"Now, come on, Vicky," Cindy said, reaching out to Charlie. "Let us take you home."
Charlie shook his head and took a step back, accidentally bumping into someone as he did. Suddenly a weird feeling came over him. But it wasn't the suction sensation he felt when body hopping. No, this was different. If anything, it felt like his body was being squeezed, maybe even contorted.
He looked back at the person he bumped into and saw that it was an older woman, maybe sixty. Then he had an urge to close his eyes.
When he opened them, he felt odd. He looked down at himself and saw that he was taller ... and older. He turned and looked at his reflection in one of the storefront windows. He couldn't believe it. He hadn't hopped into the woman's body. He had merged with her. Now he was in a body that was a mix between the woman and Vicky. If he would have guessed her age, he would say maybe late thirties, maybe forty. Even their clothes had merged, becoming a somewhat attractive dress.
He turned and saw Cindy and Susie walking off down the sidewalk, as if nothing was different.
Then suddenly, the color of the sky changed back, from red to blue.
"Miss? Are you okay?" a man asked, walking up onto the sidewalk.
"Uh ... yeah," Charlie answered. His voice sounded a lot like Vicky's, yet more mature.
What was happening?
