The Rotation

2 - Move Over

My eyes flutter open. A sheet of silence covers the earth. This is a new life, a new body and a new start.

I look at my hand. My long, tanned fingers have false nails on the end. Once again, I am a girl. Damn. Girls are so dramatic. It makes it hard to do anything because your every movement is judged. It's easy for guys. Have sex? Sure, why not! You're a girl? You slut. You should be ashamed of yourself.

I see long, dusty blonde hair spill over the bed covers of my new room. I step out of bed and find a full length mirror in the corner of the room. I'm stunning! Great body, cute face. At least I have that going my way. I lie back in my bed and wait. At 7 o'clock the memory transmit will come through and everyone will gain the memories of their newly inhabited bodies. It's almost time for it to start now. Memories will arrive throughout the next hour.

Charleston. That is the town I am living in. I love the beach and summer weather. my favorite colour is turquoise and my parents names are Sally and Mark. I have two brothers named Chris and Jordan. I start school tomorrow at 7 at Charleston High. I am on the cheerleading squad. Well, I can tell you right now that I won't last very long. I'm the opposite to enthusiastic. By the sounds of it I am the schools 'it girl'. It will only take a few days for me to humiliate myself and become the loser who plays chess in the library every lunchtime again. Every time I've been a teenager I have ended up like that.

It's 8 o'clock and I think I've received everything I need. It's against the law to leave your waking place or communicate to anyone before and hour has passed. I go over to my ensuite and throw my hair into a ponytail and apply a small amount of makeup. I find a walk in wardrobe and change out of my pyjamas and into ripped jeans and a tank top. I leave my bedroom, entering the kitchen.

"Morning, sis." Chris says

"Move over, dork face." What did i just say? Its going to be really for me to live this life.

"Whatever." Chris dully replied.

I make some toast and spread low-fat margerine on it. I take a seat at the dinner table next to Jordan. I find it really difficult to adjust to these new situations. It's hard to understand how the rest of this planet can continue in another life without making a fuss or even speaking about it. Something huge has happened and they act as if it hasnt.

Once I have finished eating my toast I get up and walk to my bedroom. Still not quite sure how I'm going to survive in the world of short dresses and partying, I grab my handbag and head to the park to get some air. As I step outside the house I really begin to notice how nice it is. It's not a huge palace or anything but it is white with wooden walls and a dark blue roof. I walk down the street, knowing the park is only 500 meters away from home. When I arrive there I find a bench to sit on and pull out a book I grabbed on my way out of the house.

I've only been sitting for a few minutes when I notice someone running down the track. A guy. A cute guy. A cute guy that looks about my age. Trying to pretend I don't notice him, I turn the page of my book and attempt to focus on what the words are actually saying. Success in ignoring this mysterious runner was near, until i felt the bench I was sitting on move a bit. Out of the corner of my eye I saw a figure sitting next to me.

"Hey" he says.

Wow, that's why he sat down? To greet me? He probably needs to borrow my phone to make a call or something like that. Then I remember I am no longer a 46 year old mother. I guess socializing could actually be possible.

"Hi. What is your name?" I ask. I am really terrible in social situations. Hopefully being in this body will help me gain that skill a bit more.

"Ryan, yours?" He replies, running his hands through his dark brown hair.

"Beth. Beth Foley"