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Dilton walked back to his room in tears. Th one thing that had loved him was gone. No more would he be able to lie next to her plastic exterior and gently slide his hand through her faux locks. No more would he whisper sweet nothings in her ear as she made the squeaky noises that he so loved as he moved against her. Her size had always made him feel awkward.Had he simply snapped? Had his decision to release her from his home and his love been made in a snap moment?

He drifted to the bed with those thoughts ringing in his head. He lay on the pillow, tears gently making tracks down his face as he thought of what would come tomorrow. His bed felt large and empty without her. Softly he reached over to the place she usually rested. As he touched the pillow he felt a profound emptiness enter him.

Sleep did not come for hours,

The squeak broke him out of his dream. He sat up quickly, feeling that head rush that comes from a sudden movement out of sleep. Silence. Then again, the squeak. He looked around the room, his computer sat against the wall near his height chart, forever mocking his stature. Again and again the sound broke through the night, making him move slowly out of his room and into the hallway.

He flicked on the light. Nothing was in the hall, nor in the bathroom nor in the kitchen. Dilton felt a measure of relief as he flicked the lights off and entered his room. That was short lived.

He stood in shock and horror as she floated. Her limbs were slack and lay at impossible angles on her half inflated form. Her face looked bloated and squashed and her hair covered her eyes. Her dress, always in a perfect flow with her body, looked creased and dirty. Leaves and dirt caked her body and small holes expelled air slowly from her.

She spoke in what could only be described as squeaks, each one forming a word that trailed off into a exhale of air that sounded more like a miniature scream, making her speech sound like the Chuckie Cheese from hell.

"I thought...you loved me....Dilton..."

She reached for him her arms with the broken and slack fingers, half full of air reached for him. Dilton reached for the door but it was locked. He desperately tried to open it but it would not budge. Slowly the hands reached his throat and curled around it.

"We'll be together forever Dilton....I'll make you...taller...."

Dilton felt her hands grab his head as her legs wrapped around his legs, forcing him to the ground. Her body was impossibly strong and the last thing he felt was pulling his head up from his neck in one sharp jerk.

The shriek lasted for less then a second.