One Strange Morning
By Morpheus
I awoke to the loud, insistent ringing of my alarm clock, and instinctively
slapped at it with my hand. Still feeling groggy, I didn't bother to open
my eyes yet, choosing instead to just lay where I was on my bed and savor
the dreamy half awake state I was in. I wasn't exactly in any mood to
hurry out of my nice and comfortable bed, especially since I didn't really
have anything to do until late afternoon.
It was strangely familiar to be back in my own bed, and in my own bedroom
after having spent a year away at college, but rather comforting as well.
Summer vacation had finally come, ending my first year at college. And
though my grades could stand improvement, I'd passed, and that was all that
was important to me. That and the fact that I was through with the rigor
and toil of university life, at least until the fall. But in the mean time,
I'd come back home, and had been there for two weeks.
Of course, living with my parents again wasn't easy. Neither for them or
for myself. However we all tried to get along, and they were pretty good
about treating me like an adult. But what discomfort I had was compensated
by the fact that my food and rent were free. With that and my summer job
at the movie theater, I'd hoped to save up some money for when I went back
to school. As I'd already learned the hard way that last year, any extra
money would be extremely useful.
Suddenly my alarm clock went off for the second time, and I groaned. "Time
to get up" I thought groggily as I turned off the alarm.
Slowly opening my eyes, I looked around my room, lightened by the sunlight
that was filtered through the curtains. Almost immediately I realized that
something was wrong, though it took me a moment to identify exactly what
that something was. My curtains were PINK.
"What the hell?" I thought, wondering if one of my mom had changed my
curtains for some reason while I was asleep. But that made no sense. Nor
did the fact that I was noticing several other things that were definitely
not right with my room.
I quickly sat up in my bed, wide awake and very confused. Then I felt it.
The weight on my chest. As my covers dropped, all I could do was stare
down at my chest in absolute shock. At the pair of women's breasts that met
my eyes.
"What the hell?" I asked again, aloud this time, shocking myself with the
sound of a woman's voice. I gasped and reached for my covers to pull them
back, noticing that my hands had changed too. My fingernails were sort of
long, and my whole hands looked so girlish. So feminine. All I could do
was gulp and stare at my hand for a moment, hesitating from pulling back
the covers, and being terrified of what I would find.
Finally though, I overcame the shock just enough to pull my covers back. I
stared down at my very slender waist, and at my long hairless legs.
Neither of which held the slightest resemblance to they way they looked
when I'd gone to bed. Every bit of my body that I could see looked very
female.
"Oh shit" I gasped, staring at the white panties that I was wearing.
Women's panties. I reached between my legs in a panic, but my hand found
nothing there. No penis or testicles. Instead, all I felt was a slight
mound. Horrified and confused, I jumped out of bed, and stood next to it,
feeling unbelievably strange. I quickly slid my hand down the front of my
panties, trying again to find something. But it was in vain. There was no
sign of any male equipment, though my finger tip did locate a slit in my
crotch. A vagina. "Oh no" I whispered at the implication, still in
complete shock.
I absently reached for the light switch next to my bed, wanting more light
as I started to look over my body. Or whatever this was that passed as my
body for the moment. With the light, I could see even more clearly that I
definitely looked like a girl. There was no trace of the old male me that I
went to bed with.
For several minutes, all I did was stare down at my body, too nervous to
even touch myself. However I finally got the nerve and gently poked one of
my breasts. It felt sort of solid but jiggly at the same time. And very
real. Especially when I touched my nipple. I gasped at how sensitive my
nipple felt, and quickly pulled my hand back. "Wow" I whispered, unsure of
what else I could say.
Forcing my eyes away from my body, I looked at some of the things that I'd
glimpsed earlier. My bedroom had changed, a lot. Nearly as much as I had.
It was obviously still the same room, and furniture was arranged nearly the
same way, but it was different furniture. And different decorations.
Instead of my old dresser, a taller one which looked more feminine was in
it's place, with a mirror and some makeup sitting on top. The posters on
the wall were missing, and the paint on the walls was a slightly different
shade of white. Almost more of a cream colored now. My eyes wandered to my
bed, and I saw that the covers weren't any that I really recognized, and
definitely looked like they'd belong on a girl's bed. There were other
things as well. Lots of small things, which I absently noticed though
didn't really pay attention too.
"This isn't possible" I muttered, once again hearing a female voice.
I shook my head in disbelief, but only felt something tickle my shoulders.
For a moment, I stared down at my chest again, barely able to see anything
below the breasts. My breasts. What the hell was happening to me?
Then I looked up, remembering the mirror I'd seen on the dresser. I quickly
went to it and stared at the reflection, my mouth dropped open in surprise.
A pretty girl that looked 19, the same age as me, stood there staring back.
She had the same brown hair that I did, but down to her shoulders. Down to
my shoulders. All I could do was stare at my reflection for the longest
time, unsure what to think. That wasn't me. It couldn't be me. Could it?
After several minutes, I started to realize that she did look a little
familiar, though I couldn't place where. At least not at first. Then it
dawned on me. She looked sort of like the old me, but different. Or, I
realized in startlement, sort of like my mom.
"Oh my God" I whispered, tearing my eyes away from the mirror. "This isn't
real" I told my self, though I wasn't sure that I believed it. "It can't
be" Unfortunately though, the unfamiliar weight on my chest, and the
absence between my legs argued otherwise.
Trying to get hold of myself, I sat back down on the edge of my bed, or at
least the bed that was in it's place, and stared down at my hands. At the
feminine fingers, and the slightly long, pink nails that decorated them. I
stayed like that for several minutes at least, too shocked and confused to
think clearly. All I could try to do was absorb the fact that something
had happened to me, and it was definitely not normal.
Finally though, my thoughts cleared up enough for me to realize that I
still didn't know exactly what did happen to me. Other than the obvious
that was. I needed some answers, and I didn't think that I was about to
find them in my bedroom, or whoevers bedroom this happened to be.
It was then that I noticed the bathrobe that was hanging on the door knob
to the closet. It was one of those big fluffy white ones, and not something
that I'd ever wear normally. In fact, I'd never worn a bathrobe before in
my life, but at the moment it seemed to be the best option available to me.
Though I suspected that there would be plenty of clothes both in the
dresser and closet that would fit the new me, I had no intention of putting
any of them on. So I quickly hurried over and slipped the bathrobe on,
tying it tightly at my waist, and making sure that my new....cleavage, was
fully covered. I couldn't help but shuddering at the very thought that I
now had cleavage.
