Beach Babies

Chapter 3
Starting Over

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Chapter Description: The two continued to grow younger and younger, bringing them back to infancy.

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Part 3: Starting Over

It was around 1:50 and the beach was getting crowded as every minute passed. Even the pier next to the beach was pack with people going everywhere to eat, shop, or hang around. But even if they were busy, they never notice two young kids walking around alone without their parents.

One of them was Michael, or Michie as she was called when she was a kid. For the course of almost six hours, she had regressed to eleven years of age and it wasn’t slowly stopping. All her womanly feature she once obtained from head to toe was all gone, leaving her as a gawky little girl. Even her mind a getting younger when some of her recent memories was bouncing around in her head like lotto balls while her oldest memories were disappearing in a fade of smoke. Including the memories of Tommy, her friend and former husband was slowly fading away. The clothes she bought for her and Tommy felt a little looser then before, so she readjusted herself and continued walking. Her purse she was holding was getting heavier on her weaker muscles, so she carried it with her small hand. The one thing that hadn’t changed in her appearance during those hours was that luscious tan she obtained after putting on the tanning lotion she bought, if she remembered.

As she kept walking, she was looking left and right to find her mom or dad. What she didn’t realize was that her mom and dad aren’t here today, cause she went by herself with Tommy when she was an adult. But she still was searching for them like they’re really there. “Mom, Dad, where are you?” she said in a high pre teen voice. She then head directly to the guardrail facing the beach and watched the people sun bathing, swimming in the ocean, or playing together. “Maybe I could find them on the beach.” Michie said, “I mean they might be looking for me.” So she stand there looking for her parents, unaware that the more she waits, the more she regresses.

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Meanwhile, in another part of the beach, Tommy was also looking for his family and wasn’t having much luck as it is. Already he had shrunk about twenty minutes of his life away and is nothing more then a twelve-year-old. All of his physical physique was gone, leaving him nothing but a short skinny kid. His mind was having a hard time trying to remember where his parents were, but of course his mind continued to unravel since he started regressing. He then stopped and turned his head left and right to find them, retying his new trunks, as it felt loose on him. “Now where is Mom and Dad?” he said in a boyish tone, “They got to be around here somewhere.”

He kept searching left and right until he saw a bunch of kids at his or around his age getting ready to play a game at the playground. He decided to talk to one of them to see they saw their family. She walked straight down to the playground and approached the kid that’s discussing the rules. “O.K. Here are the-” “Excuse me...” The twelve-year-old turned around to see where the voice came from. What he saw was another kid who’s a year less then him. “Did you see my family anywhere?” The older boy shook his head and said, “Sorry kid, but I didn’t your parents around here.” Tommy bowed his head and pouted while the kid looked back at his friends and gave them the rules.

“Now, here are the rules of the game. I’ll have my back turn to this pole of here and count to twenty. Once I start counting, you guys start finding a hiding place quick before I finished counting. When I’m done-” “Um... Excuse me.” The boy turned around again and saw Tommy again and was a little ticked. “What do you want this time?” he asked very annoyed. “Sorry, but I was wondering...” he started to ask, “What are you doing?” The boy looked a Tommy a little confused and answered, “We’re playing a game of hide and seek.” That made Tom’s eyes opened wide and smiled with glee. He always liked playing Hide and Seek since he was little and now he can play it again. “Can I play?” he asked, rubbing his hands together. The boy gave it some thought and decided that they could have an extra player for the game. So he looked at him with a pleasing smile and said, “Sure, why not.”

That made Tommy jump for joy when he heard that. “I’m Jason, “the boy said as he said his name and presented the other boys with him, “This is David, Richard, Ashton, and Lewis. What’s yours?” Tommy said his right hand and said, “My name is Thomas, but you can call me Tommy.”

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Meanwhile, Michie was still standing at the edge of the pier to watch the view of the beach, finding her family. She spent almost twenty minutes searching for them, but she had no luck. But the more she waits, the more she regresses. So far, she lost two years of her life and the world around her is getting bigger. She already lost four to five inches and the guardrail that was at her chest level was now down her neck. Even though she already lost her adult features, she keeps on getting smaller and more childish. Her face was getting cuter the passing minute, with freckles spreading all over her face and her hair lifted up past her shoulders. Her adult teeth started to shrink as gaps were growing in between them. Her bony legs and arms shrunk a little more as they were beginning to get a little plumped. Even her newly bought swimsuit started to sag on her diminishing body as the hem of her shirt that was up to her mid-thighs was now above her knees and her feet got smaller on her loose sandals.

