In June's pocket, her phone buzzed.
"Who is it?" Sarah asked. "What's wrong?"
"Sorry, I gotta grab this," June said.
"Ah, is this part of the wish you can't tell me about?" Sarah asked.
June literally couldn't answer.
"Well, you take care of it, and we will be waiting for you," Sarah said, pointing to a lunch table in the middle of the room. Sarah smiled and pulled June into a hug, driving a yelp of surprise out of her. "You're smart. I am sure you will figure out what is plaguing you."
As Sarah walked away, June looked at her phone and was immediately confronted by a wall of text and the timer counting down. She'd need somewhere quiet to read all this. She walked quickly to the nearest bathroom, almost entering the men's before catching herself.
She leaned against the bathroom wall and re-opened the app.
Would You Rather Have…
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Blonde hair? In addition to being gorgeous and desired, you will be one of the most popular students at the school. All will want to be your friend, and you will have many friends, including some of the closest friendships a girl could ask for; you will be invited to all kinds of parties, and provided with illicit substances if asked. If you do something bad, others will be more likely to turn a blind eye to stay on your good side, even members of authority. You’ll have a great time. You will also have an elevated sense of fashion and want to be more put together.
However, you will act and be seen as ditzy. People won’t be looking to you for your smarts or anything outside of your skill in social dynamics and fashion. You may struggle more in your classes. Thankfully, you will be less likely to be considered cute when angry. -
Mousey Brown? Your already brown hair will be considered ‘mousey,’ as will the rest of you as a person. You will be cute and timid, and when you get angry, it will be even cuter. You will fade into the background, and even bullies will overlook you. Remembered daily only by the smallest group of close friends, and yet you may find yourself as the third wheel.
However, you won’t be completely forgotten. You will be quietly respected for your intelligence; a shoo-in for school Valedictorian, chosen for group projects. You will excel in anything academic you put your mind to: Biology, English, Math, Language, Band or Choir, you may even be able to distinguish yourself in a sport, though unfortunately, you’ll never be the best. -
Black hair? Your hair will more closely resemble the color of the sister you lust over. Lust will be your playground. Every sexual fantasy you’ve ever had will be possible because you’ll be able to make it possible. You’ll be pursued by boys and even some girls. All will want to sleep with you and you will want to let it happen and wrap them all around your finger. You will be effortlessly attractive and sexy. A resultant perk is that, despite your depravity, you will be the most free.
You can portray yourself any way you like. You get lost in your closet, overwhelmed by the options. Do you want to don some glasses and a pair of torn jeans? Rule the theater club? Or perhaps the goths? Perhaps you will throw on some paint-stained jeans and wear the art hoe aesthetic. Or skirts and dresses? Nylons and heels? You could be the preppy girl, or you will look fit in your skintight leggings or the tennis team’s skirt that you modified to be even shorter. Unfortunately, as the sexual cameleon and sexual conqueror, you will belong nowhere, and few will want to date someone who isn’t loyal. Your best friends will be those who best match your depravity. But you will be a master of seduction, moving effortlessly with an inviting smirk or the unavoidable sway of your hips. You will no longer be considered cute when angry. -
Redhead? Your fiery hair, striking eyes, and constellations of freckles will attract attention. Your fiery personality matches your hair. Your emotions are heightened, and you swing between highs and lows. As ready to lash out with a mean right hook as you are to give a mindblowingly passionate kiss. You are interesting, and while you will have no trouble getting dates, some will be quickly intimidated by your bouts of anger. You can be the lover and the bully. You’re cool and exotic and are the best at any sport you apply yourself to. You inspire loyalty in others. While people will still find you cute when you are angry, they will be equally intimidated.
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Exotic colourings? You are constantly changing your hair color. Everyone will be impressed by the art you make. You like skirts and fishnets, and chokers. You got in trouble when you got your first tattoo at 16. You are cool and out there. The heart of parties, but always the first to get in trouble for the hijinks you get into. No matter what you are getting into and with whom you will be having an awesome time. You are “cool” and “alt” personified. While people still find you cute when you are angry, your personality outshines this character flaw.
