Go Shorty

James was a pretty tall guy, close to seven feet tall, in fact. He was used to things being fairly easy to reach. This often put him in conflict with his wife, Lucy, who stood at just over five feet. She asked him to not place things on the high shelves in the kitchen, as they would be out of reach for her. He would justify it, saying it would be wasted space otherwise.

When they ended up swapping bodies in the Great Shift, James was forced to have a whole new perspective on the matter. For the most part, he didn’t mind being in his wife’s body. He was fine wearing her clothes and dealing with being a woman, but her height was hard to adjust to. Having to look up at his former body was certainly a weird experience. And then there were those shelves in the kitchen. He looked up at some of the things he had placed up there just a few weeks ago, and now they were completely out of reach. He thought about asking Lucy for help, but he knew he’d be met with “I told you so” for days.

He first tried to reach by putting on Lucy’d highest heels. They were not only difficult to walk in, but they really didn’t help all that much. He’d probably need to get a stool or a step ladder or something. He just hoped his wife didn’t see him struggle like this.