You remembered that Sarah was out of the house running some errands, which meant your Mom was the only one home. Not exactly your first choice of someone to swap bodies with, but you were so anxious to try it that you decided to go for it rather than wait for Sarah to come home. Plus, your Mom was more adventurous and easy-going than Sarah, which meant it might be easier to convince her to try it.
You made your way to the kitchen where Mom was humming to herself as she unpacked a box of dishes. She paused and looked up as she saw you enter.
“Hey Scotty,” she said, being the only person you were okay with calling you that name. “Did you get all those boxes unloaded?”
“Yeah, yeah,” you answered, “Actually, while I was unloading everything, I found something I wanted to show you,” you continued.
“Oh?” Mom said, standing up and dusting herself off, “What is it?”
“Well, it’d be easier just to show you,” you explained.
“Really?” your mom said, raising an eyebrow inquisitively, “Alright then, lead the way.”
You led Mom downstairs to the room you found earlier. She gasped when she saw the contraption.
“What is this?” She said as she examined one of the pods.
“It’s a body-switching machine,” you answered, somewhat sheepishly.
Mom suppressed a laugh, “You can’t be serious,” she smiled, “this must be something else.”
“Here, read this,” you said, handing your Mom the note from earlier.
As Mom read the note, you found yourself staring at your mom. If this machine worked, there’s a chance that her body might shortly be yours. Wavy brown hair pulled into a messy bun, a floral-patterned summer dress that flattered her figure. Barefoot. What would it be like to be her?
“So let me get this straight,” Mom said, interrupting your train of thought. “You found a body-switching machine, and you want to try it with me?” Your Mom smiled wryly.
“Well, I thought it best to try it with someone in the family, and you’re the only one home…” you trailed off as your face turned slightly red.
“So you’re saying you're not at all curious about what it’s like to be a woman?” she said, raising her eyebrows with a grin.
Your face turned even redder as the reality of what was happening dawned on you, “Well, I mean…”
“I’m just teasing, let’s not overthink this," she said, seeing that you were getting nervous. "What are we waiting for? Let’s go for it.”
“Seriously?” You said, surprised at how easily she went along with it.
“Sure, what have we got to lose? If it doesn’t work, we can have a laugh, and if it does work, we can always switch back, right?”
You nodded, “That’s true,” you said excitedly, hopping in one of the pods.
Mom moved over to the control panel and flipped a switch. The machine came to life with a whirr as lights began to flash on the pods and the panel.
“Ok, this seems pretty straightforward,” Mom said, examining the control panel. “Looks like I just need to press this button and hop into the other pod. You ready?”
You nodded eagerly as you felt a flutter in your stomach. You watched as Mom pressed a button and then ran to jump in the other pod. The machine began to hum. The hum got louder and louder until flash Your entire vision went completely white, your whole body went numb, and there was a loud ringing in your ears.
After what seemed like a long time, your vision slowly began to return, and you also felt feeling return to your body, though it didn't feel the same as before. There was a tickling on the back of your neck that felt like hair. As you breathed, the scent of melon cucumber lotion entered your nostrils; it smelled like Mom. You also felt a foreign weight on your chest that moved with every breath you took. You cautiously looked down and were met with a view unlike any you’d seen. Two milky white breasts were now attached to your chest; you could see the tops of them, smattered with freckles, nestled in a floral dress and what seemed to be a white cotton bra. You stared at them as they moved with every breath you took. You couldn’t believe your eyes.
“It worked!”
You looked up as you heard something that sounded like…your voice…coming from the other pod.
“Scotty, it worked!”
You stood up and felt the cold metal of the pod on the bottom of your feet. You gingerly stepped out of the chamber and saw yourself smiling back at you.
“This is crazy!” You said, hearing your Mom’s voice coming from your mouth for the first time.
Your mom seemed to be ecstatic, looking herself up and down, almost giddy.
“I have so much energy!” She said, “And look, I’m taller than you now!”
She bounded over to you, “How do you feel?”
You took a moment to look yourself over, starting with your hands, adorned with a few rings and painted nails. You looked past your breasts and saw your smooth, shapely legs and small, dainty feet with matching toenail polish. As you moved your head, you felt dangling earrings hanging from your earlobes.
“I feel…different,” you said.
“Isn’t this amazing?” Your mom said, clearly enjoying her new form. “What should we do next?”
“We aren’t going to switch back?” You said slightly panicked.
“Switch back already?” Your mom said, “Don’t you want to stay like this for a little while? Walk in each other’s shoes for a little bit?”
“But…but, I’m a girl now.” You protested.
Mom laughed, “You're not a girl; you're a woman! You know, I’m glad you showed me this; I think it’d be good for you to see what it’s like to be me for a little while. Maybe you’ll gain some appreciation.”
“A little while? How long do you want to stay like this?” you asked.
Mom thought for a moment, “How about a day?”
“A whole day?” You said, “But that means I’ll have to pretend to be you! Go to the bathroom, get dressed, shower…”
Mom laughed again, “Yes, you will! And so will I! We’re in each other’s bodies now; no more secrets between us!”
You pushed some uncomfortable thoughts out of your head for now, “What are you going to do?”
“I have so much energy and strength, I bet I can get all the boxes unpacked before dinner!” She said as she began to make her way out of the room.
“Wait!” You called after her, “What should I do?”
“Whatever you want!” She said, “Just don’t forget that you need to have dinner ready in a few hours!” She said as she left the room.
You just stood there, stunned. “Dinner?” You thought to yourself. I don’t know how to make dinner…
After a moment, you decided to…
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