Penny wasn't sure what was worse, the pain or the embarrassment. She had been working on stretching her ability to grow but she hadn't expected it to happen like this. It was supposed to happen gradually. To allow her body to get used to it and for it to happen in a controlled area. It wasn't supposed to be out in the open and for people to see.
The sight of the girl coming up to her was another shock and she tried to think of a response to her question. "I..." Penny closed her eyes for a minute. "I didn't mean to do it. I didn't hurt anyone did I? Or break anything?" Taking a minute, she tried to force herself to shrink back down. It didn't work and she opened her eyes and sighed.
"I hit a growth spurt. It's never happened like this before."
It felt like slow motion as she lifted her hand up to touch the back of her neck. For the first time in a really long time, she wished her inhibitor would kick in. It would hurt worse than the growth spurt but at least she would shrink.