April showers bring may powers.

"Don't go out into the rain, Sugar," little Lisa's grandma told her. "Because you're so sweet, you'd just melt away."

So come the rainy season, little Lisa was terrified to go outside. Her literal mind honestly thought that rain water would cause her to dissolve and race away down the rain ducts.

If she was forced to be outside in the rain, she would wear a raincoat under her plastic parka. She's put a plastic cap atop her head and covered that with a hood. She kept her hands safe with oversized, latex gloves. And she's put her little feet inside of bright yellow galoshes.

Little Lisa did everything in her tiny powers to keep rain drops from falling on her head.

And the rest of her, of course.

One day, little Lisa was waiting for the school bus when a car drove through a puddle. A large wave of water splashed the other three children at the stop. They squealed with delight and splashed in the pools of water. Lisa, though, would turn her back and reluctantly let the water splash upon her protective gear.

She cringed at the thought of dirty rain water touching her sugary skin.

At school, as the other children shook off their umbrellas and rain coats, little Lisa would stand across the room and delicately slide her rainwear from her shoulders and head and feet. She'd then remove the extra layer of clothes that she wore just-in-case water creeped through.

This particular day, though, Johnny ran in late. Literally. His clothes were soaked through to his skin.

As he sped through the doorway, he didn't notice little Lisa, bent over and removing her galoshes.

Johnny ran into Lisa and the both of them went toppling over. And Johnny's wet clothing touched little Lisa's exposed skin.

And she freaked. Her skin immediately became less opaque. The transparency quickly spread across her entire body. Lisa noticed everything in the room became taller.

Truth was that she was becoming shorter.

Mrs. Truman, the teacher, stared in horror. The other children could only point with their mouths agape.

And little Lisa, made of sugar Lisa, dissolved before their very eyes.

To be continued.