Side Effect: 4 Hands

Description: Feeling unwell, nicole takes a special medicine and skims the list of side effects—fever, shaky hands, and, impossibly, growing extra limbs. she chuckles, dismisses it as nonsense, and takes a nap. when she wakes and stretches, four hands pop into view. after a moment of surprise, curiosity takes over. nicole wiggles, taps, and admires her new, beautiful hands, massaging one pair with the other, stretching and testing what they can do. soon she’s laughing, playing with balloons, and delighting in the unexpected fun of having twice as many hands—discovering that some side effects aren’t so bad after all.