Unplugged

Everyone thought the spooky mansion on the edge of town was abandoned. In high school, Zeke and his nerdy friends would sneak in here and play D&D. Now on break from college, he was scouting it out so he could shoot some scenes for the student film he was making.

But on this visit, he found the mansion certainly wasn’t abandoned, and things inside were way weirder than he ever expected. For starters, the lights were on. Not once in high school did he ever remember the lights being on. And a particularly bright light was coming from one room.

In that room sat Josie Phelps. Zeke had gone to high school with her, and she always acted too good to ever talk to anyone like Zeke. But right now, she seemed to be in trouble. She seemed frozen as she sat in a chair with a weird thing above it that seemed to be zapping her brain and leaving her traped in place.

Perhaps this was his chance to be a real life hero. He could free her, and she would surely be appreciative. Maybe she’d even kiss him or agree to a date. At the very least, he hoped she wouldn’t be a jerk to him. And so he sought to free her by reaching up and unplugging the odd device.

But as soon as he grabbed, his hand became frozen too. Soon enough his whole body was being zapped along with Josie. And a few moments later, the electricity just stopped. And Zeke now realized he was sitting in the chair. He was wearing a pink sweater; he had on a skirt; he was in Josie’s body!

“You idiot,” He heard a familiar voice -- his own -- say, “You shouldn’t have touched anything. You screwed it all up.”

He presumed that was Josie, now in his body. And yet she still talked down to him, despite being in his nerdy body. And even thought he was now in Josie’s body, he still wasn’t brave enough to stick up for himself.