Just as I was about to leave the room, I saw something on the wall. It was
a picture of my family, placed in the exact same spot it usually was.
However I immediately noticed the difference. It was the same picture, with
both of my parents looking the same as they usually did in it, but the one
difference in it was me. I wasn't in the picture anymore, but instead,
there was a girl in my spot. The same girl that I'd seen in the mirror.
"HOLY SHIT!" I exclaimed, staring at the picture in shock. "This can't
be..."
I forced my eyes away from the picture, still having no idea what it meant,
except that things might be even weirder than I'd thought. For the moment
though, I decided to continue with looking for answers, and that meant
outside of the room.
I was somewhat nervous as I opened the door, afraid of what I was going to
find on the outside. Was there going to be someone waiting to jump out and
yell "surprise" like this was really Candid Camera, or maybe something
else. After hesitating for only a second though, I gathered my courage and
swung the door open, relieved to find nothing there. In fact, the hallway
looked the same as it always did.
Since everything seemed all right there, I walked out into the hall,
feeling extremely self conscious. God, I could even feel my chest jiggling
slightly with every step. How can women stand that? But I tried to ignore
that, and the rest of my discomfort as I went downstairs, relieved to see
that everything else seemed to be pretty much normal.
As soon as I heard my parents talking in the living room, I stopped where I
was and gulped. How the hell was I going to tell them what had happened to
me, when I didn't even know myself? I didn't even know how I could face
them with like that. I looked down at the swelling on my chest with
disgust, knowing that I couldn't put it off forever.
After gathering up my courage, I nervously walked into the living room, and
into the view of my parents. I tensed up as I awaited their reactions.
"Morning honey" my mom said cheerfully, giving me a quick glance before
going back to the conversation with my dad.
"Good morning sweety" my dad said with a smile, "Did my little angel sleep
all right?"
I stared at them both, sure that my mouth had dropped open in surprise.
Neither of them seemed to notice anything strange about my being a girl,
and in fact, they seemed to have expected it. No way did dad call me his
"little angel" much less "sweety".
"Oh God" I whispered, realizing that things were definitely stranger than
I'd thought if even my own parents had changed along with my room. I was
shocked and confused, not knowing what to do.
It was then that I noticed that my dad looked taller than before, and so
did my mom. I gulped, realizing that I'd not only turned into a girl, but
I'd gotten shorter at the same time. And judging from my mom's height, I
decided that I had to be around 5 foot 6 or 7, instead of my usual 5 foot
10. Three or four inches. At least that was what I estimated.
Finally focused my thoughts again and whispered back "Good morning",
deciding to play along until I had a better idea of what was going on.
Neither of my parents seemed to notice anything odd, and in fact weren't
even looking at me anymore, talking to each other about bills instead.
Still stunned, I turned and left the living room, absently noticing that
several of the family pictures on the wall had changed. In everyone that I
should be, there was the girl I now appeared to be. Even my graduation
picture had changed into this girl. This only left me more stunned as I
wandered into the kitchen, wondering just how far these changes had gone.
When I went to the kitchen, I was running on autopilot, trying to absorb
what had happened to me and make some sort of sense out of it. I grabbed a
bagel for breakfast and slowly ate it, drinking a cup of coffee along with
it. While eating, I kept looking at my hands as I held the bagel or
reached for the coffee. The longer nails seemed so unfamiliar, though the
rest of my hand did as well. In fact, the longer nails kept getting in my
way, making me misjudge the length of my fingers. But I was able to manage
with them, though I was relieved that they weren't longer like some girls I
knew.
As I was eating, my determination to find out what was happening to me grew
stronger. Surely something around the house would give me a clue. Once I
was finished, I did a quick look around the house, finding that even though
almost everything else seemed to be normal, there were lots of little
things. Like every picture in the house that had me in it was gone, or
changed. Some of the things that I'd given to my parents for birthdays and
holidays were gone as well, though a few other things I didn't recognize
had appeared. And finally, all the little nick-nacks that I'd made for my
parents as a little kid were gone, with a few other things that were
obviously made by a child having also appeared.
However, after searching the house, I was still confused and without an
answer. All I could think of doing for the moment at least was returning
to the room I'd woken up in, and hopefully try to figure things out there.
I was almost relieved when I closed the door to my room behind me, thinking
that at least I didn't have to be seen like that by my parents. God, I
couldn't believe how strange that all was, with me changing like that and
my parents both acting like there was nothing wrong. It was downright
freaky.
Just a moment after I was back in the room, I looked down at the chair
which was sitting next to the door and noticed that there was a purse
sitting on it. Somehow, I suspected that this was probably mine, or at
least belonged to the person I'd become. Curious about it, I couldn't
resist pouring the contents onto the floor, and carefully digging through
them. It was about what I expected. Lots of makeup, a hair brush, some
spare change, and what really caught my eye....a wallet.
I tore open the wallet and stared at the drivers license. It was made out
to a Melissa Denise Fielder, not to Sean Richard Fielder, which was my
name. It even had the picture of me, or at least the new me, on it. After
staring at it for a few moments, I even realized that the birth date on it
was my own. May 3rd.
Still confused, I just stared the license, wondering what it meant. Then I
remembered something. Something that my mom had told me when I was a kid.
That when she was expecting me, they'd planned on naming a boy after my
grandpa Sean, but if it had been a girl.....If I'd been born a girl....they
were going to name her Melissa.
"Oh shit" I whispered, dropping the wallet to the floor in shock. I
couldn't believe it. It was like I'd never been born. Or actually, as if
I'd been born a girl instead. That just wasn't possible.
With a burning need to know just how far this went, I started digging
through my closet, pulling out all my school year books and photo alblums.
Once I had them all set before me, I started going through them, finding
immediately that there was no Sean Fielder listed in them. Instead, it was
Melissa Fielder. All I could do was stare at the year books in shock, then
throw them aside as I went through the rest, and finally to my photo album.
The photo album was the most shocking. Instead of my usual dark blue photo
album which was half full, there was a thicker flower print one, which was
overflowing with pictures. Pictures of me, or at least the new me, and all
sorts of people. A lot of them I didn't even recognize.
All the pictures of me and Ted, my best friend since elementary school, had
all vanished. Ted wasn't in a single one of the pictures in fact. Instead,
there were a lot of pictures of girls that I knew from school. And
especially of one blonde girl that I vaguely remembered being in the same
class's with me in elementary, and junior high, though I couldn't really
remember her name. It wasn't like I'd ever talked to her or anything. But
by the look of these pictures, of the way she and Melissa were together in
a lot of them, I had to assume that she and Melissa were real good friends.