As she kept looking, she sighed and shook her head. “It’s hopeless!” “She said in her childish voice, “Finding my family is like finding a needle in a haystack. There’s got to be some way to find them.” Just when she was about to come up with an idea, she heard a loud, but familiar chining sound. After a few seconds, she knew what it is and raced towards the sound. “Ice Cream!!!” she shrieked as she raced down the pier to reach her destination. Finally she saw it, a brightly white ice cream truck on the pier with a group of kids lined up to get their tasty treats. Looking at the line, she realized that this would take long. So she went to the back of the line and waited.

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While Michie was waiting for ice cream, Tommy was having a great time playing hide and seek. He enjoyed being with the other boys, hiding from the seeker. But while he was playing the game, he continued to shrink to a ten-year-old. His body kept shrinking more and more with his clothes getting baggy. Even his face was younger, with shrinking teeth, a round nose, and big eyes.

When the fifth game was over, Tommy was it and they all gathered to begin the next round. “All right Tommy you’re it.” Jason said, “Now I want you to have face turned to the pole, close your eyes, and count to twenty. And no peeking, got it?” Tommy nodded and answered, “Yep, I got it.” “Good. Now start counting.” He nodded again as he turned around and started seeking while the other boys ran to find their different hiding places. “1 2 3 4 5...”

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Back at the ice cream truck, the ice cream man in his mid thirties served a small customer with a Popsicle. “Here you go good sir, one strawberry Popsicle.” he said as he gave to the boy of eleven. “Thanks Mr.” said the boy. “Have a nice day. Next.” The boy left as the next customer. What the man’s saw was an adorable girl in an oversize small shirt looking at him. That girl is Michie. “Why hello there my little angel.” He said in a soothing childish voice, “How can I help you?” Michie gave off a cute smile on her face and said, “Hi Mr. Ice Cream Man. Can I please have some vanilla ice cream in a cone?” “Sure thing sweetie,” he answered back, “Coming up.”

The ice cream man went back to work to prepare her treat while Michie put down the purse to find the wallet. Once she took it out and started to search for the money she needs to pay for the snack. As she was doing that, the ice cream man returned with the cone and saw her fiddling with the wallet. He then looked down and saw that purse next to her. “Does that purse belongs to your mom?” he asked as he was pointing at it. Michie look at the purse and nodded to his question. “Mmm hmm.” she said, “Mom said that I would carry the purse so I could get a snack.” Suddenly, something in her brain snapped as she finally realized that she was carrying the purse the whole time. But did she remember her mom telling her to carry the purse. “At least...” she said as she scratched her head, “that’s what I think she said.” The ice cream man rubbed his chin, a little confused at what she said, but decided to let that slide. “Okay.” he then said, “Here’s your ice cream. Better eat if up quick before it melts.” He handed the girl an ice cream as she looked at it, put her purse over her small shoulder, and look at the ice cream man. “Thank you.” she said as she walked away.

Michie then look for a spot where she could sit down and have her ice cream. After a few minutes of searching, she spotted a small bench where she could sit. She walked straight towards it and sat on the bench. Once she sat on it, only the tips of her toes touched the floor as she was loosing height. She set the purse aside next to her and started licking on her small treat.

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Back to Tommy, he was searching for the kids that were in their hiding spots. So far he got Richard, Ashton, and Jason and was now looking for two more kids. He also needs to keep an eye on the home base in case the two decided to reach it. But while he was searching, his body continued to retreat into his childhood.

He continued to shrink in height as another year vanished from him. His arms and legs were reduced more and his clothes continued to slowly loose its purchase. He keeps retying the knots of his swim trunks and tightening his sandals on his smaller feet. But somewhere in his mind, it all seems normal. The nine-year-old then continued the search for the other two kids at the playground.

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Somewhere at the pier, Michie was sitting on the bench, continuing to eat her favorite snack, ice cream. She was enjoying her treat so much; she was unaware that every lick she takes was a month taken away from her. Her feet lift off from the floor when her legs continued to shrink. With her feet away from the floor, she instinctively swung her legs back and forth. While she was doing that, her flip-flops, which were too big for her, flew out of her feet. Even her shirt and the bathing suit underneath looks a little big on her as she tried desperately to fit it with one hand while holding an ice cream cone with the other. Her face got cuter as her hair continued to shrink and getting lighter. Now it has a sandy blonde color as it went up to her mid neck.

