At fourteen, Justin was a couple of years younger than Chad, but their paths seemed to cross more often than Chad would like. Justin was your typical skater type, shaggy brown hair, skinny build, about a foot shorter than Chad, and always wearing his green beanie, wristbands, long-sleeved shirts with crazy designs on them, baggy shorts, and long, brightly colored striped socks. That wasn't what annoyed Chad, though. Justin always seemed to be there whenever Chad stepped outside, almost as if he was waiting for him. Sure, he was often with his skater friends there, and he didn't ever really say much of anything other than a quick "Hi," but Chad still felt like he was stalking him, and would usually shun or avoid him.
Today, however, as he walked by the house, he felt an odd urge to turn and look Justin's direction. He wasn't sure why; he felt like something was almost forcing his neck to twist towards Justin. He was hanging out with a few of his skater friends that he usually hung out with, both of whom lived in the neighborhood but neither of whom Chad knew the names of. Justin was on his board, looking like he was trying to perform some sort of kickflip trick and not being very successful, but still laughing and having a good time.
Chad tried to fight the urge to look at Justin and head into his house, but he felt compelled to keep staring. As he did so, he heard the voice of the man from the grocery store speak, as clearly as if he were standing in front of him, though he didn't see anyone else around.
"Bigger."
As soon as the word was said, Justin began to grow, and grow a lot. Within a few seconds, he was already a head taller than his friends, looking at both them and down at his own body with a stunned expression. "Whoa! W-what's happening?"
As Chad watched on, frozen in awe and horror, Justin continued to grow, until he stopped at...
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