Shrinking In the Gym

It was just like any other morning, before going to work you went to your local gym to work out and start the day.

After a long workout, on your way to the shower, you felt a massive headache, your face went numb, you bent over a wall and tried to get a hold of yourself but the pain grew stronger and more parts in your body went numb. You couldn’t open your eyes and you felt like you were falling down while standing, you tried to shout for help but you couldn’t, when you were finally able to open your eyes again - everything around you was huge, you got the shrinking virus.

You always thought it would never happen to you, you didn’t want to waste so much money getting the vaccine, and now you are bug sized in a gym…

Once you finally digested the situation, you knew you must get help from someone, so you hugged the wall and slowly approached the aerobic area, you noticed a beautiful trainee walking around, she was looking at the floor, this was your chance, you started jumping and waving at her until you finally had eye contact.

Her expression stayed indifferent and she slowly walked towards you, then bent down and picked you up, staring at you.

“Hey! I got the shrinking virus! Can you help me please?”

She nodded.

“Oh, thank you so much!” You exclaimed in relief, “my family lives not far from here, can you please take me there?”

“Yeah”, she replied casually, still with an indifferent face.

“Thank you!…” it was awkward and she didn’t let out much, you assumed she’s an introvert, “can I tell you their address then? They’ll pay you back for a taxi”.

“Hmm, I want to go home and shower first, is that ok with you?” She said.

“Uh, yes, ok”, you awkwardly replied, scratching your head, the whole situation was embarrassing, being handheld like that in the middle of the gym while people are watching.

“Cool”, she said and started walking to her gym bag, grabbed it and went out.

She held you the whole way, it was perhaps a 20 minute walk and eventually she reached her apartment, she was soaked in sweat, when she got in she went to her bedroom and placed you on a desk.

She got undressed, you started blushing, trying to look away but you couldn’t help yourself, she had an amazing body, then she changed to casual clothes, wearing it on top of her sweat, you had a small boner and you tried to hide it with your hands.

She sighed and picked you up again, she finally let out a smile, “do you think I’m pretty?” She suddenly asked.

“W-what… Umm yes, I think you are pretty”, something was off with the way she communicated, you felt uncomfortable being in her apartment when she’s the only one here, you started wondering if you made a huge mistake asking her for help.

“Cool”, she said and walked to the living room, placing you on a couch and then sitting next to you, just staring outside the window.

“Excuse me, miss? Didn’t you want to take a shower?”

“Hmm”, she replied and bent her leg, sitting on her foot so it was now in front of you, then brought her other foot on the couch.

The smell was hideous and sudden, you noticed she was sweating so bad it left a mark on the couch’s fabric.

You started coughing and stepping back, then falling on your knees.

“You like being alive?” Her voice boomed from above, you couldn’t think straight, you didn’t understand what she wanted from you.

“Y-yes.. of course I am, what are you doing?”

She giggled, then turned her head to look at you, she was smiling, then pointed at her sole.

“So lick it, otherwise I’ll step on you, like a bug” she explained, then made a squishy sound with her mouth and giggled.

You opened your eyes wide in fear, “w-what do you mean, please, I just need help”.

She brought her hand to you, placing a finger on your head, then shoved your face into her sweaty sole.

“Lick, ok?”

Disgusting foot sweat got smeared all over your face, the moment she released her finger you pulled your head back and started coughing.

“But will you help me afterwards?” You asked in a sore voice once the coughing stopped.

“Yes, lick good and I’ll help you”, she answered indifferently.

You assumed she’s lying again, but what other options do you have?

You got your tongue out and started licking the putrid sweaty surface, picking up ounces of sweat and dirt, she looked outside the window and sighed with a smile.

“You are naive”, she announced out of the blue.

You pulled your head back, swallowing another ounce of repulsive foot sweat, “what?”

“You are naive, it’s cute”, she said again.

“W-why? What are you trying to say?” You asked, wondering if she might be on the spectrum.

“I brought the shrinking virus to the gym, this is why I was searching for you”, she explained with a giggle.

You didn’t reply, just sat there on your knees looking at her sole, realizing you weren’t infected by chance, it’s a kidnap.