Possibly best friends.
There were a couple pictures from my prom, all with Melissa being dressed
in a dark blue dress, and with a guy I recognized from high school. A guy
named David something or other, whom I'd been in a couple classes with, but
never really talked to.
"Oh my God" I whispered when I was finished, closing the photo album and
setting it aside. A lot of those photo's seemed to have followed along
with my own, holding incredible similarities. Hell, a few of them even
seemed to be about identical to some old photo's I had.
Still staring at the photo album, I realized that everything seemed to be
for Melissa's life. For what my life might have been like if I'd simply
been born a girl instead of a boy. All the different people in the
pictures, even the ones of Melissa as a cheerleader. It only stood to
reason, that if I had been born a girl, then I would have hung out with
different people. That I would have made different choices, had different
friends, and that would have led to even more changes and differences.
Stunned by the realization, I stared down at my breasts, or at least what
little I could see of their shape through my bathrobe. I felt like a
stranger in my own body. But then again, it wasn't my body. Or at least
not my normal body. But if my guess was right, then it was my body. Just
one that had been born female instead of male.
I nervously got off the floor, still amazed by how strange my body felt. At
the way my hairless legs rubbed against each other, the way my hair tickled
my shoulders, the weight hanging from my chest, and the void between my
legs. Even my hips felt wider, and my ass bigger, not to mention my stomach
which didn't have the slight spare tire that I customarily wore. Instead,
it was thin.
I tried to ignore all of that though as I stood up, staring at my
reflection in the mirror. I tried to take my mind off of the way I felt,
and focus it on finding a solution, but I just couldn't do it. Not with
everything being so distracting. And then I was also getting curious. I
couldn't help but wondering, at wanting to take a closer look at myself.
After staring at my reflection, and considering my temptation for several
moments, I finally decided. I undid the bathrobe, letting it drop to the
floor. My breasts were hanging out in the open again, and I looked down at
them, and at the large brown aureole's. Without really thinking about it,
I ran one of my fingers around them, tracing my aureola with my fingernail.
It felt so strange, but at the same time, kind of....erotic.
For the next several minutes, I just stood where I was, playing with my
nipples and losing myself in the strange new sensations that were coming
from them. Then without consciously thinking about it, I started rubbing at
my breasts. A moment later, I pulled my hands away, suddenly feeling
embarrassed at my lack of self control.
"Oh man" I mumbled, blushing in embarrassment over my actions, though
unable to take my mind off of the curiosity I was still feeling, and the
temptation to continue. For the moment though, I decided to continue with
my self exploration, but in a more clinical manner. Or at least try to as
much as I could.
Still embarrassed over my situation, I looked down at my panties and
hesitated for a moment. "Here goes nothing" I muttered, sliding them down
and dropping them to the floor.
The reflection in the mirror showed that what was between my legs had no
resemblance to my old male equipment, and I wasn't sure that I wanted to
look at it more directly. The very thought made me gulp nervously. It felt
almost as if by my doing so, I'd make it more real. That until I actually
looked there myself, I could somehow deny what had happened. That I could
still believe on some level that it was all just a strange dream, perhaps
caused by the pizza I had before going to bed.
Somehow though, I knew that I couldn't deny it. I had to look. I had to see
for myself, to prove once and for all how real this was. I gulped and
thought about it for a moment, then I sat down on the edge of the bed, and
leaned forward to get as good a look between my legs as I possibly could.
What met my eyes was just what my fingers had touched on earlier, and the
same thing that the mirror had shown me moments before. A very female
crotch. There was a slight pubic mound, with a very obvious vagina. And
the whole area was covered with brown pubic hair, which had obviously been
trimmed in feminine fashion. The whole sight made me gasp and stare, even
though it was exactly what I'd been expecting.
I continued to stare at my new....equipment for several minutes, too
shocked to do anything else. However I finally regained control of myself
and nervously touched my pussy lips. I was surprised at just how sensitive
they were to my fingertips. They made even my new nipples seem dull in
comparison.
My fingers continued their exploration of my new equipment, while my mind
was nearly numb from the shock of it all. Then one of my fingers slid into
my slid, making me gasp aloud and shaking me out of my stupor.
"My God" I whispered, quickly yanking my finger back out. It had only gone
in about an inch or so.....but it had definitely been enough. Enough for me
to find out just how strange it felt to have something inside of me, and to
make my mind reel at the realization of just how real this was.
Stunned, I just laid back on the bed, dressed in nothing but what Mother
Nature gave me, or I guess what she gave Melissa. Either way, I was
completely naked.
Suddenly the door opened up, and my mom's face peaked in. She had started
to say something, but she stopped and stared at me. I felt myself blush
throughout my entire body and rushed to cover myself with the sheets from
the bed.
"Mom" I gasped, horrified at being caught in that condition. My mind
rushed for some explanation and I mumbled, "I was getting dressed"
She coughed, looking embarrassed herself. "Sorry about this Honey, but you
really should lock the door."
"Um...yeah" I mumbled, still in shock over the fact that she didn't even
notice anything wrong with my being a girl.
"Well, " Mom continued, "the bathroom's free for awhile so you can take
your shower"
"Um...thanks" I told her, relieved when she left the room and shut the door
behind her. I blew out a sigh of relief, them climbed off the bed. "I
guess I should take a shower" I thought aloud, staring at the wall.
As I was reaching over to pick up the bathrobe again, I noticed something
on the nightstand that I'd completely missed earlier. My eyes went wide as
I picked up the pack of cigarettes that were sitting there and stared at
them. But I didn't smoke. It took me several seconds of staring at them
before I realized that they must be Melissa's, like everything else.
"Shit" I whispered, realizing that Melissa must be a smoker. Just another
one of the differences that would have happened if I'd been born a girl.
"I guess different friends would mean some different peer pressures....and
habits" I mumbled, "Or something like that"
I stared at the cigarette's in my hand for a moment more, startled to
realize that I felt an urge to have one. "Just great" I grumbled, "Now
along with Melissa's body, I seem to have her nicotine habit as well" With
a sigh, I ignored the craving I was beginning to feel and put the pack back
on the nightstand, right next to the ashtray.
With that, I put the bathrobe back on, and hurried to the bathroom. I
figured that it would probably be best just to get the shower over with as
soon as I could. I REALLY didn't want to have to stay naked like this any
longer than I had to.
