Just then, the bell rang, snapping Tydus out of his thoughts. He saw the new Joey stand up from his desk, grabbing hold of his books and binders close to his chest, and starting to walk away, when he finally spoke up.
"Joey?"
The former star athlete spun around on his platform sandals, cocking his hip. "Yeah, hun?" he asked, his voice definitely higher and more effeminate than it was before.
"Do you ... um ... are you okay?" Tydus asked, not sure what to say to him.
"Oh, I am more than okay," he said, glancing around at all the other students gathering their stuff and heading out the door. Specifically, the other guys. And specifically their backsides. "I mean, how lucky am I to have a clath with tho much eye-candy," he lisped. He looked over at Rick Dobbs, who, before the change, was one of Joey's jock buddies. "Lookin' good, Ricky." Joey winked and smiled.
"Beat it, fag," Rick snapped, then headed out the door.
Joey pouted, then smiled. "Yeah, tho much eye-candy."
Tydus just watched the whole exchange in silence. Joey was now an out-and-proud gay twink, and everyone knew him that way! It's like the original jock version of him never existed! The only one who knew that he had was Tydus himself. But was this all because of that wish he made in that weird turtle dream? Wishes didn't exist, yet, it seemed that the wish he made in the dream came true. What other explanation was there for Joey's very obvious change?
He needed to test this. He needed to be sure. He needed to find a guy and touch him, then watch the change happen. But who?