Below it all was the timer already counting down at :
9:35
9:34
9:33
9:32
June poured over the options. This fucking game was getting seriously twisted. But she gave them all an honest appraisal.
She hadn't really ever wanted blonde hair but she had always wanted to be popular and go to parties. She wondered if the new Sarah was as popular as before and if the Blonde option was just straight shite. But still... to be popular... To go to parties. So many parties. Fuck it was tempting even if he had to be fashion-obsessed and a bit of a ditz.
Mousey brown honestly seemed bad as well. She didn't want to meek and timid. But she would be forgotten. The jocks always liked giving Jon a bad time, would they still if she chose another option? Additionally, June had always wanted to go far. If she excelled at academics, she could get into good schools and help her friends when they struggled. But would she become the third wheel, as the prompt said? Maybe she already was now that her best friend and former bully were involved romantically?
Black hair looked like it could be... Well, Jon had always been plauged by overactive hormones, and June wasn't much different. Her mind flashed back to her sister and her mother and standing in the bathroom, she felt her legs clenching together from a foreign warm ache between her legs. Every one of Jon's fantasies, of Jen's could be fulfilled. She probably would be able to seduce Sarah and Karyn. June had tried to avoid thinking about it ever since puberty but she had always secretly fancied Karyn, even if she respected their friendship more than any sexual or romantic possibilities.
Who else could he sleep with? The cheerleaders? Imagine Rebecca Linde? June felt like with this option he could probably make her gay if she wasn't already. At the very least seduce her boyfriend, who would insist on a threesome. Her mind settled on the idea of a boyfriend. Of Biff and the other jocks. Something warm shifted in her gut. Was she bi? This option certainly would make her bi. She would be the school slut. Perhaps she would push Karyn and Sarah away but it could be worth it. She imagined orgies in the cheerleader locker room and then... Mrs. Martinez. The hottest teacher at the school. The woman always wore skirts and dresses that couldn't conceal the glorious arse she had. Maybe being the school slut would be worth it?
Redhead looked like it could be fun. It seemed like the least extreme option. She would be more like herself but she wasn't sure about the temper. June liked to think of herself as pretty level headed but maybe it would be worth it if she could scare the shit out of anyone who dared call her cute when she was angry (even if they were still thinking it). And this way, she wouldn't be beset by sycophantic followers, or drive her friends away with her depravity or be forgetten in her meekness.
She could get a girlfriend or... maybe even a boyfriend. (There was that odd feeling again). She had always liked red hair and had honestly missed Karyn's now that hers was blonde like Sarah's. Freckles were hot too. The idea was exciting but June still didn't like what sounded like bipolar disorder and she would be giving up the exciting or practical possibilities of the other options.
The last option suggested all kinds of dyed hair. Blues and greens and purples and pinks. June never had the never but she had wanted to try it. There implied requirement to wear skirts and fishnets, the piercings. All things that excited the new June even if she didn't have the self-confidence to pull it off. But with this option, she would. And have fun. June imagined what the frustratingly vague description meant and somehow, she could vividly imagine what having fun and getting in trouble would look like.
Smoking pot in her basement with her friends. Breaking into the school at 1 am to go skinny dipping in the pool. Skipping class to go skateboarding. Passing around magic mushrooms at a party, people dancing and then flushing the 'shrooms down the toilet when the cops arrived, and then making a run for it. She might even sell drugs? Eventually, she would get caught, but getting caught could be fun too. June's mother was important in the community; she had friends on the city council. June probably would get bailed out. But it might end up her record. If she couldn't get this fixed she could be stuck with a criminal record for the rest of her life.
She considered the options, then the group of queer friends that June apparently had waiting back in the lunchroom. Several of these could disrupt that future, the friendships that she could have, and yet they were all so promising in and of themselves.
What to choose?
Her eyes slid down to the bottom of the screen, just above the time that read:
2:52
2:51
2:50
2:49
A final line
If you do not choose an option by the end of the timer, one will be chosen randomly with an added unknown side-effect.
