Held Back

Chapter 4
The Truth is revealed

My parents and I drove to school knowing that the teachers, nurses and counselors were still there for end of school stuff. We went to the counselor’s office to have a word with them.

Ah, Mr. And Mrs. Jones has Jack has been doing with the new drug?

See for yourself.

I went around them to show him what the drug had done to me.

What happened, the drug was supposed to make you 12 again not 5.

That’s what we wanted to know.

I don’t know what happened by maybe Betty the nurse would know.

He then dialed the number t the nurse’s office and asked her to come into his office.

She should be here in a minute. Look Jack I am sorry what had happened, I didn’t know the drug would do this to you.

You wanted to see me Mr. Black?

Yes, a few days ago you gave Jack Jones the new drug to make him 12 again and...

What are you talking about the student Brandon was supposed to be turned 12 and Jack would be returned to infancy.

What???

No, it’s the other way around.

Oh, I remember what happened. That day I dropped the files for Brandon and Jack and I guess they got mixed up.

Mixed up.

I remember that happening she was picking up papers off the floor when you entered her office.

How young will our son get?

Well, if it goes right he should be 1 years old by tomorrow.

Is there any cure or a way to stop it?

No, we never thought this would happen, so they never developed anything like that.

So I will wake up tomorrow as a baby?

I am afraid so.

Look, we are sorry for this mix up and to show how sorry the school board will help pay for all of your baby needs; crib, baby food, baby clothes, etc.

Ok.

And Jack we guess we will see you again in 11 years.

We all went home and decided to spend the day special since tomorrow the drug will take its final toll on me and make me a baby again. My parents let me choose what we had for dinner and they let me rent any movie I wanted. Then it was time for bed. I had put on a diaper so I would have something to wear when I awoke. It was hard to sleep knowing that tomorrow I would wake up as a baby, probably not be able to talk or even talk.