*STEP*
*SQUISH*
*STEP*
*CRUNCH*
Slowly but surely, Derek was fading away. "Can't this girl just get to her class already?" he thought as he was pressed hard against the girl's shoe with yet another step. Thankfully, she did. After just a few more grueling stomps, the oblivious student sat down in a chair and crossed her legs, lifting Derek up into the air. With her foot now resting in the air, Derek no longer felt the overwhelming pressure of her foot on top of him. Granted, he was still attached to the girl's sneaker, but as long as she stayed in her new position, the little assistant knew he could slip away.
Some time passed while the class started, the curly brunette remained steady in her seat. It was time. Having recharged enough energy to finally let himself run free, Derek tossed and turned, pulling himself gradually from the giant sneaker. With a ceremonious snap, the little man pulled free from the shoe and tumbled down to the ground. Cheering on his way down, Derek didn't mind landing with a forceful thud on the bare carpet. Sore but relieved, the little guy started to walk out of the classroom, hoping no one else would notice him. He did so easily and chose to walk to the office to get assistance.
On his way to the office, Derek stretched. "Man, what a day," he groaned. It felt great to be up on his own two feet walking around. His legs, which had fallen asleep, were buzzing as they started to wake up. With the hallways empty as the classes were in session, it seemed as though Derek had nothing to worry about. That's when he crossed pathways into the middle school section of the building. There, a few students were out walking in the hallways. It appeared they were walking in and out of the bathrooms. Not too concerned, Derek kept his path. Once he neared the pathway with the bathrooms, the little guy stopped. "I do not want to end up beneath another kid's shoe," he grumbled. Derek patiently waited until it seemed as though the hallway was all clear. Then he walked through. As he passed the entrance to the bathroom's, everything seemed to stand still. Derek grinned, relieved to know he had made the right decision. Or so he thought. Suddenly, skipping out of the girl's restroom came a thirteen-year-old Asian girl. Derek gave her a glance as he continued to walk. With short black hair and round glasses, the Asian student was rather petite. Nothing was particularly noteworthy about her. That was until the girl approached Derek and stopped in front of him, slamming her shoe in front of the little guy's pathway. "Whoa!" Derek called out. "Look out, you almost stepped on me." The middle schooler squatted and stared at Derek. "You're so... small!" she said aloud. Derek rolled his eyes. It wasn't like he heard that before. He tried to walk around the girl's shoe, but she grabbed him. "Hey, what are you doing?" Derek yelped. "I'm a teacher here, you need to let me go!" The Asian girl giggled. "You're funny, little boy. What's your name? I'm Caris." Derek sighed and spoke to her.
"I'm Mr. Bates. Now, if you would, please let me down on the ground. I have to go," he ordered. The girl instead tightened her grip on Derek. "I have an idea!" she glimmered. Rushing over to a nearby bench, Caris sat down. With Derek in one of her hands, she untied her left shoe and slipped it off her foot. "Caris, no!" Derek said. "What do you think you're doing?" Caris giggled again. "Don't worry, I'm just hiding you so no one sees you with me. It'll be fun!" She then covered Derek's head with her finger to keep him from talking. Derek tried twisting and turning to get away from the twelve-year-old, but he barely made any progress. When she uncovered his head, Derek found himself dangling above the girl's open sock. Before long, the little man was falling into the cotton fabric.
*SPOOF*
Landing softly at the bottom of the sock, Derek looked up. The smiling face of the Asian girl in glasses covered the opening. "See you later! Don't tickle my toes too much or I'll have to squish you!" Derek yelled as the girl's light colored foot dove into his enclosed space.
*SQUISH*
*WIGGLE*
Just like that, Derek was stuck between Caris's toes. She wiggled them around, laughing as the little guy tickled her. Putting her shoe back on, the Asian student then went back to her glass giggling.
What happens to Derek next?
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