Office Pranks Extended preview

Office Pranks.

              “Damnit!”  Mandy tried to lift her fingers from her keyboard but found them stuck tight to the keys.  “Lora!”

              Lora stood at the entrance to Mandy’s cubical and giggled.  “Something wrong?”

              “I know it was you!”

              “I was just trying to cheer up your day.”  Lora winked at Mandy.  “Don’t worry.  It will wear off in about an hour or two.  Perfect timing for the upcoming meeting!”

              As Lora turned around and laughed, Mandy called after her.  “Lora, this is the last straw.  I told you if you pulled any more fucking pranks, we would get you back.  You hear me!  Don’t you walk away?  You are going to pay for this!”

              Lora laughed as she turned the corner.  “Yeah, yeah.  Sure I am.”  She smiled as Ronold walked up to her.  “Oh, hi there.  Wonderful Monday, isn’t it?”

              “Everything alright?  I thought I heard shouting.”

              “Oh, Mandy is just a bit stuck.  You know, working hard and such.”  He narrowed his eyes.  “Now I have to get back to work.”  As she walked past, Ronold looked down at his phone.  “It’s going to be a long day, and we can’t waste a moment.  You know that saying, right?”

              “Hold on.”  He reached out and grabbed her arm.

              “Look, it wasn’t me.”

              “What are you talking about?”

              Lora laughed.  “Nothing.”

              “If you come to my office real quick, I have a present for you.  You do remember it is your birthday this week, right?”

              “Ohhh yeah!”  She smiled.  “For a moment, I thought he was going to get me back for what I did to Mandy.  That shitty glue wasn’t going to hold her for long.”  She followed Ronold to his cubicle.  “So, how is your day going?  Can’t believe it’s Monday already, huh?”

              “Yeah, sometimes I wish the work week never came.  Or at least they gave us longer vacation times.  Just give me one second.  Your gift is under my desk.  No peeking.”

              She held her hand over her eyes. “I wouldn’t dare.”  She opened her fingers once Ronalds’ back was turned. I can’t be too careful. They have been trying to get me back for my pranks for ages.”

              Ronald pulled out a small pack of gum and turned around. “Sorry it’s not much, but you know how the boss is with buying stuff for each other.”  He smiled. I hope it’s enough,” he whispered. “Until the party later tonight. I hope you can make it.”

              She got the hint.  “Of course, I will make the party.”  She took the strip of gum and walked away.  “Oh god, how did they know blueberry is my favorite?”  She didn’t even wait to get back to her desk before unwrapping the gum and throwing it into her mouth.  “Mhhhmmm.”  It tasted terrific, an explosion of flavor in her mouth.  Juice bursting about inside her as she chewed.  “This is so good.  How do they pack so much flavor into this?  I dare say this is the best gum they have ever made!”

              Lora didn’t notice her face slowly turning blue as she sat down at her desk.  “This will surely help put a spring in my step!”

              “Hey!”  She turned as Ronald appeared.  “We have a sudden meeting!  Come on!  Mr. Temerson seems pissed!”

              She jumped to her feet; her face now blue like the ocean. As she walked, she could feel something a bit off. The explosion of flavor seemed to spread out of her mouth and into other parts of her body. It was making her throat tingle and her belly rumble. “Maybe I should spit this gum out before the meeting.”

              “Hurry up already!”  Ronald slapped her on the back, and a sudden jolt caused her to swallow the gum.  “You don’t want to be late!”

              As the gum hit her stomach, her belly lunged about, sending her forward almost an entire foot.  Lora’s arms slowly turned blue as she tried to steady herself, her right hand running through her hair as she looked at Ronald.  “Hey, I think that gum you gave me. . . I think we need to contact the suppliers.  There is something wrong with it.”

              “Oh, don’t be silly.  Now come on.”  He grabbed her arms.  “Let’s go!”  They rushed into the next room, where her boss was nowhere to be found, but all of her co-workers were gathered.

              “What is going on, Ronald?  You told me there was an important meeting.”  Guggle.  Lora rubbed her belly.  “You told me it was essential we come here.”

              He smiled at her. “Oh, it is important. You see, the time has finally come for you to get what is coming to you.”  He smirked as he looked down at her belly. “Right on cue.”

              Mandy walked up. “She is starting to ripen, isn’t she?”  Mandy flipped her red curly hair. “It’s about time you get a taste of your own medicine.”

              “Ripen?  What are you all talking about?”

              Mandy poked Lora’s squishy belly.  “Maybe you should look down.  Before you really start to swell into the blueberry you are!”  Everyone laughed.

              “Oh my god!”  She held her left arm in front of her.  “How am I so blue?”  She squeezed her thigh, feeling the juice pulse just beneath her skin.  “How am I so fucking big?  I. . . ughh. . . ohhh. . .”  She moaned.  “Why do I feel so funny?”

              A woman named Terry walked forward.  “This is for replacing all the coffee with water on a day of only meetings.  We had only meetings back-to-back and no fucking coffee.  We even had overtime!  Overtime with meetings you. . . blueberry!”

              Lora’s nipples hardened at the word, her boobs pressing against her suit.  “I. . . ughhh. . .”