Only minutes later, I was standing in the shower with the hot water pouring
all over me. It felt kind of good, especially with the way it tickled my
nipples, but I didn't have time to stay there and enjoying it so I hurried
as I washed my hair and (gulp) body. When I'd finished washing the last of
the soap off of my body, and the shampoo from my hair, I got out and dried
myself off.
I had to admit, as strange as my body's new curves felt to my hands through
the towel, it also felt somewhat exciting. It was so different, and the
most interesting thing that had ever happened to me. And as scared as I
was about the changes, I couldn't help being curious about them as well.
Getting hold of myself, I remembered that I still needed to get back to
normal, and that I'd need to get dressed to start looking for how.
After my shower and the longer than usual process of drying my hair, I
suddenly felt the rather insistent call of Mother Nature. Groaning, I sat
down on the toilet, fortunately remembering my condition, and did what I
had to do. It felt sort of strange the way it came out, but familiar at the
same time. When I'd finished, I made sure to wipe myself dry.
Part 2
Having finished with my business in the bathroom, I returned to the
bedroom. My bedroom, as hard as it was to admit. It certainly didn't look
like it, but then again, I didn't look like myself either at the moment.
At least not the male self that I'd grown up with.
Once I was safely inside, I locked the door, not wanting a repeat incident
of what happened earlier with my mom walking in on me. As bad as that had
been, having my dad come in on me like that would be even more humiliating.
Carefully, and I have to admit, with some curiosity, I started looking
through my dresser drawers and closet, wondering just what kind of clothes
Melissa wore. I sure hoped that it wasn't dresses and skirts, and found
much to my relief that she didn't seem to go for that sort of thing. At
least not too much.
I settled on a pair of white panties and a bra. Not that I liked the idea
of using a bra, but with one good look at my new....assets, I decided that
I could probably use one. The panties went on with no problem, and they
even felt kind of good. Sort of smooth and silky against my crotch. The
bra on the other hand was a real pain. I struggled with it for nearly five
minutes before I finally got it to latch in the back. It felt kind of
uncomfortable as it held my breasts in and dug into my shoulders, but not
enough to make me take it off. At least not yet.
Once I had my (shudder) lingerie on, I sat down on the edge of the bed,
holding the rest of the clothes in my hands. I sighed as I set them next
to me, feeling completely ridiculous in just the girls clothes that I was
already wearing, and not looking forward to any more of it. But then again,
at the moment it wasn't like I really had much choice, especially not if I
wanted to actually get out of the house.
With one more sigh, I was about to continue getting dressed, when I saw the
pack of cigarettes on the nightstand again. And once again I felt an
urge...a craving for one. Though I thought that it was probably Melissa's
nicotine addiction that I was feeling, I couldn't really be sure that it
wasn't just psychosomatic. That it wasn't just my own mind playing tricks
on me and making me feel what I thought I should since I was in a smokers
body. Either way though, I definitely felt an urge to have one.
I just stared at the pack for a moment, then picked it up. I couldn't
believe it. I'd never smoked before in my life, and here I was actually
having cravings for a cigarette. For a second I thought about it, then
shrugged. "Why not?" I asked myself. "It won't hurt to try one" Then
with that, I pulled a cigarette out and held it between my feminine looking
fingers. For several moments, I just continued to stare at it, then
finally I raised it to my lips.
Still holding the cigarette between my lips, I lit the lighter I'd found on
the nightstand and stared at the flame for just a moment before lighting
the cigarette. I cautiously sucked in, feeling the warm smoke fill my
mouth, then go down my throat and into my lungs. For a moment I felt like
I was going to cough from the strange sensation, but somehow I managed to
keep from doing so. Instead I just marveled at how odd it felt, and
tasted, then blew the smoke back out.
"Not too bad" I thought, taking another tentative puff. The taste was a
little odd, but still not too bad. At least not as bad as I'd always
thought tobacco would taste.
After several more puffs, I started feeling a little calmer and more
relaxed. I actually chuckled to myself at the realization that I was
beginning to enjoy smoking. This was definitely strange, but then again,
as a quick glance at my chest reminded me, the whole morning had been
nothing but strange so far.
With that, I set the half smoked cigarette into the ashtray and started to
get dressed, taking occasional puffs from it as I did so. When I was
finished getting dressed, I stood up and admired myself. I was wearing a
white T-shirt, and a pair of blue coveralls. The kind that cut off at the
knees so as to be both coveralls and shorts at the same time. I also had
on a pair of white socks, and a pair of tennis shoes that I'd found in the
closet.
"Perfect" I said, relieved that I didn't have to do something as
embarrassing as putting on a skirt. Or at least as close as perfect as I
could get while in the wrong body, and the wrong sex. I looked at myself
in the mirror on top of the dresser, seeing that I still didn't look right
since my hair wasn't brushed and I wasn't wearing any makeup. But I had to
admit, that I did look rather pretty. If I'd seen this girl normally, I
wouldn't have hesitated to go on a date with her, but then again, If I'd
seen this girl normally, she would have been my twin sister. If I had a
twin sister that was.
"Just great" I groaned, quickly brushing my hair with a brush that had
been sitting on top of the dresser. "But there's no way that I'm putting on
makeup" I might have been forced to wear women's clothes, but I put my
foot down at makeup. No way, no how.
Since I was all dressed up, I decided that I didn't have any more reason to
hang around the house. Not if I wanted to see how far the changes had
spread, and try to find an answer. With that, I went over and picked up my
purse, getting ready to leave the room, but after a moments thought, I
threw the cigarettes and lighter inside.
"Now to go find some answers" I said as I walked out the door. "And if this
is someone's sick idea of a joke....." I left the rest unsaid, unsure of
exactly what I'd do, but knowing that it wouldn't be pleasant.
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I quickly hurried down the stairs, eager to get outside and find out just
how far these strange changes had gone. But with every step, my breasts
jiggled uncomfortably, reminding me only more of my current predicament,
and making me glad that I'd actually put on a bra. I could just imagine
how bad they would have been bouncing without one.
As I got to the bottom and headed for the door, I saw my mom and called out
a quick "bye mom"
"Bye Melissa" she called back, then adding "Where are you off too?"
I gulped at the realization that she'd called me Melissa. I'd expected it,
but to actually have it happen. And worse, I knew that if I couldn't find
out what had done this to me, and some way to undo it, I'd have to get used
to being called Melissa After a moment, I gathered my wits and told her,
"I'm just going out for some fresh air" Mom seemed to accept that, going
back to the book she was reading, while I sighed and hurried for the door.
Once outside, I couldn't help stopping and staring at my yard. Even that
had changed. The tree that I'd climbed in as a kid was gone, cut down.
