Short Break

Amy sighed in relief.

She had been working as a barista at a cafe in the local mall for less than a week now, and she was already tired of the relentless stream of customers. Her lunch break, and two ten-minute breaks, were her respites from the onslaught. On one such break, she had decided to do a bit of browsing around some of the stores she frequented in her free time.

The cafe had a very laid back, beachy vibe so the dress code was a simple black attire of the staff's own choosing. She had opted for one of her cosy, baggy t-shirts and fitted gym shorts. However, as she perused the racks for items that appealed to her, she felt a strange sensation drift across her form. It was quiet - almost muted - at first, but soon she could feel the faint hint of her sneakers peeling away from her feet...

Amy gasped, and dashed to secret herself away in one of the change rooms.

"Not now..." She muttered.

The blonde thought back to last week, and a game of escalating mystical dares that had played out between her two wiccan friends. They had only dabbled in magic up until that point under the guidance of Nicole, one of the senior members of the college group, and when she had found out about their idle magic usage, she had told them that their punishment would come at unexpected times in unexpected ways.

She returned from her reverie, and realized she couldn't be sure, but she thought she wasn't an inch over five feet now - or perhaps even just shy of it! She was thankful she had worn such fitting shorts, but her shirt looked less stylish now and more like she had raided her older sister's wardrobe...

The blonde girl groaned. She had to assume Nicole didn't mean for this to get any weirder, but a bigger question was what remained of the rest of her shift! Amy made the deductions and realized only one of the staff there today had worked with her on her other shifts. Could she get away with no one noticing she had lost more than a few inches in height?

Amy looked herself over, feeling embarrassed. The relentless crowds of the cafe now seemed like a far smaller problem than the one she faced now...