Just then the front door opened. Neither of the woman had heard Sonya’s mother’s car pull up.
Realising who it must be Sonya disappeared back into her bedroom. Derek didn’t have time to retreat. She was caught in the lounge.
‘Hi Sonya. I managed to get away early. Oh you hair looks nice. Back to your own colour. I like it’
Derek didn’t know what to say. She realised she had no choice, she had to pretend she was Sonya. ‘Hi Mum. ….. Yeah I’m a blonde once more’
‘Well good. And I like your dress as well. You look very nice. It certainly shows off your lovely figure’
Derek found herself blushing and lost for words. In truth she had been turned on by her reflection. She knew she had a very lovely figure.
‘So I see Derek's car outside. I gather he is here. You are going out tonight aren’t you?' Then in a louder voice she called out ‘Hello Derek’
Derek realised that Sonya could not reply or else they would need to explain why Elaine had a twin. Derek had to quickly think of a reason as to why Derek would not reply. ‘We were listening to records. He will have my ear phones on. I’ll let him know you are here’
Thank god Elaine didn’t follow Derek down the hallway, instead she went to the kitchen. Derek took the opportunity to slip into Sonya’s room. Sonya was there sure enough, still in a copy of her Mother’s body. She was holding the collar against her neck and whispered ‘Quick seal it on me'
Without pause, Derek did exactly that.
'Okay now quickly change me’
‘Who to?’
‘Who do you think? Yourself of course. Quick! She’s coming!’
Sure enough, Derek could hear Elaine’s footsteps coming down the hallway towards them. Feeling she had no choice she clipped the collar into place. Then reluctantly imagined that Sonya was the 18 year old male that Derek should have been.
Almost instantly Sonya morphed into Derek’s true form. Derek stood there looking dumly at himself. He didn’t even notice that his body was still clad in the skirt suit that Sonya had been wearing.
‘Um better fix the clothes’ Sonya reminded him with his now male voice.
‘Uh yeah’ Derek commented. Immediately he morphed Sonya’s clothes into jeans and a shirt, the sort of clothes he might typically wear.
'And the shoes. I don't think I should be wearing heels in this body'
"Do I really sound like that?" thought Derek as he changed the shoes on Sonya's feet so they became a pair of runners. He wished that his voice was an octave deeper. In his ideal world he would have a deeper voice and be an inch or two taller, more masculine. He had often been embarrassed that Sonya was so much taller than he was. Although she didn't vocalise these thoughts the magic of the collar seemed to sense them and Sonya changed further, although neither were aware of these changes. Derek then vocalised 'I told your Mum we were listening to music so put the headphones on'
'Well you should remove this collar. Before she wishes anything about me' Derek didn't even notice the deeper voice coming out of Sonya's mouth as she reached for the collar. At the same time Sonya removed her headphones from the bedside drawer.
Derek had the collar in her hands as the door opened and Elaine put her head in. 'Hi there Derek'