Teenage Shapeshifter

CHAPTER 5

                 We parked the car near the pub and went to the entrance. There we saw 2 men who were heavily built dressed in black. They were checking for ID.

                 “Wait. They’re checking for ID. What do we do now?” I asked Karen.

                 “Don’t  worry. Leave that to me” she said. When we neared them she took a card out of her purse. It was a driver’s license which belonged to Kate Jennings. So, she does have an ID with her new face on it. I should ask her about that. He checked the card and let us in. We went inside.

                 “Hey, how did you get that ID?” I asked her.

                 “I know a person who makes fake IDs. I thought they may come in handy sometime. They’re useful when I change into someone else.”

                 “Cool. Hey, can I get some IDs like you have?”

                 “Sure. But why do you need them?”

                 I told her about what happened in Jenna’s bookstore. “Ok. But first I need some photos of your aliases and their names. Then I can get you in a week.”

                 “Thanks Karen.”

                 “Its ok. Now come on lets get something to drink.”

                 We went to the bar. Karen ordered 2 tequilas but I said I won’t drink. So I just took water and Karen took tequila. We were sitting on the bar stool and I looked at the people dancing on the floor. The DJ was playing song Party Rock Anthem. As I glanced through the people in the pub, I saw a familiar face in a group of 3 guys who were coming towards the bar. As they came nearer I recognized them. They were Ryan, Sean and to my shock it was John. I watched in horror as my mouth widened.

                 “Oh. My. God.” I said out loud.

                 “What? What happened?” Karen asked.

                 “That guy over there.” I pointed at John, “He’s in my class.”

                 “So, what’s wrong? Why are you so freaked out?”

                 “The thing is I know him. He’s my friend.”

                 “Who the one in the middle?” she asked. I nodded.

                 “He’s hot. Do you like him?”

                 “Yeah. Um… I do.” I said blushing.

                 “Good choice” she said.

                 “Karen. What do I do now?” I asked her freaking out.

                 “Nothing. Remember? You are not Katherine. Look at yourself. He will think you are someone else.”

                 “You’re right.” I said with relief when I looked at myself. You’re not Katherine Winters now. You’re Eve Summers. I told myself.

                “You should dance with him” she said.

                “What? No. I mean yes… I would love to dance with him, but not like this. Besides I get nervous when I am around him. Forget dancing with him.” I gestured to myself.

                “That’s the point. You see you are an older woman now. And a sexy one in that. You should have more attitude and play hard to get. If you do that you can wrap boys around your finger. Even that guy you like will follow you like a puppy.”

              “But I want him to get close to Katherine me. Not Eve me.”

              Just then, John and his friends came and sat near us. How did they even get in? I thought. I turned away from them. John is sitting next to me.

I have to do something. I have to get away from him. I started to get up and then I tripped. I would have fallen down but then a hand caught me.

             “Hey. Careful there.” John hands were on my shoulders steadying me. Relax. He doesn’t know you. I thought.               

              “I am fine. Thank you.” I slid out of his grip. At my side Karen was watching all this with amusement, sipping her drink.

              “I have never seen you here. Are you new to this town?” he asked.

              “Yeah. I am here with a friend.” I said. I have to play it carefully.

              “So, do you come here often?” What kind of a question is that? I juts told him I am new to this town. As I watched is face, I got that he is nervous. Wow. Usually I am the one who is nervous around him but I do enjoy watching him like this.

             “Sorry. Stupid question”  he said.

             “You are right. It is stupid. What are you doing here? How did they let teenagers in here?”

         “Oh. This pub belongs to my friend’s brother” he gestured to Sean.

“So they let me free here”. So that’s how he got into this pub. “Hey can I buy you a drink?” he asked.

         I was shocked to see John asking me this. I hid my shock and put up a bored expression. “You wanna buy me a drink? Please. What are you? 17. Kate, come on. Let’s go” I said looking at Karen.

         “Wait. Please just let me buy you one drink.” I looked at him. He was near to begging me. I couldn’t resist him. I was jumping inside with excitement  that John Michaels whom I had crush on and may be in love with him asked me for a drink. So I looked at him for few seconds narrowing my eyes and said “Fine. Just one drink.”

          John sat down beside me. “So you never told me your name. I am John by the way.”

         “I am Eve Summers. I am here with my aunt and cousin.” I introduced Karen/Kate as my friend. John introduced his friends to us. He told me about his family and said that he was still in high school which I knew everything already.

         “So, tell me about yourself” he asked me. Tell me about myself? What do I say now? I checked time on my cell phone nervously. It’s already 10:30. I think Karen saw the same. She gestured to leave. I was happy to find an escape. She started to leave. I turned to John and said “I need to leave.”

         “Wait. Already? You didn’t tell me about yourself.”

         As much I liked talking to him, I can’t keep this up. I have to lie to him about myself. I have to end this. I said, “Listen kid. You’re 17 and I am 6 years older than you. Find someone your own age to flirt.” I was really harsh to him and it hurt to talk to him like this. He had a hurt expression on his face. “Come on Kate” I said to Karen and we left the bar and drove to home.

            “He seemed like a nice kid. Why were you so harsh to him?” Karen said.

            “He is nice. But tonight is just for fun. I may not use this body in the future. So why lead him on. Besides I want him to get close to Katherine me.”

          “You’re probably right” she said. Unlike before I changed into my usual body in the car. The dress seemed loose now. When we reached the house, mom was already asleep. Karen went to her room and I went to mine. I changed into my night clothes and hit the bed. I thought about what happened in the pub. It felt good talking and flirting with him. And soon I fell asleep and I dreamt about him.