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Probably avoidable

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“Ok, relax, we can meet up again after you get off work today but it’s not like we’re gonna find anything new! That storm that swapped our bodies was days ago, so if you have any idea how to make it happen again i’m all ears - And yes, actually, i’ve been completely respectful of your body, and your rules. I’ve literally just been watching tv all day waiting for you to get back. You think i want to be stuck as you any longer than i have to?” Ken smiled as Arielle finally hung up the phone, lazily laying back in bed. “Thank god, i thought she’d never get off the phone. Now… Where was I?” He couldn’t blame her though. Maybe it wasn’t the most ethical thing in the world, but he had practically gone down her post-swap dos and don’ts like a checklist Do: Act like me if you have to talk with anyone. Check. He had a few slip ups at first, but as the days passed he was actually starting to get the hang of pretending to be her. Thankfully, Arielle worked from home and had made up an excuse not ...

Memory lapses

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Josh sighed, looking around his house for a suitable shirt to wear from his shrinking wardrobe before giving up and taking a seat by the stairs to catch his breath. It had seemed like the perfect opportunity: Work an online job from the US, earn in dollars, and move somewhere in Latin America where the local currency went a lot further. He had even managed to rent out a beautiful house in the historic district of town for a steal after another expat had broken his lease early and moved out unexpectedly. It had been great at first, although, he had been having second thoughts recently. His lease was coming up soon and as much as he was saving money by living in Colombia, he was starting to get worried about how quickly time was flying by. He hadn’t noticed it at first, but now it seemed like entire days would go without him remembering a single thing he’d done. The memory lapses had started about two weeks in, about the same time he started losing weight. It started off small, finding f...