There was no sign of the swing that had been in the yard either, or the
fence that dad and I had built two years earlier. But the rose garden
looked to be about twice the size as normal, and there was a couple small
trees that had been planted in the yard. There were other changes as well,
though more subtle.
I could only stare around me in amazement, before whispering "Wow."
After shaking my head clear, I hurried out of the yard, feeling even more
apprehensive than before. Who knew how much had changed? It certainly
didn't make any kind of sense. None at all.
I soon discovered that once I was out of my own yard, everything seemed to
be the same as normal. Everything except for me that is. I was still in
the body of Melissa, my female alternate. All the houses looked to be the
same as always, and even the people I saw looked like they always did.
I was beginning to wonder if the changes had gone no further than my own
yard, when Mrs. Parks, the old widow who lives a couple houses down waved
at me and called out "Good morning Melissa. How have you been?"
As startled as I was at being called Melissa again, it wasn't enough to
keep me from automatically calling back "Fine, and you?" I didn't really
pay attention to Mrs. Parks answer, though I did nod my head a little as I
continued on my way.
Without having any particular destination in mind, I just walked around,
trying to find anything different. However, nothing else presented itself.
But I realized that didn't mean that there weren't differences. Mrs. Park
had already proven that.
After awhile though, I remembered that Ted would be working at the video
store today. "Great" I thought, glad to have a destination in mind. I
wasn't sure how Ted would react, but had a horrible suspicion that he'd
only remember me as Melissa.
Before going to the video store though, I knew that I had to go back to the
house to pick up the car. There was no way that I was going to walk that
kind of distance. However, when I got back to the house, I found no sign
of my car, and it took me several minutes before I realized that the gray
Mazda parked in front of the house was mine. Fortunately, I found the Mazda
keys in the (my?) purse.
When I finally got to the video store, I hurried in, noticing the strange
way some guys were looking at me. God that felt strange. It was making me
even more self conscious than I was before, and that took some doing. But I
tried to ignore that and focus on my objective. Ted.
Ted was behind the counter and I couldn't help smiling when I saw him.
Taking a deep breath, I looked down at the shape of my breasts which were
pushing out from my coveralls, wincing as I did so, then I walked up to
him.
"Hi Ted" I said, smiling in embarrassment.
"Um....Hi" he responded, looking at me slightly surprised but without
recognition. Then a moment later it came. "Melissa Fielder, right? I
remember you from school"
I sighed in disappointment. Even my own best friend had been caught in
this. "Um...yeah" I responded, trying to keep the disappointment from my
voice. "I was just checking out the movies and thought I recognized you"
He seemed satisfied with that explanation. However, I quickly noticed that
his eyes kept moving from my face to my chest, which made me more
uncomfortable. We talked for another moment, asking the typical "How have
you been?" questions, and pretending that we'd been something more than
just acquaintances in school. For me, this was very hard. He was my best
friend, and didn't even seem to recognize me. In fact, Ted just kept eyeing
me like I was a piece of meat, or a prospective girlfriend. That was not
something that I was happy about.
Finally I couldn't help asking him "Do you know my....cousin, Sean Fielder
by any chance?"
Ted looked thoughtful for a moment, then shook his head, "No, I don't think
so. Why do you ask?"
"Oh, no reason" I told him, forcing a smile. Then sadly, I excused myself,
telling him goodbye and hurried out the door.
I could feel tears coming to my eyes, and I didn't fight them as they
started to come out. Once I was within my car, I broke down and started
crying. "This can't be happening" I cried, "It can't" But somehow it was.
I'd not only turned into a girl, with everyone else seeming to think that
was normal, but even worse than that was the fact that my own best friend
didn't even know me anymore. I just couldn't take it anymore, and stayed
where I was for I don't know how long, crying to myself.
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Eventually I'd regained control of myself and started back home, though I
honestly didn't really remember the trip. I was too stunned by the
realization that this was real. That I'd just lost my entire life, as well
as my body. Up until then, it had almost seemed like some sort of strange
dream, but now...now I didn't know what I would do. Or what I even could
do. Nothing was as it should be, and I worried that it never would be
again.
My parents didn't say a word to me when I numbly went back to my room,
though I'm sure that they noticed my tears, and my distraught condition.
However, they probably just wanted to give me some time to calm down before
saying anything.
For a long time, I just lay back on my bed, too stunned to do anything.
Finally however, my head cleared and I got up, staring at my reflection for
a moment before wiping the tears away.
"God I look like shit" I mumbled, realizing that I couldn't keep up like
that. I don't know what had come over me to make me loose control of myself
and actually start crying. Maybe it was all the female hormones in my body,
or maybe it was just the fact that I'd just gone through more shocks, and
more stress than I'd ever gone through before in my life. Hell, more than
all the rest of my life put together. Either way, I knew that I'd lost it
for awhile. But now I had my head back on straight again. More or less.
As I stared at myself in the mirror, I knew that I didn't really have much
choice. I couldn't tell people who I really was. Not my parents or even
Ted. They only remembered me as Melissa, and would definitely think that I
was crazy if I told them the truth. No, for the moment, my only option was
to play along. To pretend to be Melissa. I figured that other than being
a girl, it wouldn't be too hard. At least not with as many similarities as
there were between our lives. But I'd still need to learn more about her,
and more about all the things that were different.
Having made up my mind, I actually felt a little better. Now at least I had
an idea of what I was going to do until I could find out more about what
happened to me. Now I had a plan. I smiled faintly, then turned away from
the mirror, feeling more confident than I had all morning.
First off, I knew that my best bet for finding out more about Melissa would
be her bedroom.....my bedroom. I carefully began looking through the
closet and all the dresser drawers. Some of the things that I found left me
feeling a little embarrassed, like the vibrator and the Playgirl
magazine's. Those I quickly stashed back into their hiding spots, and
continued with my search.
Then I found my college records. Or at least the printout of my classes
and grades for the year. I was relieved to see that I still went to the
same school, which wasn't really surprising since it was the same one that
my parents had both gone to. That was one of the main reason's I'd chosen
it. However, I noticed immediately that my class schedule was a bit
different, and my grades where somewhat different as well. I did worse in
a couple of my classes, but better in some others. Overall however, my
gradepoint average was about the same as it was before, if not actually
just a little higher.
"That's a relief" I decided, glad that I was still going to school rather
than having dropped out or something.
But as interesting as my grades were, my next discovery was much, much
better. In the top drawer of Melissa's nightstand, I found her diary.