While she was having her ice cream, someone was keeping an eye on him. It was a robber hiding in the alleyway, and he was watching little Michie having her snack. But what he was looking at was the purse that was next to her all loaded with money and other important stuff. He knew this is his meal ticket to get it, but there are people who was walking around and the kid having the ice cream was there next to it. But he knows that once the people are gone, he’ll snatch the purse. And that little girl won’t do anything to stop him, since she’s distracted by the cone of ice cream.

After a few minutes of waiting, he saw the remaining people gone and it was his shot getting the prize. He came out of the alley, ran straight to the bench behind the girl, and grabbed the purse. Michie heard the steps and turned to the left to see the robber getting away with her purse, or mom’s purse to her point of view. What she was made her panicky. “My Mom’s purse!” she yelled as she jumped off the bench and landed on the wooden floor. When she jumped down, the bottom hem of her shirt was down below her knees and the hem of her arms was above her mid high arms. The seven-year-old raced after the robber as fast as her small legs could. “Come back with Mom’s purse!”

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Back to the playground, Tommy managed to find the last two kids with a little trouble on his baggy clothes. When he was done, it appears his body continues to go down, as he was now an eight-year-old. He continued to shrink in size, as his face was getting rounder and cuter with a more upturned small nose and big eyes. He was looking on as the boys gathered around him and Jason nodded. “Not bad Tommy,” he said, “not bad at all.” “Thanks.” Tommy said with a wide smile, “I told you I’m good at Hide and Seek.” “That maybe true, but you were very cool to hang out with.” Said Jason as he looked up at the clock tower not far from them and realized that its 3 in the afternoon.

“Ah man,” Jason said in defeat, “It’s already three. I’ve already promised dad that I’ll be back for before three. Oh he’s going to kill me.” He then looked at his friends and talked to them. “Good play gang. Let’s meet back here tomorrow, same time for a game of tag. Don’t be late.” They all nodded and scattered, leaving the playground and heading back to their moms and dads. Jason then looked back at Tommy and asked him a question. “What about you Tommy? Are you going to come back here tomorrow to play tag?” Tommy kept on smiling and answered, “Oh yes. I would love to come back here tomorrow and play some more. I’m also really good at tag.” Jason laughed for a bit and said, “Good to know. See ya around.”

Jason then left the kid and headed back to his dad, wondering how the kid got shorter. As for Tommy, he left the playground and started searching for his parents. But then he stopped and put his finger on his mouth, realizing something he had forgotten. He said, “Now where is Mommy and Daddy again?”

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Back in the shopping district of the docks, little Michie kept on running, looking for the crook that took hers, or her mom’s purse. The six-year-old kept running as her small legs could but she was getting exhausted. She then placed her hand on the pillar, and quietly panted to herself to get some rest. While she was resting, something was moving underneath her shirt. She tried to adjust it, but it felt so big on her. “What’s wrong with these clothes?” she said, “It feels so loose.” She looked up and see that there was a rest room close to her. After looking at the restroom sign, she decided to go in the bathroom to fix up her clothes in private.

Right after she went into the ladies room, little Tommy appeared at the docks looking for his family. He was searching everywhere to find them, but he had no luck what so ever. But while he was looking, he noticed his swim trunks were once again loose on him. He tried to retie it but the knots were as tight as they were and the trunks were still loose. So he have to find someplace private so he won’t be exposed in front of the public. He then spotted the same restroom Michie was in and headed into the Men’s room.

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In the ladies room, Michie went into the toilet area and close the door behind her. She immediately removed her shirt and realized that the pink bathing suit she’s wearing was too big for her. “Now why would I wear a suit this big?” she asked as she rubbed her chin a little and tried to remember how she got it on her. What she have forgotten was that she bought the bathing suit at the store a few hours ago cause her other suit was baggie as well. But what fit perfectly on a pre-teen, looks comedicly big on a child. So she took it off and laid it on the floor.

