Short Story, A Tall Tale.

Benjamin Statler woke up one day and discovered that he was six foot, five. Most people gradually grow into their height but for Ben it had happened, literally over night. Now, going from a typically average five foot, six, to a whopping six, five over night would be an astounding growth spurt for even the heartiest of teenagers but for a twenty three year old man it is not unlike a miracle from Gods own hands. "Wow", Ben thought as he stared at his reflection in the, once full length, hallway mirror,"Looks like someone is gonna get some stares at the office today". Another extraordinary happening was this, Ben had seemingly gained almost twenty pounds of lean muscle as well as his new found stature. He didn't know how this blessing had come to him but, at that moment, he didn't care. It was time to get ready for work and to face a new day. The pushes and shoves Ben usually endured on the subway weren't as bad anymore. It is easy to push around a small man in but when you have to push around a six, five, two hundred, twenty pound monster, you think twice. Then there was the pretty girl at the coffee shop. She still says she has a boyfriend but he could see ,by the way she looked up into his eyes today, it wouldn't be long before he got into her pants. Sandy at reception actually tried to pretend to ignore him, even when he leaned close and tapped her on the shoulder. She acted like she was too busy to talk, acted flushed and aggravated but he could tell she was just excited by his raw sexuality. As he approached his desk he could see his boss, Mr. Thompson waiting to greet him. Old man Thompson must have seen him walk in and wanted to jump on the big guys fan wagon, now he would regret giving the outside sales consultant promotion to that pretty boy Nelson. "Well, good morning Mr. T, how's the family today, big guy?", Ben said, in his most playful and arrogant tone. "Morning Staler, just wanted to tell you that the nurse that took your information for the company health insurance screwed up, these things need to be accurate, that's what the lawyers say. Now I need you to go down there and get your height and weight reverified today. Hell, if you're six, five I'm Marie Antoinette" at that Mr. Thompson turned and walked away, away from short, chubby, not at all interesting Benjamin Statler.