Zoe sighed as she emptied the contents of the trash recepticle into a nearby dumpster. It had been a long night and it was now 1:00am, she was tired but there were still a couple of her homeless friends around looking for a bite to eat. She glanced back at the food cart for a moment and saw George, a homeless guy in his fifties who generally kept to himself, hardly talking at all.
Zoe picked up the cart's bin and headed back. "Hey George, you're up late, someone crash in your place outside the back of the convenience store or something?" she asked curiosly.
George just shook his head silently
"Your usual chatty self I see. What can I get you, potatoes or soup?" Zoe inquired, stepping back into the food cart.
George pointed to the pan of boiling soup on the hob close by. "Gotcha, soup it is George." Zoe nodded, picking up the steel ladle and depositing a generous helping of leek and cabbage soup into a bowl in front of George, who nodded his thanks. Zoe smiled, then set about preparations for closing the cart for a few hours so she could get some sleep.
A few minutes later, after George had made short work of his soup, he pushed the bowl away and offered his hand for Zoe to shake. Which he didn't normally do, Zoe was caught off guard. She nonetheless shook George's hand, and suddenly she was hit by a wave of knowledge rushing into her head. So much that she collapsed backwards onto the floor of the cart.
She was dizzy for a few moments after that, but she did manage to see George walk off and seemingly disappear into thin air. Zoe then laid her throbbing head down on the floor and passed out.
"Zo, get up!" a familiar voice called out, as Zoe felt her face being gently slapped several times.
Her eyes flickered open and she saw Katherine looming over her. "Are you alright?" the concerned woman asked as she helped Zoe to her feet. Katherine was wearing her favorite pink skirt, baby blue top, denim jacket and her high heels. From the amount of cleavage present she was also wearing her push-up bra. Zoe correctly assumed she'd been making a few bucks tonight.
"I don't... know... er.. G-George shook m-my hand and then I just... "
"Who the hell is George?" Katherine frowned.
"The homeless guy, you know him, doesn't talk much." Zoe replied, holding her head and steadying herself.
Katherine shook her head. "I've never seen or heard of any George around here honey, I think you must have hit your head." she said, patting Zoe's arm gently.
It was then that Zoe started realizing the new knowledge that her mind contained. The ability to swap people's body parts... what the hell??? she frowned, scratching her head.
"Are you sure you're alright?" Katherine asked again, noticing how puzzled and shocked Zoe appeared to be.
"Um... yeah, I'm fine." Zoe mumbled. She looked up at her friend, who was three inches taller than her in her heels. She still saw her friend of course, but also an assortment of parts and traits. It was a peculiar feeling, but not one that had robbed Zoe of her feelings and emotions. It had however peaked her curiosity, and she had to know if this new power of hers was indeed real.
And what the hell was the deal with George? Had he been real? Just a figment of Zoe's imagination all this time? And if it was him to did this to her, gave her these powers... why did he do it? All these questions had no answers it seemed.
"Come on, you need something to eat and some sleep, lets close the cart up." Katherine smiled, taking charge as she always did.
Zoe just nodded, not replying this time.
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