Halloween Party

Happy Halloween (a little early)!

Accept It

“I’m going to figure out how you did this,” Matthew told Inez, “And then I’m going to get my body back!”

“Do you think so, Matt? Do you REALLY think so?” Inez said confidently, “Because swapping bodies was NOT easy, and you have no idea the lengths I will go to stop you from doing so. I will tell you that it’s a process, and you’d probably barely scratch the surface by the time I call ICE to have you deported. I bet you didn’t know I was here illegally, did you? Well, that’s your problem now. You basically have one choice and one choice only. You keep your head down, keep my exhausting work study job, and maybe one day find some guy to marry you for citizenship. Meanwhile, I’ll be enjoying the freedom of being the son of some rich white people.”

13th Floor

Katherine entered the elevator ay 8:57AM. The trip up to the 30th floor and walk to her desk should take exactly three minutes. She smiled at her promptness. But just as the elevator door began to close, a hand pushed its way in to force it back open. A bearded man wearing sweatpants entered and stood next to her. She did recognize him; Doug was widely regarded as the best coder in the tech department. However, his unprofessional appearance and lack of people skills had long prevented him from any promotion.

This became very apparent as the doors closed. Doug didn’t even say hello; he simply leered at Katherine in a way that made her feel uncomfortable. She just wanted this elevator trip to be as short as possible. Instead, at around the 13th floor, the elevator shook, eventually coming to an abrupt halt.

Katherine was knocked to the floor and bumped her head on the side of the elevator. She began to awaken as the elevator slowly started up again. She felt heavy and sluggish, which she initially attributed to hitting her head. She was jolted to a state of alertness by the sound of a familiar voice...hers.

“We don’t have much time.” The tone of her voice sounded so flat and emotionless, almost to an eerie extent.

“What happened?” She asked, equally weirded out by the gruff sound of the voice coming from her mouth.

“We swapped bodies. Don’t know why. Just tell me what I need to know to get through the day.”

“Well, first of all. I don’t think it’s going to be that easy. I work in marketing. I need to be personal, friendly, and outgoing. You make me sound like a robotic drone. Next,” She sighed as the realization of being stuck in Doug’s body was really hitting her hard, “This body is gross.”

Doug in Katherine’s body grunted but still showed little emotion. “Doesn’t matter. We don’t have a choice. Unless you know some way to fix this.”

Katherine could only shake her head to indicate “no.”

Lightning Crashes (Part 1)

“Where the heck do you think you’re going?” I shouted out to my body that was now just walking off in the distance, “We need to figure out a way to fix this!”

“We were struck by lightning and swapped bodies!” I heard my own voice shout back at me, “The chances of recreating that are almost zilch. You’d be better off spending your time adjusting to my body and accepting the fact that you’re a woman now!”

I suppose she was right, but I still couldn’t understand why she was running off so quickly. After all, she knew nothing more about my life than I knew about hers. It probably made more sense to stick together and learn from each other, but she seemed to have no interest in any of that.

At the same time, if there were going to be stuck like this and be forced to live each other’s lives, he knew exactly where his apartment was, his old job, and everything about his old life. Even if she was trying to run away now, he knew exactly where to find her.

At the Store

I had just popped into the grocery store to buy some beers and frozen dinners to sustain my bachelor lifestyle. I was trying to hold it all with my two hands when a flash of light overcame the entire store. In the next moment I was pushing a cart filled with some vegetables and a bunch of health food. But it wasn’t looking down at the cart that shocked me, it was looking down at my chest. Two large orbs were now down there encased in some sort of spandex workout top. There was matching leggings on my legs and a purse slung around my shoulder.

My mind was racing. I was in someone else’s body! I tried to figure out about myself from my appearance. She was one of those women who worked out at that trendy gym nearby. Was she a mom? She was in pretty good shape, but she could still be a mom. Was I in the body of a mom? It all seemed so hard to wrap my head around. This body was like my exact opposite and now I was the one in the control of it!