This choice: Run into someone you know • Go Back...Chapter #4Run into someone you know by: MrSqueejee   "Joey... is that you?"
You both turn around
"It is you!" The girl runs up and hugs him. You don't know why, but you find yourself feeling jealous and almost... territorial? As the girl pulls away from the embrace, you recognize her as Vanessa Powers, a girl Joey dated in high school. For some reason, that made you feel even more angry.
"Joey, how long has it been? It must be at least three years!" she exclaims. She looks at you. "Who's this?...Is she your girlfriend?"
You give her an icy look and press yourself against Joey. "Yes."
"Vanessa, this is Danielle," says Joey.
"It's nice to meet you!" she says. "Likewise," you say in a cold voice. You don't know why you're acting like such a bitch all of a sudden. Then you realize... maybe Joey likes that in a girl? Maybe, to a certain extent, the curse alters your personality as well as your appearance?
"We have so much catching up to do!" says Vanessa. She and Joey start talking, and it doesn't seem like they plan on stopping. All you know is you don’t want to be around Vanessa for another second.
“Joey, I’m gonna go look around some more,” you say.
“Bye, Danielle.” they both say in unison. You walk away, and almost immediately become the fat chick again. Whoever this guy is, he’s nothing if not persistent. And creepy.
Your stomach rumbles. You hadn’t been hungry before, but now, all you can think about is food. You walk to the food court, your body jiggling with every step. As you approach the food court, you walk by a group of teenage girls who all giggle at you after you pass. You look back at them, upset, but then continue towards the Burger King at the food court.
As you wait in line, an older woman gives you a dirty look, as if to say “Lay off the carbs.” You shrug it off. Honestly, you just need food right now.
You order a double bacon burger, two sides of fries, and a large soda. You take your food to a table and scarf it down, then belch loudly. Who the hell has a dream girl this disgusting?
Suddenly, you snap out of the trance you had been in before you ate. ‘What the hell was that?’ you think to yourself. You look down at pudgy hands. Your whole body is squishy. You must be about 250 pounds. It’s a scary thought to think what you would look like if you ran into a guy who was into women in the 500 pound range. This was bad enough as it was.
You begin to think. There are some creeps out there with all sorts of weird fetishes. You could end up anorexic, or limbless, or deformed. You’re lucky Joey isn’t into weird stuff like that, although it definitely is a new thing to be black.
Suddenly, you feel another shift. You look down at yourself. You’re no longer the fat girl, so you stalker must’ve left. In fact, you’re quite the opposite. You literally have the body of a porn star now. You look like you’ve been edited for a magazine cover.
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As different as this is for you, it’s still preferable to being the big girl. And it also means your stalker is gone.
A man sits down in front of you.
“Hey, hot stuff.” This guy’s obviously pretty simple; hopefully, you’ll be able to manipulate him better than the curse manipulates you.
Unfortunately, the curse starts working against you. You twirl your hair. “Hey.” Come on, snap out of this.
You concentrate really hard to gain control again, and...
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