He immediately picked up the socks and began putting them on his feet. It was about 30 seconds after Tom had put the second sock on that he began to feel a buzzing feeling. The feeling wasn’t in his feet where he had hoped, instead it was his jaw that felt funny. He hypothesised that maybe the reversal occurred from top down? Tom moved to the mirror and examined his face. It was about another 30 seconds before he could confirm that the changes were moving upwards. His chin was now whiskerless.
Tom swore to himself once more. He persisted a bit longer. He remembered what Kate had said last night about how there seemed to be a bit of a time delay to the socks. Surely the reversal should start soon?
He persisted for a couple of minutes, however the changes continued to move upwards. Tom now had Kerry’s lips. It seemed that make-up, like nail polish came with the changes. The lips on Tom’s face were definitely covered in brownish lipstick. Kerry had been wearing this shade last night.
Tom gave up. He had been tricked. He sat down on the bed and pulled the socks off. Now in bare feet he returned to the mirror. He knew that thanks to the time lag the changes would progress even further.
Tom watched as the changes moved up his face. His nose changed then his eyes changed. He developed Kerry’s brown eyes, eye shadow included. He even got Kerry’s shaped eyebrows before the tingling and the changes stopped. Only his forehead and hair remained his own. His ears were in transition. The bottom half was Kerry’s including her piercings, but the tops of his ears were his own. At least he hadn’t suddenly developed a pair of earrings.
Tom then pulled off his shirt and checked his arms. The changes had progressed to his elbows. Only his forearms and hands were his own. Damn Michael! What a gullible fool he had been!