Once she did that, she looked down at her body. And by the way it looks, she’s inching closer and closer to her childhood. She had shrunk for to five inches while running to catch up with the thief. Her arms and legs were a lot shorter and there was baby fat building up in them. Even her stomach was sticking out, her privates were smooth and hairless, and her chest was completely flat with two small pink dots that use to resemble nipples. Her cheeks were getting plumped with a cute button nose, all her teeth in her mouth shrunk to baby size, and freckles dotted all over her face. Even her lightly brown hair was down her cheeks and above her ears.

After looking at her body, she looked at her shirt and noticed it’s the only thing she could wear. So she picked up the shirt and threw it on her. When she put it on, she saw that the bottom hem of her shirt went down to her knees. Looking down at her shirt, she smiled and nodded in approval. “Yep, dat will do.” said Michie as she left the stall and left the now useless bathing suit behind.

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In the men’s room, Tommy was doing the same thing. He locked himself up in the stall and checked his shorts to see why he won’t tie it tight any more. What he saw was that his knots couldn’t go as tight on his shrinking frame. “Why would mommy gave me shorts too big for me?” he asked, unaware that this were the same trunks he wore when he was fourteen hours ago. “They look so stupid.” So he let the trunks go and let them fall to the ground and have them pooled around his feet. When he stepped out of his trunks, he felt that his sandals were loose also. When he lifts them up, he noticed that his feet were smaller on his shoes as they were dangling with the toes on the straps. So he took them off the left with a small shirt that looks large on him.

He then lifted his shirt up to take a good look at himself. His arms and legs look a little skinny, but they were bulging with baby fat instead of muscles. His chest was flat, his stomach was sticking out, and her pee pee was completely bald. Plus his face looked more childish with plumped cheeks, small nose, baby teeth in his mouth, freckles, and his black hair shrinking on his head. After observing his body, he let his shirt flapped down as the bottom hem went down below his knees. Since he was lucky that his shirt is big enough to hide his privates, he decided to leave to stall himself while leaving both his new/old trunks and sandals behind.

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Back outside, a five-year-old girl and a six-year-old boy exited the rest room and left their separate place. Those two were Michie and Tommy. The one thing that’s strange was that they didn’t say hi or anything. That’s because that their memories of them meeting when they were a little older were completely vanished in their minds. So to them, they were nothing but stranger. They keep on walking further and further apart, unaware that they are still regressing at an alarming rate.

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Fifteen minutes later, little Michie was walking all over the dock looking for her parents. The shrinking four-year-old looked everywhere to find them, but had no luck what so ever. Her body continues to shrink and plump with the bottom end of her shirt went down to her legs. As she kept on walking, she started to yawn. She was beginning to feel tired after all that walking around. She yawned again and said, “Boy am I tired. I gotta find someplace to sleep.”

She then started to look for someplace she can rest until finally she found two folding beach chairs that seemed vacant. Without thinking that someone would use them, she waddled to the chairs to tried to get on it. Though she was having a hard time climbing due to her shrinking size, she managed to get up there and position and sat on it. Once she adjusted her oversize shirt on her, she closed her cute eyes and went to sleep, dreaming a wonderful dream.

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Back with Tommy, he too was looking for his family, but he had no luck what so ever. He kept walking and walking as his legs continued to shrink and the bottom of the shirt kept on creping down to his knees then below it. When the five-year-old continued his search, he spotted a set of steps going down. “Maybe mommy and daddy are at the beach.” he said in a cute childish tone, as he headed to the steps and started to walk down. However, he was having very little difficulty being that the steps were bigger for his short legs, so he placed his hand on the guardrail bars to make sure he doesn’t fall. Finally, he placed his small feet on the sandy ground and walked through the beach to search for his family.

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Back on the dock, Michie continued to slept peacefully on the folding beach chair without a care in the world. While she was sleeping, few people walked past the chair where the little girl was sleeping and if they looked at her, they would see her shrink into her shirt. She slowly lost the year as her legs slip up the chair and her shirt keeps engulfing her. Michie’s body continues to get pudgier and most of her teeth were disappearing in her mouth when she hit two years of age. When she reached the age of one, she stick her hand out of the shirt and sucked her thumb. The shirt completely swallowed her as her life is counting down in months.

