Jen was assigned to be the flyer in her group. It wasn’t a surprise. She had always been light, but was now the smallest girl there and, consequently, the easiest to toss. Oddly enough, the stunts she performed felt natural even in the petite body. Practice was routine until something unusual caught her attention. On the bench was a girl with something odd about her face. Jen managed to get a closer look in between stunts. She had two pairs of eyes, each stacked in rows.
It was actually a little scary looking, though her eyes were bright blue and quite striking. Based on the favorite body part rule, it was no wonder she had multiplied them. Her body was otherwise a bit soft and pudgy. Jen felt bad for never noticing her and planned to make contact before she left that evening. Between stunts, she looked around the gym to see if any of the other girls had multiplied features. There were no others that she could see. Granted, that didn’t mean they weren’t hiding something under their uniforms.
Jen couldn’t worry herself over it. Most of the girls had touched her at some point during practice, so they would have been fixed regardless. It was only that other girl, who was just out of reach. Jen felt bad and kept an eye on her. She didn’t have an opportunity to make contact during drills but planned to touch her before going home. As soon as practice ended, she carefully maneuvered through the crowd to meet her.
She recognized the girl from other practice sessions but hadn’t seen her in any classes. She guessed she was a few grades lower and tried to plan a means of contact that didn’t require a conversation. The four eyed girl was chatting with a few other cheer leaders. As luck would have it, she was sitting her hand flat on the bench. Jen saw the opportunity and filled a cup with sport-aid from a nearby cooler, then plopped down on the bench next to her. She pretended to accidentally place her hand over hers as she sat.
“Oops, sorry about that...” Jen said before sliding down the bench.
The girl turned, then stared without speaking. Jen got one last look at her excessive blue eyes before they sunk into her forehead and closed up. Once normal, she turned back to her friends, who had never stopped their conversation. Jen took a sip from the paper cup just as Suzy found a seat next to her.
“Smooth...” Suzy said.
Jen wasn’t paying attention. She was trying to think back to her first day after the transformation. Was there anyone else? If there were, she couldn’t remember them.
Suzy nudged her shoulder. “Hey... I had an idea...”