"Perfect" I thought, getting onto the bed and making myself comfortable. It
looked like I might be reading for awhile.
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I spent the next two hours, sitting on the bed and reading through the
diary. It was filled with a lot of meaningless ramblings and gossip about
various friends, boyfriends and potential boyfriends, but it also contained
a lot of very useful information.
For one, I learned that the blonde girl I'd seen so many pictures of was
named Tammy Simms, and was Melissa's best friend. And I learned that
Melissa didn't currently have a boyfriend, not having seen any guys in
several months. But even more importantly, I learned a lot about her daily
life. A lot of which would help me pass myself off as Melissa. Hopefully.
The diary had only covered the last two years, which was enough to help me
out, but it also mentioned at the beginning that Melissa had an older diary
which she'd filled up. I made a mental note to find that one since I
could use some more information about her earlier years. Besides, I was
also filled with an unbearable curiosity. I mean, it was amazing just how
many similarities and differences there were between our lives, and I
wanted to find out as much more as I could.
However, the older diary would have to wait. Once I was finished reading
the one I already had, I set it down on the nightstand and sighed. For a
moment, I just rubbed my eyes, then sat back up, lighting myself a
cigarette as I thought about my condition. It was strange and unfamiliar,
but definitely neither painful, nor especially uncomfortable. Just
different.
One of the things I learned about from the diary was that I no longer had a
summer job at the movie theater. Instead, Melissa had been working as a
waitress at a local restaurant. Not something that I was particularly
interested in doing, but knew that I'd have to if I was going to keep up
appearances. And worse was the fact that I was scheduled to work that
night, in only a couple hours. I'd have to eat dinner early then hurry off
to work. The very idea made me groan, but I consoled myself with the
thought that at least I wasn't working at Hooters.
After a few minutes, my curiosity got the best of me and I couldn't resist
looking into the closet again I almost immediately found the waitress
uniform, which I'd somehow overlooked earlier, and since I knew what I was
looking for, I also found two older diaries, which had been tied together
with a long piece of yarn.
As I took the diaries out and untied them, I only gave them a cursory
glance through. There would be more time to read them later. However, at
the moment I wanted to go and talk with my parents a little before dinner.
Maybe I could pick up a few more clues from them.
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Over the next hour, I talked with my parents, finding that though they were
very much like normal, they were also different as well, or at least in the
way that they treated me. I guess that was to be expected though.
Mom seemed a lot more talkative with me, while dad seemed more distant.
Normally I was his pride and joy, but now I got the impression that he
seemed to think of me as his precious baby daughter. As being helpless and
in need of his protection, but not someone that he could talk freely with.
Yuck.
I wasn't sure how to handle my parents changed attitudes, but tried not to
show my unease. In fact, I had to admit that after talking with my mom for
awhile, I started to feel a lot more comfortable with her, and closer to
her than I could ever remember.
Dinner was almost identical to normal, which made me feel a lot more
comfortable. At least some things never changed, even if everything else in
the world did. Or at least everything else in my life.
Finally though, it was time for me to start getting ready for work.
Originally I'd been scheduled to go to work at the movie theater two hours
later, but now my preparations for work were going to be not only earlier,
but entirely different.
I started off by putting on the uniform I'd found in the closet. The white
shirt made my breasts a little too noticeable for my taste, but at least it
didn't reveal a lot of cleavage. There was even a little tag on it that
said "Melissa" just on the other side from where the restaurants name was
embroidered.
Unfortunately, the uniform also consisted of a knee length skirt, which I
really didn't want to wear, but knew I'd have to. God, I felt so
humiliated. Especially when I put on the pantyhose as well. My legs felt
naked and exploded. Hell, I almost felt like I was naked. However, in spite
of that, I had to admit that the smooth feeling of the pantyhose against my
legs was kind of nice. Sort of erotic in a way.
"Not too bad" I muttered aloud, deciding that I could probably handle
wearing that stuff for a couple hours.
Then I slipped on the black pumps with the one inch heels. They were
somewhat uncomfortable to wear, and even more so to walk in. However, I'd
worn cowboy boots a few times, and walking in those heels were helping me a
little now. After a little practice around the room, I knew that I'd be
able to manage all right. I wouldn't be real feminine, but I'd at least be
able to walk around in them without much trouble.
When I was finished, I went to the bathroom and looked myself over in the
full length mirror. As my eyes looked at my legs, I whistled. "Nice legs"
Now if only they weren't on me.
However, I also noticed that my hair would probably need to be brushed, and
I suspected that Melissa usually wore makeup to work. The hair didn't take
me too long to get brushed and somewhat decent, though the makeup was a
problem.
I used some of the makeup I'd found in Melissa's.....my bedroom, and tried
putting it on, but the results were comic at best. I almost looked like
some sort of clown. And after several more attempts, I had definitely
improved. Now I looked like a cheap hooker, which was not the image that I
was trying to present. Finally, I just cleaned off my face and hoped that
I could get away without any makeup, because it was obvious that I'd need a
lot more practice if I wanted to do it right. I just hoped that I wouldn't
be stuck in Melissa's body long enough to get that practice.
Once I was satisfied that I was at least presentable, I went downstairs and
said a quick "See ya later" to my parents.
"Bye sweety" dad mumbled, barely bothering to look away from the news on
TV.
Mom came over and kissed me on the cheek, frowning slightly. "What, no
makeup today?" she asked.
For a moment my mind raced for an explanation, and I ended up mumbling
something about wanting to try something different. She just shook her
head slightly but didn't say anything more, much to my relief.
Since that was all over with, I left the house and started towards the
restaurant.
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My arrival at the restaurant really made me uncomfortable. I'd gone in and
had a couple dishwashers and cooks that I didn't know say hi to me, and all
I could do was mumble a quick "Hi" back, hoping that they wouldn't want to
talk more. However, I did take close care to pay attention to the names
that were mentioned around me. I recognized some of them from Melissa's
diary, and was slowly beginning to match faces to the names.
I'd gotten there several minutes early, and my shift hadn't started yet.
However, I was beginning to get nervous, wondering how I was going to pull
this off. I didn't know the first thing about waitressing in that
restaurant, and was becoming sure that I'd make a mistake, that I'd screw
up somehow.
I was in the back room, nervously eyeing the people around me, when
suddenly a voice called out "Hey Melissa, what's up?"
Then a familiar looking blonde girl was standing in front of me with a grin
on her face. I frowned, trying to find a name, then I noticed the tag on
her uniform. Tammy. Recognition dawned on me as I remembered her from
years ago at school, not to mention all the photos that Melissa had. This
was Melissa's best friend.
