hear anything, I was in pure ecstasy, the science teacher is giving me a footjob. I never thought I would say that. But again it was all for the worse. The foot withdrew from the heel, the light that enters through the hole left me almost blind. The shoe suddenly rose with great speed, and after rubbing my eyes, I saw Mrs. Tulloch's face. She narrowed her eyes to get a good look at what's inside the shoe that bothers her so much. "What the hell is that?"

 

At the bottom of the shoe was me, with all my clothes soaked with my sweat and hers. I was shocked to see the gigantic face of my teacher, who was looking at me with narrowed eyes to know what I am. I tried to move back more slowly, but the end of the shoe prevented me from escaping from that situation. "What kind of bug is that?" She reached into her shoe for me. Her long fingers caught me like a claw. The only things I could move were my legs and my head, the rest was almost crushed between her fingertips.

 

"What a strange creature, in all my years of career I had never seen anything like it" She began to shake me from one side to the other, inspecting my entire body from top to bottom. I was very nervous about what was going to happen, I was at the mercy of this horrible woman. "Let me get a closer look." She pulled me right up to her face, almost close to the eye. Unintentionally, I made a small smile so he knew it was me. "What the fuck!? Mr. Allen!? How are you so small!? Is this a silly joke between you and Jones?! Because if it is, it's not funny at all!"

 

"Mi...Mis...Miss Tulloch please don't scream, your screams are too loud for my ears at this size. I don't know what happened, I'm just as confused as you are" She calmed down a bit, but I was still very nervous. "Okay, okay, okay. Let me sit here on the table and tell me everything that happened"

 

I stand on the metal table. "Okay, tell me everything that's happened since I left you guys here to clean all this up." I told her that Daniel had gone to the bathroom shortly after we started cleaning up. Then I started to feel sick, very dizzy, and I tried to go to the infirmary but I passed out and fell to the ground. "When I woke up I found myself this big without knowing how, and when you came I tried to get your attention so that you could help me, that's all"

 

"So you're telling me that it happened out of nowhere? Just like that? Mr. Allen, I'm a scientist, I don't believe in magic or children's stories, nothing happens for no reason, it has to have some explanation" Her sarcasm and her way of speaking it's irritating me. Doesn't she see that this is a very serious problem?

 

"Well, if you are so intelligent and you think you are so smart, why don't you use your precious science to find out how this happened and if there is a way for me to return to my normal size?" I yelled angrily, with a defiant attitude despite the difference in size. "yes...yes...that may be the solution...If I investigate why you have acquired that size, the world may notice me, I may be recognized worldwide by the most brilliant minds, and thus get out of this work of shit where I have to teach stupid students like you." A twisted smile and eyes that shone just thinking about that idea was drawn on her face. She ran to her feet and locked the lab door. Then she closed all the blinds and turned off the lights in the entire classroom.

 

"Wait what are you doing...?" I said before he caught me off guard again, pushing me and laying on the table. She turned on the table lamp next to her and grabbed some tape from the drawer. She tied my arms and legs to the table, stretching my arms and spreading my legs. "Wait wait wait! What are you doing?! Please let me go! I beg you! Please don't hurt me!"

 

"Aww don't worry my little thing, I'm just going to give you a body scan to see how your body reacts to this new size. But to do it, I have to take off all those clothes that prevent me from doing anything" He started by taking off my shoes and socks . Then she took a very small pair of scissors with which she cut the shirt and the sleeves. "Oohh Mr. Allen, I see that you are in great shape, and I thought you were a freak who spent all day in your room playing and eating" She said as she ran her index finger over my chest and abdomen, with a soft touch and delicate. Although this was almost torture, it's making me horny.

 

"Oh, something is moving in your pants, I wonder what it is" With the scissors she was little by little cutting the fabric of my pants, until ripping them completely. My fully erect cock came out quickly as he cut the last piece of my pants. "Oh my...wait, aren't you wearing any underpants? You're gross Mr. Allen." She poked my cock with her finger, causing it to wiggle from side to side. "Okay, let's start with the tests. First I'll see if his nerve stimulations are still the same." She took a small brush and began to pass it all over my body. I couldn't stop laughing out loud as the brush went through my armpits, feet, and abdomen. "Please ha ha ha ha ha ha make it stop ha ha ha ha I can't anymore ha ha ha ha ha ha I beg you ha ha ha ha".

