Be Back Soon

 Originally posted on Tumblr

 

“Be back soon.”

That was all Tyson’s dad said. Then he took off towards the back of the store, leaving Tyson alone standing in the aisle. It wasn’t so bad, not like when his dad left him guarding the cart when they were in line. But still this new store was super big. Tyson would have asked to play hide and go seek with his dad if he could’ve.

The thing was though Tyson didn’t want to be left behind he trailed after his father. Unfortunately, his dad had asked him to carry a container from something they picked up in the Health and Nutrition aisle. The thing was hard to carry. Not to mention the weird newspaper he was holding for his dad. As he walked after his dad, He tried to call to him, but his voice didn’t reach. His father’s longer legs had the man further in the back.  There was no need to panic though. All Tyson had to do was go back to the last aisle they left at.
 

One problem, Tyson didn’t know how to get there. His dad told him to always look for the signs, but he couldn’t see any.  Tyson huffed; he knew where the snack aisle was at least. His dad could pick him up from there. It’s not because he was hungry or anything although his stomach’s growling said something different. Once he got there, he strolled looking at all the different chips and soda. He could really go from some. Closing his eyes, he licked his lips. He could almost taste the salt and sugary goodness.
Then a cart ran into him, sending him to the ground.

“Oh, my goodness, I didn’t even see you there.” An old lady threw her hands over her mouth. She placed one hand over her heart. “All you alright, can you stand?”

Tyson did his best to hold back his tears as he got back up. The container his dad had trusted him with didn’t break, so that was good. “I’m fine.” his voice on the verge of breaking down.

“Would a smart young man like you be willing to help an old spinster out, then?”  She pointed to the shelf. There was a large bag of chips she wanted on the second highest shelf.

“ Huh?” Tyson looked at the place she was pointing. “ I can’t reach that.” He admitted.
The old lady dismissed him with a wave of her hand, “young people and your excuse just help me out.”
Tyson got the feeling this lady wasn’t going to leave him alone unless he tried and proved to her, he could do it. Setting his dad’s things down. He walked over to the  bottom shelf and stepped on it. He began to climb up himself.

“What in god’s name are you doing young man?” The lady asked. “Were you raised in a barn?”

Ignoring her, Tyson threw his arm out to reach for  the bag of chips. At first, he was only going to pretend to try when suddenly his arm began to stretch forward. Not only that, but Tyson’s also whole body was expanding. His legs grew longer as his spine continued to develop. Soon the bag of chips was in his hands. He jumped off the shelf. The jump was a lot shorter than he imagined. He held out the bag of chips with a smile on his face.

The old lady rolled her eyes, snatching the bag. “There was no reason to do all that. You trying to get me in trouble and who the hell dressed you?” The old lady roll her cart shaking her head,
Tyson watched the lady brush past him. The woman’s attitude confused Tyson. Of course, his parents dressed him like always. What a dumb question. That is until he looked at himself. His clothes were stretched along his body. He was taller than before, and his clothes were getting tight. As he was studying his new body, Tyson grew again. This time though his clothes weren’t given him a light  more like a firm grip.  A rip came on the die of his shirt. Tyson  knew he needed to change so he grabbed his dad’s things and rushed to the clothing aisle. It’s what his parents always did when they said he got too big for clothes.

As he walked fiercely through the store, he kept growing and his clothes got tighter. But there was a big problem. He still didn’t know his way around this store. Then he finally noticed the store sections were hanging from the ceiling. Tyson headed for the clothed, secretly hoping he’d run into his dad. By the time he got to the clothes. Tyson grabbed the biggest clothes he could find, worried he was just going to keep growing. He ran into a changing stall.  Just in time because the moment that door shut his body’s growth went wild. Muscles started to form. Tyson pulled off his tattered remains and put on the new clothes. His body didn’t stop his growth either. At first the clothes hung limply off him but soon started to swell out. His face began to change as he matured. Even in his head he was feeling different…smarter? No, Older. Though he was still waiting for his dad. He headed out of the changing room with the container in hand. There was no sign of his old clothes or tag on his current one. 

With his new height it was easy for Tyson to aim his eyesight higher for the Nutrition and Health section. Didn’t even take long to get there. His taller body made walking easy. Once there Tyson looked at some of the snack bars, supplements, vitamins, and even protein powders. He felt like he actually knew about them. Sure, there were the standards like GAINZ and JockOut, but then there were others like the one his dad had picked up. A light bulb went off in his head, he could actually tell his dad what he should be investing in.

A person tapped on his back, “Hey do you work here.”

“Uh no, I 'm just waiting for my dad. I got lost and can't find him here.”

The guy backed away, rolling his eyes, “No need to be a jackass about it.”

Tyson turned around watching the guy walk away. He held the container in one hand, and it was so much easier to carry now. Well, all he had to do was wait for his dad to come back.