Being Eve

Derek never really saw eye-to-eye with his sister, Eve. Derek was a punk guy living in a small apartment in the city, attending indie rock, metal, or underground hip-hop concerts each night while working odd jobs during the day, and he saw Eve’s life of living in the burns with a normal day job as simply a bore. Sure, he loved his sister, but he was also sure that he’d never understand her. That is, until one day he woke up in her body.

When it happened, he was in a panic. He called up his own number. She answered the phone angry at Derek -- not because of the body swap, but because she was now the one dealing with his hangover. Fortunately, she always tried to be the level-headed one and gave him instructions on getting ready and what to wear. She also reminded him to smile at work or people might think something was up.

He hated it all at first. He hated wearing her boring clothes and going to her boring job. He really hated having to put on a smile when interacting with her co-workers. The first day, he thought about getting a nose piercing or a tattoo, but he knew Eve would kill him. The days dragged at first, but at the end of the week, he was actually starting to enjoy the challenge of her job; the clothes no longer seemed so bad; and the smile was actually authentic. Derek was a little worried that he might be getting too used to being Eve. Part of him wanted to swap back now before he got too comfortable; the other part of him was hoping he’d be stuck like this for good.