The Body Swap (Completed ✔️)

26 // "The Body Swap Has Worked"

26.

Struggling to open his eyes, Nathan groans and begins to slowly writhe in bed. His eyes finally become unstuck and he squints against the sunlight that's filtering into his bedroom. Rubbing his eyes to clear his vision, Nathan sits up in his bed and yawns before processing where he is. Suddenly he stops breathing and he can feel the blood rushing in his ears. The excitement and trepidation is surging through his bones as he gazes up and down is tanned body. Kicking back the covers, Nathan frantically rips of shirt and boxers and gazes at himself in the mirror.

Licking his lips, Nathan gazes down and with excitement and begins to wriggle his hips. He begins thrusting hips and vigorously jumping down as he continues to squeal. Placing his hands on his chest, Nathan breathes a sigh of relief and cannot believe the luck he's in. No more having to pretend to be a feminist, to deal with ugly boys who grab you unwarranted, no more having to pretend to like certain people, no more having to pretend to be a shitty version of Blessing.

Punching the air with his fist, Nathan lets out a whoop before throwing on some clothes. He gazes around the room properly and realises that his room is still nice and tidy but everything is near enough where it was before. Still shaking, Nathan drops to his knees and kisses the ground three times before getting up and swinging the door open. Running down the hallway, Nathan knocks on Blessing's hall door hard and loud. There's muffled footsteps and a couple of voices and the door opens and he sees Lana's beautiful face. It's odd seeing her from a tall angle but that doesn't mean Nathan doesn't appreciate her beauty any less,

"Lana", he breathes and he moves to give her a hug but she steps back with a frown on her face,

"Are you and Blessing seriously shagging?" Lana asks looking Nathan up and down. Scoffing, Nathan shakes his head,

"Trust me, the only person I really want to be with is you," he explains with a sweet smile but Lana sticks out her tongue in disgust and shakes her head. It dawns on Nathan that he's no longer Blessing and therefore in Lana's eyes, he's enemy number one again. He's not too sure how he feels about this snap back into reality,

"She's not awake yet," Lana yawns as she leads Nathan down the corridor to room. She continues walking down the hall and waves at Nathan to knock on Blessing's door. Exhaling shakily, Nathan hopes that Blessing is feeling as excited as he when she wakes up realises that she's back in her body. He knows Blessing won't be too happy with the weight that Nathan managed to put on but she can lose it easily in two three weeks.

Knocking gently, Nathan presses his ear to the door waiting for a response but there's silence. Knocking harder, Nathan says Blessing's name clearer and when there's nothing, he slams on the door hard but theirs is a deafening silent. His excitement grows to fear as he wonders why Blessing isn't answering. His insistent knocking has woken up her flat mates who gazing at him incredulously,

"Do you have the keys to her room?" Nathan asks in a low voice as a heavy dread cloaks. They all shake their heads as Lana steps forward to knock and call for Blessing's name but again, there's no answer. Everyone begins looking mysteriously at one another but Lana throws her arms in the air,

"She's probably in one of the boy's dorms, I'll go call her," Lana rationalises as she turns to go back to her room. A few seconds later they hear Blessing's phone ringing and Nathan's anxiety grows, "I don't think we should panic, I'm sure she's fine," Lana explains but the confidence in her voice has faltered,

"Yeah, let's not panic, she always leaving her phone all over the place," Tom states disinterested. They all nod their heads and return to their dorm rooms leaving Nathan gazing at Blessing's door. He can't help feeling a tightening in his stomach but he tells himself that Blessing is fine. If he's fine she must be fine. The Body Swap has worked. It had to.

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