Doctor's Orders (Part 3)

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Abe could see the expression on his former face drop with disappointment before watching his old body shuffle away again. Abe continued to smile as he performed one of the moves he had seen the yoga instructor do earlier. He marveled at not just how flexible this body was but how strong as well! He could hold all his weight up with his arms effortlessly.

He shouted out to his old body that he’d be wiling to swap back if they ever found a way, but the shouting seem to be ignored. Abe remembered how poor his hearing had been before swapping and realized it was likely she just hadn’t heard him. He shrugged. He had no desire to go back to his original body. He was young again and more energetic, spry, and fit than he had ever remembered being in his life. He assumed this could only look up from here.

Doctor's Orders (Part 2)

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Abe watched his former body slowly shuffle over. He smiled as he sat, stretching his legs out effortlessly into a full split position. He certainly loved not feeling any pain as moved.

“What did you do?” His former body asked.

“Nothing,” He replied, “But I’m not complaining either. The first thing I’m going to do is grab a beer and a nice juicy steak!”

“But you can’t! I’m a vegetarian!”

“And you can still be one. Heck, my doctor will probably be very happy with you for doing so. He’s been ordering me to cut out something or another for years now. But now that old body is no longer mine, I’m not doing any of that crap.”

Doctor's Orders (Part 1)

Every time Abe visited the doctor, he was given more bad news due to his age. A few years ago, he was told he needed to stop drinking. Last year, he was told to cut out red meat. And just a few weeks ago, he was instructed to start taking a yoga class. The 80 year old man grumbled as he stood on a mat at the beach, watching a cheerful Asian woman encouraging the other seniors in class to perform various poses. Most of the time, Abe just stood there. He was sure his body wouldn’t move in just about any of these ways, and was convinced doing so was stupid even if he could. All the while, the instructor did her best to push Abe to try with a smile. Then something odd happened. Instead of standing, Abe was now on his stomach; his hands were inexplicably touching his own feet. His body no longer ached, and he realized he was now in front of the class staring at all the other seniors. Coming to the conclusion he somehow swapped bodies with the yoga instructor, he mumbled the words, “Class dismissed.” The other seniors walked away, leaving his own body standing there with a surprised, blank expression.

Pretty Good

Unlike many across the globe, Arthur felt pretty good about his new body that he got as a result of the Great Shift. In fact, he felt so good that he started jogging to work instead of driving. Due to his new gender, he now kept a dress and heels in his office instead of a suit. It was one of the many things he had been wary about when he found himself in a woman’s body. What didn’t bother him at all about his new self was that he was probably around forty to fifty years younger. Before the Shift, he had so many concerns about what would happen to his company when he passed away. Those now seemed like a distant concern that he wouldn’t have to worry about for another forty to fifty years. Any issues he may have had with being a woman seemed insignificant when he considered such benefits of his new body.

Pays to Be Studious

Becky didn’t have time to process what had happened to her before she saw what appeared to be her own body walking by in the hallway of the dorm.

“Still think you can make fun of me without any consequences?” She heard her own body say.

“Wha--?” Was all Becky managed to mumble out before realizing her voice sounded deeper and more nasal. She suddenly noticed her reflection in the mirror and realized she had swapped bodies with the nerdy guy down the hall.

“It pays to be nerdy and studious,” She heard her own body say in response, “I’ve used my invention to steal your body, and now I’m going to hang out with your friends for the night. If I think you’ve learned your lesson when I return, I may swap us back. You’d better hope I don’t have too much fun tonight, or I may not want to swap back at all!”

Becky could only watch in horror as her body walked away down the hall and disappear around a corner.