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But on the beach, Tommy was having the worse of wares. He keeps regressing more and more as he went from five to four years of age. His body kept on shrinking as baby fat was protruding all over him. His legs were taking small steps and the hem of his shirt was over his ankles and was flapping wildly. When he hit three, his legs were starting to feel wobbly. Then after half a year off his life, he immediately fell and landed hard on the sand. He got up slow at first and continued walking, but he fell down again. He couldn’t get up anymore cause he lost his way to walk when he went down to one and a half. He started to crawl for on instinct as he started saying a few words that would be the last words he’ll ever say. “Mama... Papa...” After seven minutes of crawling, the one-year-old stopped and stared at the sand like he was mesmerized by it. He began putting it in his toothless mouth but coughed it back out when it tasted so bad. Eight-month-old Tommy began to cry loudly as the sun slowly set on the horizons.

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Once the sun set and the night sky was in full swing, everyone was about to leave the beach after their suntan and ocean antics while others remained at the dock to do some shopping, movie watching, and dinner. Walking down the dock was a couple between the ages of 34 and 36. The two have been married for 13 years and they were a lovely couple like Tom and Michael. But there was one problem, they never had any children. They wanted to have a child but they can’t cause they’re afraid that he or she might contrast any diseases their families obtained. They were also thinking about adopting one, but raising a child not their own was expensive and they don’t have the efficient money for it. They thought there was no way in getting children until the next few minutes that will change that.

They were heading to the folding chairs they set up on the wall just to both get shade and watched the view of the beach. The wife was about to head to her chair to fold it up until she saw a T-shirt resting on it. She knew she never bought the shirt with a Hello Kitty logo on it and thought it belonged to someone else’s. So she thought she would throw it away or gives it to the Lost and Found. But when she was about to, something was moving inside the shirt. When she decided to see what’s inside, she was shocked to see a newborn baby girl with golden brown tan, thin blondish brown hair, and big blue eyes. The baby girl is none other then Michie.

She looked in awe at the cute baby and couldn’t help but to feel sorry for this baby. But for some strange reason, she found it cute to see the baby resting on the chair in an oversize shirt. But she wonder, who would leave a newborn behind like this? So she gently picked the girl up and looked at her husband. “Honey, take a look what I found on my chair.” she said as she showed it to him. The husband looked at the baby girl and was too shocked for words as well. “How... How did it get there?” he asked. “I don’t know.” the wife answered, “I just found it on the chair wearing an oversized T-shirt on. I think some poor girl couldn’t take care of the child on her own and left it here. You know, like some kind of abortion.” The husband took a good look at the child and said, “Hmm... I See...”

She then looked at the baby again and asked one more question out of curiosity. “Do you think, maybe, we can keep her?” The husband gave that question some thought. Sure they want to finally have a child and this is one is perfect to raise, but where this child came from was a big issue. Not to mention they don’t know the name of the baby or why was it on his wife’s chair before. So he shook his head and said, “I don’t know about that hun. You and I do really want to have a kid, but I don’t think this will work. We don’t know much about this baby let alone who the parents are. Perhaps her parents left her there and forgot all about her. So I don’t think raising her on our own would be a good idea until we can figure out who the family is.”

Upon hearing that, the wife lowered her head and shook it, with a tear coming down her cheek. Her husband notices that and tries to reason with her. “Whoa, it’s okay dear. I didn’t really want to make you feel bad. It’s just that I was giving you a reason why we can’t have her.” He then came up with an idea that can make her feel better. “I got it! Why don’t we take her home now and take care of her while I call the police about it? And by the next few days there is no word, we’ll make her part of the family. What do you think?” That made the wife look up to him and smiled a little. “Are you serious?” she asked, “We get to keep her?” The husband nodded as a yes.

Suddenly, the wife embraced the husband and gave him a warm the comforting hug. The she passionately kissed him on the lips and said, “Thank you. I promise I will take good care of her.” She then let go of her husband and walked away from him while carrying the baby Michie in her arms. The husband, rubbing the back of his head then picked up the folded chairs and quickly followed her. It was then the Michie’s life changed for the better, if not worse.

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At the beach, the place was about to empty up when another couple appeared, younger then the first. They were both in their mid twenties and were married when they were in their late teens. They use to have a little boy and they thought they would be happy. Until that fateful day when they got into a car accident and their son was killed. That tragic lost made the mother so depressed that she couldn’t even get out of the house even for a second. The shrink who was trying to help the woman told them they should take a vacation to feel relaxed and to let all those troubles melt away. The young husband agreed and decided to take her out on the beach.

