You’re having a hard time trying to decipher Cole’s awkward behavior. What is wrong with your friend? You wish that everything could just go back to normal, but you know you have to wait quite some time for it.
“Hey, um, Sky?” Cole asks, trying to break the silence after shooting down your friend. “I actually wanted to um, talk to you about something.”
You look over at him and see him blushing, which is extremely weird. “Cole?” You ask, “Is everything okay?”
“Yeah, um, I uh, don’t know how to put this..” he says, looking down at his feet. “I uh, I actually kind of already like a girl.” He says, looking at you.
Your heart stops as the gears start to turn in your head. This is why he was looking at your breasts, and why he was turning down the opportunity to even meet with Michelle. Oh no. This was the effect of the wish! The girlfriend was you!
“I um.. this is so awkward but I kinda like.. uh.. you, Sky.” He says.
You feel like throwing up. This can’t be right. Time basically freezes in your mind as you’re so suddenly put on the spot. You can’t date Cole! You have to get the idol back and wish yourself back into being a man! No! This isn’t right!
You feel your protests start to crack though, as you look up at Cole and your brain feels a flush of hormones as you feel a nice softness set into your thoughts. You never realized how cute he was.. his short blond hair looked nice and his face was so beautiful and kissable and.. what in the world were you thinking?
You felt your face flush red as Cole began to laugh. “Hahaha, it’s stupid, right?”
“No..” you say, unsure if it’s to console him or if you’re trying to sort out your own feelings. You want to feel grossed out, and you know for a fact that this is wrong, but your mind and your heart are aflutter with the idea of dating Cole.
“I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to make it weird, I um..” Cole stammered. You looked at him, a blank expression on your face, as the intrusive thoughts continued. He was so adorable like this, flustered and cute. Thoughts of Cole being your boyfriend filled your mind and made you happy, like a soft blanket covering your brain and cuddling your mind, replacing your thoughts. You could date the hot football player. Maybe he’d be quarterback and you could be his cheerleader.. that would be so romantic..
“No, Cole.. I.. I actually like you too.” You said, the words coming out basically automatically. You felt your body walk up to him, and looked up at his big smile. He started to speak, but you interrupted, “No, you don’t need to say anything..”
And then he wrapped you in his warm embrace. The two of you were just there, hugging on the beach. And for the first time since you were deposited in this new world, in this new body, you finally felt warm and safe.