He started to grow at a few inches per second. Within a matter of seconds, he’d gone from 2ft 4 tall to standing at 4ft. The first few seconds the rest of the family were in shock, then it computed what was happening but by that time another few seconds had gone by and he had passed the 6ft mark.
Douglas realised he needed to do something about it quickly before Eddy’s growth got out of hand. The problem was, he was still sat at the dining table over the other side of the room. Douglas was (until a matter of seconds ago), the tallest one in the house at 5ft 8. He got off his seat as fast as he could and tried to race over to his youngest son.
Eddy had seen him coming so held the gun higher. By the time Douglas had got to Eddy, he had reached 7ft 4. Douglas tried desperately to jump up and grab the gun out of Eddy’s hand but his efforts were in vain as the gun was about half a foot above his longest reach. “Eddy, take your hand off the gun and give it to daddy right now” he called up to his son. Eddy chuckled loudly at his father’s failed attempt. “Daddy so little” he talked down to him both literally and figuratively. Douglas just looked on with concern at what was unfolding before his eyes, not knowing when it would all stop. At this point, he was most grateful for the 12ft high ceilings they had in the house. Ellen, Jack and Molly all stood back in disbelief as they tried to stay safely out of the way.
When he’d got to his son, the top of Douglas’ head was in line with his chest but he continued to ascend and his chuckles kept getting louder. The growth eventually stopped as Eddy released his finger from the trigger. Douglas’ relief was brief as he arched his neck up to look at the face of his now 10ft tall two year old son smiling down at him. He felt tiny in comparison as he now only came up to his son’s waist. He looked down at the floor to see their feet almost touching. Eddy’s sneakers that had grown with him were now easily double the size of Douglas’ socked feet. Eddy reached down with his free hand and patted his dad patronisingly on the head. “I am big one now” he announced.
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