Why Didn't You Tell Me?

Matt hadn’t been looking where he was going when he ran into the woman on the street. It seemed like something out of a poorly written television show when bumping heads with her caused them to swap bodies. It certainly didn’t make any sense, and yet here they both were, stuck in each other’s bodies.

Matt suggested talking about it over lunch and suggested a Mexican fast food place. The woman in his body shrugged and agreed. Her name was apparently Lara, and she attended classes at the local college. As she described her life, Matt felt like it was all stuff he could easily handle.Though he realized he might have to get used to Lara’s smaller stomach. He had ordered a lot, and there was still so much in front of him. Yet he didn’t feel like eating more and clutched his stomach. From Matt’s body, Lara laughed.

“What?” He asked, “I’m full!”

“No you’re not. I always get explosive diarrhea when I eat Mexican food.” She said while still chuckling.

Matt could still his stomach churning. There were certainly aspects about having someone else’s body that were going to be very unexpected. And now he was going to have to rush to the bathroom, but he wanted answers, “Why didn’t you tell me!?”

“I realized it wasn’t my problem anymore. Besides, this place IS great if you can enjoy it. And it still isn’t going to be as bad as the cramps you should start getting next week...”