On the beach the two were about to leave, enjoying the pleasant breeze and wonderful view of the sun almost out. “Ah... Isn’t it wonderful?” he asked his wife, “The sights and sounds of the ocean makes everything feel so comfortable” But the wife wasn’t enjoying anything at all. She had her arms crossed and her head down, answering, “Yeah, I guess you’re right.” He looked at her and could tell that she’s still sad. So he tried to figure it out. “What’s wrong dear?” “Oh, nothing.” she answered, “It’s just that this isn’t working.” “What are you talking about?” “I’m saying that on this beach, I should be enjoying myself. Instead, I’m always seeing our son playing in the sand while we enjoy ourselves.”

The husband could tell that she’s still saddened about the death of their only child. So he tried to talk to her passionately. “Listen, I know you’re still upset about what happened a few months ago. But the doctor said that you have to get your mind off it. That’s why we’re at the beach, to make you forget about that tragic event.” Immediately the young wife turned around and was more upset then ever. “Forget?” she retorted out of her mouth, “You want me to forget!?! Are you kidding me!?!? We’ve lost our son, our only son! And you want me to forget about it? I can’t believe you!” Her husband now had to calm her down before she blows a gasket. “Honey, please stay calm. Don’t take this seriously.” “Stay calm? We lost a part of the family months ago. And you want me to calm down?! All I want is to have a child to take care of and it’s all taken away from me. What am I going to do? Tell me! What am I going to do?!”

The wife’s husband put his hands on his hips, lowered his head, and shook it, trying to figure out what to do to keep his wife to loosing herself. When he turned his head to the left, he saw something he couldn’t believe. Lying next to him was a newborn baby boy with a golden brown tan, black fuzz on his head, and big hazel nut eyes. That boy was Tom, A.K.A. Tommy. It was crying his eyes out and had sand around his mouth. The husband approached the little baby boy and picked him up along with the huge shirt he was wearing. The wife also looked at the baby too and was a little confused about it.

“Huh... What’s a baby doing on a beach?” She asked, finally able to calm down, “Is he suppose to be with his family or something?” “I don’t know,” said the husband who was still unsure, “Maybe they left him behind and forgot him.” The baby stopped crying when he heard soothing voices and opened his tearful eyes to see the young man. But when he looked at the woman, he started to smile and lifted his arms up to reach her. The husband looked at the baby strange then looked at his wife. “I think he wants you.” He walked directly to his wife and gave the baby to her. Once she got a hold of Tommy, he looked at him oddly and said, “Yeah, he certainly is.”

As the wife kept looking at the baby, she couldn’t help but to feel comfortable and happy with him, just like her son. It was then they a small smirk crept up her face. The husband saw that smirk and tried to intervene. “Honey, I know what you thinking and I say that’s impossible. The child can’t replace our son.” “I know that,” she said, “but think about it. We lost our son to a grave experience, yet we gain another. We can now have a second chance in raising a child. Do you really want that dear?” The husband gave that some thought. Sure he wants to get another chance to raise a child, but they have no idea where this boy came from or what his name is. But what other choice could he have. So he came up with an idea. “Perhaps we should just take him home and call the police. If they don’t find his family, we’ll keep him.” Immediately, the wife embraced her husband and kissed him the lips. “Thank you. I knew you would understand.” The three then left the beach, beginning a new life.

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In another area of the beach, there were two chairs still occupied but the couple that was suppose to be there, weren’t there at all. The towels, a duffle bag and two shirts were waiting for their owners, but they haven’t arrived. That’s because both Tom and Michael regressed all the way to newborn babies. Resting on the side of the beach chair was the suntan lotion they applied turned them into babies. What they never knew was that on the back of the bottle was a warning label that says:

Warning: This lotion contains a special ingredient that can make you youthful. Not only you get a luscious tan, but make you feel youthful both inside and out. One side effect is the once you put the lotion on, you will regress a year every fifteen minutes until you turn into a newborn baby. If you regress too far, you must watch off the lotion at once. If you don’t do that, then you’ll have no choice but to relive your life all over again.

After a few minutes of sitting there, a young girl approached the bottle and picked it up. When looking at it, she was delighted that her family would now have a suntan lotion for her mom and dad. “Alice, honey, its time to go!” said the mother from close by as she left the sitting area and approached her mom to show her the lotion she got. “Mommy!” she squealed, “Look what I got at the beach!”

The End?

 

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