Adam noticed that an envelope had just been slipped under the door, so he dashed to the door and quickly opened it. As Adam flung the door open, he did not see any sign of who or what had left the letter. Adam sighed, as he had thought that he could finally get to the bottom of this mess. Adam then picked the letter off of the floor and read it. It said:
To Adam,
We noticed that you mistakenly used the body swapping ring on your father. Though he was one of your swap candidates, you did not have a choice in the matter. Fear not, for not all hope is lost.
If you get possession of the swap ring, imagine your true form and say your own name three times to return to your original body. Keep your eyes closed while doing this and wait a moment, as you may feel odd but do not open your eyes until you feel like yourself again. Once you open your eyes, you will have reclaimed your original body.
You read that right. Your swap is indeed reversible. The reason why we told you that the swap was permanent was to deter you from abusing its powers. However, we did not anticipate your accidental swap. We hope that you will use the ring responsibly. Have a good day and may you be met with success.
(End of letter)
After reading the contents of the letter, Adam was filled with hope. He could get back his body and life back and return to being eighteen again. The only problem was that his father would probably be in possession of the ring as he was wearing it when swapping with his dad. For now, Adam would be stuck on his dad's business trip in his dad's body. He wouldn't be able to return home right away. Thankfully, the swap gave Adam his dad's memories, thus he knew how to keep up the charade as his dad Brian Donahoe.
When he was done reading the letter, Adam walked up to the bathroom mirror and took a better look his father's features. "Pretty soon, I'll be rid of this face and body", Adam declared at his reflection. Adam hurriedly turned away and made a game plan. If he was going to pretend to be Brian Donahoe, he had to act like him and be more real than the original. Anyone would notice an inferior substitute but no one would bat an eye if a person were to improve himself. With this, Adam had made his resolve. So every of the trip, Adam followed his father's schedule, speaking like him, moving like him and portrayed his likeness. Under normal circumstances, this performance would be exhausting, but thanks to the ring's powers, Adam managed to fool everyone with ease. Maybe after this experience, he would take a stab at acting and theater.
The days quickly went by before it was time for Adam to pack his luggage. Adam's time as his dad had reached the last day and he was relieved. Soon he could just be himself again, not some washed out 45 year old has been. Adam proceeded to finish packing before hauling away his luggage, returning his room key and hailing a cab to take him to the airport.
At the airport, Adam boarded his plane and dosed off for a few hours. The next time that Adam opened his eyes, he was finally at his home state. Knowing this, Adam sighed with relief before calling his dad for a ride back home.
Adam waited for what seemed like forever before his doppelganger arrived. His dad was none the wiser about the swap and acted as Adam himself would have. This was kind of creepy to Adam as he was seeing dad speaking, moving and gesturing as he once did. Adam hoped that once he got a hold of the ring, he would not have to experience the uncanny valley again.
In the car, Adam watched his father drive like he did, so Adam just turned his head to the side to look at anything but this unsettling imitation. "This is going to be a long ride" Adam muttered to himself before rolling his eyes. He then took out his phone, started surfing the web and watched some videos to pass the time.
Once Adam was at home, Adam decided to get straight to the point and was either going to ask his father about the ring's whereabouts or search for it himself.