"Hi Tammy" I answered with a smile, glad that I at least knew who one
person here was.
She frowned a moment, then asked me what was up with the makeup, or the
lack of it. Without any hesitation, I told her the same thing that I'd told
my mom, that I was trying something different.
Tammy shook her head. "You're not going to get much tips that way" Then
before I could really do anything, she pulled a compact out of her purse
and told me "Don't move" For several minutes, I was stuck where I was,
while Tammy unceremoniously applied makeup to my face, in spite of my
several protests. She just smiled and told me "This is for your own good,
girl"
When Tammy had finished, I nervously licked my lips, tasting the lipstick
on them. It felt sort of like wearing chapstick, and tasted sort of
strange, though not really bad at all.
"Now that's better" Tammy told me with a grin before hurrying off to wait
on some tables.
I watched her hurry off, beginning to remember her a little more clearly
from school, though not too much. From what I'd recalled, she was always
somewhat shy, but the Tammy that I'd just talked to seemed anything but
shy. Another effect of my becoming female, I couldn't help wondering, or
Melissa's becoming a shy girls best friend?
Shrugging the question off as unimportant, I decided to get a better look
at what Tammy had done to me. And that would require a trip to the
bathroom. When I went to go look, I almost stepped into the guys bathroom
by mistake, but the look one of the guys who'd just come out gave me
reminded me of my....condition. That and a quick glance down at my boobs.
A minute later though, I was in the "right" bathroom, and staring at myself
in the mirror once again.
The makeup that Tammy had put on me certainly did make a difference. It was
somewhat subtle in some ways, but overall, the effect made my face more
attractive. Prettier.
"Oh God" I groaned in embarrassment at thinking myself pretty, but I was.
I'd actually been pretty before, but whatever Tammy had done just seemed to
bring it out more. To make it more obvious and noticeable.
Remembering that my shift was about to start, I decided to go to the
bathroom while I could, then I returned to the back room to start. I was
still dreading it, knowing that somehow I was going to mess up and give
myself away. Or worse.
Once my shift began and I started waiting on tables, it turned out that it
wasn't quite so bad. In fact, it turned out that Melissa had only been
working there for a week, so everyone just ignored my mistakes or corrected
them, much to my relief. I just wished that I'd remembered that from the
diary instead of worrying about it.
Over the next several hours, I was kept so busy that the time just flew by.
But even though I was busy, I still ended up talking to Tammy quite a bit
in passing, finding that she seemed to be a rather nice, if outgoing girl.
I couldn't help thinking that if I were my normal self, I'd be asking her
out on a date. But at the moment that wasn't exactly possible, and
fate...or whatever was responsible for the changes, had made her my
"girlfriend" in an entirely different way.
When I finally got a break, I found that Tammy had taken one at the same
time, just so that we could talk some more. Somehow I found myself outside
the back of the restaurant, smoking with Tammy and chatting about "the good
old days" which I didn't remember at all. Fortunately, she seemed content
to do most of the talking, and I ended up learning a bit more about
Melissa's past. But the break only lasted for 15 minutes, so I didn't get
to learn too much.
One thing else that I discovered about my new job, was the tips. I'd made
$55 in tips that night, and that was after having to give away some of it
to the cooks. I definitely had to admit that my new job was paying a lot
more than my old one, even though all the extra was coming from tips.
Eventually my shift ended, and since Tammy had gotten off two hours before
me, I didn't get to talk to her again before going home. I was kind of
disappointed at that, but kind of relieved at the same time. I was feeling
pretty tired and looking forwards to hitting the sack. And as soon as I got
home, I barely managed to get undressed and my makeup off before doing
exactly that.
Part 3
Once again I woke up to the insistent beeping from my alarm clock, and
rolled over enough to smack it. However, as soon as I rolled over, I could
feel something pressing against both my chest and the bed. That
immediately woke me the rest of the way up, and sent my hands to my chest
where they met my breasts. Memories of the day before flooded through my
mind, as did the realization that it hadn't just been a dream.
After overcoming the brief shock of waking up in Melissa's room again, I
got up and stretched, wondering what I was going to do for the day. Then
I remembered the other diaries, and knew what I was going to do. Or at
least what I was going to do for part of the day.
Several minutes later, I'd made a quick trip to the bathroom to relieve
myself and returned to the bedroom. I made myself comfortable on the edge
of the bed, lit a cigarette to stay in character (or at least that's what I
told myself) and started reading the older diary.
About halfway through the diary, I decided to take a break and get myself
showered and dressed. Once I'd done that, and grabbed a bite to eat, I
returned to my reading. It was incredibly interesting, while boring at the
same time. But then again, even the boring parts were kind of interesting
and gave me some insight into Melissa's life.
Finally I finished reading through both of the diaries and gently set them
aside, carefully thinking about what I'd just read. I'd just gotten a good
look at who Melissa really was, and even though I'd never seen in except in
the mirror, I felt very close to her. Closer than I'd ever felt to anyone
in my life. But then again, I guess that shouldn't have been surprising
considering the fact that in some strange kind of way, that we were really
the same person.
Since I was feeling so close to Melissa all of a sudden, I decided that I
couldn't just leave her diaries out for just anyone to read. I felt somehow
that protecting her privacy was also protecting mine at the same time.
Maybe just because she was my alternate, or maybe just because I was now
stuck living her life. Either way, I carefully hid the diaries again so
that no one else could easily find them.
Once I was done with that, I glanced over at the mirror and playfully
primped my hair, still amazed at how strange it was to have a girl looking
back at me. Now if only I could somehow figure out how to get my own
reflection looking back again. However, for the moment I knew that I'd have
to deal with what I did have, and that meant having to act and look as much
like Melissa as I could.
With another sigh, I remembered my experience with the makeup the day
before, and knew that I'd need a lot more practice if I wanted to do it
right. "No time like the present" I told myself, then reached for the
makeup.
I practiced with the makeup for over an hour, putting it on, then taking it
off again. Slowly but surely I did start to improve, until my final attempt
was passable. Just barely, but it would do. Of course, I'd probably want
to try another couple times before actually going to work, but at least now
I was capable of making myself presentable as a woman. And for some
reason, I actually felt a surge of pride from that, though I don't really
know why.
Finally, I decided that I'd had enough hanging around the house again for
the day, and that I needed some fresh air. I knew that it wasn't going to
do any good for helping me find out about whatever had happened, but then
again, I didn't know what would. So for the moment, I was just going to go
along with things, and get out of the house for awhile.
