Suddenly, a familiar ringtone sounded from Selina's purse in the passenger seat, prompting Alex to steer attention away from his newly acquired body for a moment. Grabbing the vibrating phone, Alex initially panicked that the caller was identified as someone from the realtor office, but in the spirit of keeping everything orderly, he chose to answer it as best as he could.
"Hello?"
"SELINA?! WHERE THE **** ARE YOU?!" the caller responded with the loudest voice possible, causing Alex to instinctively move the phone away before his ears burned out.
Before Alex could respond, the caller continued, "You know the meeting is about to begin soon, and we need your help to prepare, so get your slow a** over here."
The caller hung up, but the message got through to Alex. He knew that he should get to the office immediately; after all, that was why Selina was in such a hurry. Still, Alex wished the caller wasn't so crude. It almost reminded him of all those bullying sessions he had to suffer.
Luckily, Alex just recently got his driver's license, so he knew how to drive, but he didn't know where to go. As he was about to scour the purse for an address, a subtle piece of memory floated into his mind, informing him just what he needed. Briefly puzzled at how he knew about it, Alex decided to figure it out later and started navigating his way to the office.
The streets were fairly quiet in the late afternoon, and the drive wasn't long, so Alex was able to make it without a hitch. Climbing out of the car, Alex almost forgot to carry Selina's purse with him. But as he would find out, that wasn't his biggest concern.
"So you finally got here, huh?" a voice called, which Alex recognized from the call earlier. Looking ahead, he saw a young brunette standing in front of the office with arms crossed as if in an annoyed manner. Judging from her professional attire, she was most likely a fellow agent as well. Alex just kept quiet as he walked by, knowing that he didn't know much about their relationship and that talking back would just infuriate people, something he learned from his bullying.
As Alex walked past the door, the woman grabbed him by the shoulder. "Wait, are you going to walk into the meeting looking like THAT?" she said, with added disgust on her face. Alex was about to reach his limit on his patience until he traced woman's line of sight to his clothes. Notably, his disheveled skirt has ridden up to mid-thigh, a consequence of sitting in the car earlier. Alex immediately reached down to straighten his skirt, taking some time to actually pull it down due to its tightness.
"What about your report?" the woman chided, for which started scrambling through the purse's contents. "Geez, you look so unprepared. Just go to the restroom to freshen up a bit. We are already running late, so we can surely spare a couple more minutes for a newbie like you."
Alex just silently walked toward the signs for the restroom at the end of the main hallway. As much as he was fuming from the woman's attitude, he decided to heed her advice as Alex probably needed a breather or two to adjust for the meeting ahead. Needless to say, he was extremely nervous, as everything was new to him. As he made his way to the restroom door, he almost bumped into a man coming out of the bathroom, who looked at Alex quizzically before stating, "Umm..miss. The ladies' room is that one." He pointed to the door right across. At first, Alex didn't quite register his words, but he soon realized that he was no longer in his own body but in Selina's body. Face blushing with embarrassment, Alex gave a curt 'Thanks.' before entering the women's room.
To Alex's surprise, the ladies' room was fairly similar to the men's, with the familiar stalls and sinks, as well as the familiar scent of ammonia and bleach. Of course, Alex had been inundated with rumors that girls' rooms smell nicer and cleaner than boys'. Here, aside from the lack of urinals, it could be mistaken for the other gender.
Dropping his purse by the sink, Alex doused water onto his face. Looking into the mirror, he was reminded once again of his current look and status. His reflection revealed not of a tortured teenage body, but of a competent young woman, which was further supported by the smooth tactile response when his hands touched his face. There was no doubt in Alex's mind that he had switched bodies, and the world viewed him not as Alex Tinsel, but as Selina Gutierrez. And yet, the encounter with that woman earlier felt similar to what Alex had experienced all along. No physical abuse, but she definitely had some sort of grudge against Selina. In Alex's eyes, that woman, Megan, was no different than any of the bullies he had detested.
"Megan? How did I know that bitch's name?" Alex mouthed, clearly resentful of her. This was the second time he recalled something that he shouldn't have. He thought that it must be some intricate detail about the power from the orb. It just went to show that there was so much that meets the eye to this mysterious orb of his.
Just as Alex finished refreshing himself, someone else entered the restroom.
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