“You want money? My family will pay you to release me”, you bargained with tears.

“No.” She answered bluntly.

“So what do you want? I won’t be a good slave, I… I don’t like foot sweat”

She giggled, “no one likes foot sweat, it’s disgusting”

“P-please, let’s think of another solution”, you stuttered.

“Hmm”, she picked you up and started walking to her bedroom again, she sat down and used her leg to push some black box from beneath her bed, she looked at it with a smile.

“W..what.. What is that?! Hey! Please! H-hold on!”

You screamed in panic, the box had only one opening, there were 2 sleeves on top of it, other than that it looks like everything is sealed with metal plates.

“It’s your new home”, she explained with a smile, “don’t worry, you won’t be alone”, she started to bend down, pulling and opening one of the sleeves, you looked inside and it was pitch black.

“NO!!! Ok I’ll be your slave!!!” You screamed as she lowered you down, “please don’t put me here!! I’ll be the most obedient slave you ever had!” But her hand was inside, you couldn’t see anything, she released her grip and you fell down.

When she took her hand out, there was a second’s fragment of light, and you saw many silhouettes of other people inside, you couldn’t say how many.

You looked up and started to cry helplessly, panic and fear consumed you.

“Hey, I’m John”, a voice from your left, you just kept crying and holding your head.

“I understand your feelings, but please try to be quiet, the acoustics here makes your screams really loud and it’s disturbing for the others”, he explained calmly.

“W..what is it? Where are we? Who are the others?” You asked while sniffing, trying to somehow calm down.

“She made a black box and placed it under her bed, twice a day she place her feet inside, that’s the only food we get”

You released a terrorized sob as you heard it, then immediately covered your mouth.

“The next feeding should happen soon, I can tell by my stomach, you’ll be able to tell in a few months as well”

“F..few months?!”

“Yes, I’m sorry, counting the feeding times, I've been here for around 5 years, some of us are here even longer”, he answered.

“Ah.. f.f.five.. y..” you froze, shocked, you thought about how much you achieved in the last 5 years, thinking that this man was here inside that box all this time, living off by licking her feet twice a day, realizing that now this is your life too, you couldn’t control yourself and you peed inside your pants.

“Oh, it happens a lot with newbies, let’s go to the left corner, that’s where we do this”, a hand touched your shoulder, you didn’t know how he could see anything.

You started walking together.

“She made a hidden drawer on the left corner, once a week she opens it and cleans it… that’s where we pee, poop and all that, and… we also place the bodies there” he explained in a grave voice as you walked.

“Bodies?” You asked, tears started forming again.

“Not everyone can survive this life, she tries to test newbies before placing them here”

“Test?”

“It’s pretty basic, she makes sure you want to live and capable of swallowing her foot sweat, if you are here you passed the test”, he explained.

You nodded, he was right, “and still, people starve here?” You asked in fear.

“Well, either that or natural depression… and sometimes when she places her feet inside… someone stands in the middle by mistake, it’s the worst…”

“You mean.. they get crushed…”

“Like bugs, blood splatter on us, imagine you have to eat around it in the dark, personally when it happens I skip the meal, with hope it won’t make her angry”

You didn’t respond, you just gulped and continued walking with him, digesting his words.

You wondered what she’s doing with those who fail her test, if she would help you or just exterminate you like a pest.

“Here, that’s the corner, every time you need to pee or anything you do that here, and sometimes we will ask for your help with bodie-“

A sudden light, you looked back and saw a colossal pair of feet enter the box and rest down, then it was pitch black again.

“Quick, run to her toes or you won’t eat until tomorrow”

He said and his voice got further as he ran, you ran after him, bumping into others on your way there, until you bumped into her toes, you shoved your face and licked it, others were pushing you from time to time, you had to find a different spot to feed on, you gulped some toe jam, grime, sweat, and then her feet started ascending again, light got in, you saw people trying to jump in order to get another lick, and then her feet left the box.

It looks like you were perhaps 30 men inside, but you couldn’t say for sure, you gulped whatever was still in your throat, then just sat down on the floor, holding your head, waiting for the next feeding.

This was your life now.