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Without really knowing why, I found myself going back to the video store
where Ted worked. I knew that he wouldn't recognize me, but I couldn't
help myself. He was still my best friend, or at least as far as I was
concerned. After all, how could I just forget about our growing up
together, and all the things we used to do.
When I walked in, I saw him behind the checkout counter again, and let out
the breath that I hadn't realized I'd been holding. I clearly remembered
how I'd broken down the day before, and felt the tears threatening to start
coming again. Somehow though I held them back, surprised at just how
strongly I was feeling. But I still couldn't make myself go. Not yet.
For several minutes, I just stood back and watched Ted, unsure of what I
could say to him. I stared at his 6 foot body, and his light brown hair,
feeling strange for some reason that I couldn't put my finger on. Without
even realizing it, I'd started to think that he was kind of attractive.
Suddenly I realized what I was thinking and gasped, forcing my mind away
from that. How the hell could I be thinking such a thing. He was my best
friend for God's sake. But somehow I was.
I stared down at my hands for a moment, refusing to look at Ted. How could
I. I was blushing badly, feeling more embarrassed than I'd ever been in my
life, which after the last two days was saying a lot.
"The hormones" I muttered to myself. My new female hormones had to be the
reason. What else could make me think about Ted that way? I took a deep
breath, then told myself "Take it easy. Control yourself" Slowly I forced
myself to look away from my hands and my breasts, and look at Ted again.
My heart was racing slightly, much to my further embarrassment, but I did
manage to keep my mind on track.
Finally I noticed that there was no one else in line, so I gathered my
courage and walked up to the register.
Ted looked at me blankly for just a moment, then he suddenly smiled. "Hi
there" he grinned at me.
"Hi" I answered nervously. I couldn't believe that I was feeling so
nervous around my best friend, but I was. I had butterflies in my stomach.
"How are you?"
"Fine, and you?"
"Oh fine" I answered, noticing the way he was looking at me blushing as a
result.
For the next several minutes, Ted and I talked about nothing in particular,
though we did touch on several topics that we both used to talk about. I
found that it was getting easier to talk to him, though not quite like old
times. And since business in the store was slow at the moment, no one
interrupted us for awhile.
However, eventually a woman did come up to check out some video's,
interrupting the conversation between Ted and I. Once she'd left, I gave
Ted a nervous smile and told him that I had to be going.
Ted hesitated for a moment, then suddenly asked "Would you be interested in
going to dinner with me tonight?"
I was stunned and just stared at him for a moment. Finally, I gulped and
told him that I had to work. "But how about tomorrow" I added, refusing to
just throw away my friendship with him, even if everything else had
changed.
"Perfect" Ted grinned back. I felt somewhat foolish, but I gave him my
address and phone number, then quickly left the video store.
"I can't believe I just did that" I mumbled as I climbed into my car and
hurried off. I'd just made a date with my best friend, and though I only
wanted to be friends with him, I was sure that he had something else in
mind. Something a little further than what I intended. I was still
worrying about what I was going to do about it as I drove home.
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A short while later, I was at work and cheerfully chatting with Tammy and
my other new friends. It was amazing at just how much they seemed to know
me, but that was the effects of my new life. As unbelievable as it was, I
was stuck with a new life now, and perhaps for the rest of mine. But it
was even more unbelievable at just how much everyone else, and everything
else had changed around me.
Suddenly I stopped washing a table as a horrible thought occurred to me.
What if it wasn't everyone else that had changed? What if it was only me?
I felt a cold chill wash over me, realizing that would make more sense than
the entire world changing.
"Oh my God" I whispered in horror, terribly afraid that maybe I was the one
that was screwed up. That maybe everything else was the same as it always
was. That maybe I really was Melissa somehow. That I'd just gone crazy or
delusional, imagining myself as having been a man.
"It's not possible" I tried to tell myself, but how could I believe that
when the only other choice was that the entire world had suddenly turned
topsy turvy. That everyone I knew was mistaken. That wasn't any more
believable, and I had to admit, that it was much less so.
But then I tried to remind myself of who I was. I could remember every bit
of my life as Sean, so how could it just have been imagined. It couldn't
be, I tried to tell myself, but I just wasn't sure that I believed it.
What if my entire life was a lie, perpetuated by my own deranged and
delusional mind. That thought was somehow even more horrifying than the
idea that I'd inexplicably turned into a girl.
Suddenly a voice interrupted my thoughts, as Tammy asked "Are you all
right?"
I quickly snapped out of it, realizing that I'd just been standing there at
the table for over a minute. Nervously I turned to face Tammy, who looked
very concerned and worried.
"I'm all right" I told her. "I'm just a little.....tired"
Tammy didn't look quite like she believed that explanation, but she seemed
content to drop the subject. Or at least for the moment, was the
impression that I got from her. Either way though, she gave me a smile and
gently put a hand on mine for a moment before whispering "Try to relax"
then she turned and left.
"Thank you" I whispered back, even though she was too far away to hear.
Somehow Tammy had made me feel a lot better, and I pushed my fears aside
for the moment. I couldn't help but smiling faintly as I went back to
work, thinking that I was rather lucky to have such a good friend as her.
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The next day, I was once again forced to wake up in my new bedroom, and my
new body. I was almost beginning to get used to it. After getting up, I
went around my new morning routine, which included makeup and trying to
find out more about my new life. I'd made enough progress in the first
that I could do a very presentable makeup job, and my folks unknowingly
helped me out with the latter.
For most of the morning, my thoughts drifted between wondering what had
caused my sudden change, worrying about my impending date with Ted, and
fretting over my thoughts from the night before. Thoughts that I might not
be who I believed myself to be. I kept pushing that one to the back of my
mind, but occasionally it would return to haunt me.
I was sitting down before lunch, contemplating what I was going to do about
Ted. I really wanted to see him again, and to talk to him like I used to.
But ye was my best friend, or at least he used to be. There was no way that
I could go on a real date with him, even if I really was the girl I seemed
to be. But that only caused my fears to resurface. Then the phone started
ringing, interrupting my thoughts, much to my relief.
"Hello" I answered it, still slightly startled by the feminine voice.
"Hi" Tammy's voice said, "It's me. So, what's up?"
Almost in spite of myself, I started smiling faintly. "Not much. And you?"
We talked for several minutes about nothing in particular, then Tammy
suggested that we get together for lunch. That was great with me since I
was not only hungry, but looking forward to talking more with Tammy. By
the time we both hung up, we'd agreed to meet at one of the restaurants in
the mall.
It only took me several minutes to get t