 

"Very good, first test passed, it seems that he is still the same as a normal-sized human" She wrote in a notebook everything she was doing. "Okay, now let's see if the stimulations to cold and heat are still the same" She took a completely frozen glass from a small refrigerator that we have in the laboratory; and from another table. a lighter used for experiments in class. She slowly moved the glass closer to my thigh. "Please no it's not too cold aaaahhhh shit aaahhh please take it off" The glass was too cold, so much so that it hurt like a burn. She was passing it through the other leg, going through the chest and both arms, it hurt a lot.

 

"And now the heat" She lit the lighter, its flame was small but for my size it was almost as big as my head. She brought it closer to the same areas where the glass had passed. It didn't quite touch my skin, but the heat it radiated made my whole body tremble with fear. This lasted less because she saw that my face was completely terrified, and I think she took pity on me. "Very well Mr. Allen, you have passed the test. I see that you are quite nervous, I am going to check your pulse" She brought her finger to my chest again, this time checking my heartbeat. It seemed like it was going to explode, my heart was going a thousand miles per hour and I couldn't stop it.

 

"Okay, I see your heart rate is going really fast and your body heat is only increasing. So I'm going to have to check your temperature to see if this is causing the shrinkage." She went back to open the drawer for a thermometer. I bring it close to my face and instantly push it away. "Hmm I see that I will not be able to measure the temperature orally. Nor by the armpits, since I have you tied up. There is only one option left, due to your size I will have to act as if you were a baby, and do a rectal measurement " She said while playing a little with the thermometer.

 

"What?!? Are you going to put that in my ass?!? No no no, it's over. Call my mother or the police to take care of me, I don't want you to do anything to me. You're crazy. You think you can do that to me without repercussions? You're already letting me go, bitch." She began to laugh in a malevolent way, almost crying with laughter.

 

"Oh darling. Do you really think I'm going to waste this opportunity to achieve the fame and glory that I've always wanted? Ha ha ha no way, now get ready for the exam, you little shit."

 

She took the mercury thermometer and sucked on the metal tip. "Since I don't have any lubricant right now to be able to dilate your anus a bit and so it doesn't hurt so much, then I have no choice but to use my own saliva to put it in you" This was no longer erotic at all, it had turned into a nightmare from which I wanted to wake up. The tip of that thermometer is almost as thick as my arm, it's going to break me in two. "No, please, I beg you, Mrs. Tulloch, don't do this, it's going to hurt a lot. I'll do what I want, I'll be a better student, I'll never insult you again, I'll give you everything I have, but please don't do that!"

"Will you give me everything I want? Ha ha ha, but what I want is this! Your magnificent tiny body to do any kind of experiment! And now relax, here I come" I tried to move my legs, arms and everything body to escape from there, but the zeal was too strong for me. I could only watch the tip of the thermometer slowly approach my ass. I yelled as loud as I could in case someone nearby could hear me, but it was all in vain. I felt the cold metal of the tip reach my buttocks, god I couldn't believe that something was going to penetrate me, and less from the hand of my teacher.

 

The tip met my anus, at first it didn't go beyond there, but little by little, my anus opened to let the intruder in. Oh my God, it was the most horrible feeling in the world, I noticed how my sphincter expanded more and more. I looked down and saw a lump in my belly, god this is going to kill me I thought. "Okay you just have to leave it here for a minute and it would be done, I know it hurts but you have to hold on...wait...Is that what I think it is?" I looked down again, only to find that my body had betrayed me. My penis had become erect and did not stop moving, as if it was asking for more. "I can't believe it. Are you liking this? I thought you were straight, the way you looked at your classmate, Miss Suarez. Well, maybe you like both. Okay, so who am I to judge, let's have some fun".


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Hello again. I've been a bit absent since I wrote the first chapter, a job has come up and I don't have much time for myself. I have read your comments and I have tried to improve the writing of the first chapter. Like I said, English is not my mother tongue, so I'm sorry if there are any misspelled parts.

I hope you enjoy the story, and thanks for the support.

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