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She gave herself a moment to accli herself to indulge in the fantasy that her body had not betrayed her, that she was the same as she had been That moment ended far too quickly Then she took out the bar of soap and set to work on scrubbing this strange new body

It had all started shortly before her twelfth birthday Prudence had asked her to come into her shop to have her try on a new dress to wear for the party Ordinarily Prudence's dresses fit without needing alterations This ti The dress felt tight around her chest, as if so her there That hen she really noticed the t bulges on her chest

In the last two rew at least four inches seeht Even the shape of her body see And there was hair where she hadn't had any before

At that point she stopped bathing with the other girls She didn't want theuise it When Prudence or Rebecca asked about it, Samantha said only she couldn't sleep They accepted this, at least for thethehts, Prudence called out, "Sa only her face above water Prudence stood on the edge of the shore, still wearing her nightgown Her body had changed as well in the last five years, getting ever pudgier Her fat cheeks were still bright red from the walk and despite the chilliness, sweat plastered red hair to her forehead

"What are you doing here?" Saone"

"So?"

"I thoughtill"

"No, I just couldn't sleep"

"I was thinking, perhaps we could go pray in the church That always helps me when I can't sleep"

"No thanks"

"Oh, I see" Prudence looked down at her feet "I suppose while I'ht as well take own until Saive me a few minutes alone? Why can't I ever have any privacy around here?"

Prudence's face reddened, though this tiht ere friends"

"We are, but that doesn't mean I need you around me every second of the day"