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Figure It Out

Jax
Time drags by. It's all I can do to not scream as I look at the face that doesn't belong to me. I am not a girl. This can't be real.

But yes, it has to be. The voice shouting in the other side of the door- my door- and the fist hitting it is real.

"I'm awake!", I shout back in a voice way higher then usual.

Ok. Ok Jax, I think, focus. As I'm trying to not freak out, my dream comes back to me. Urgency. It floods me and fills me up until I'm gasping. I force myself to stop thinking about it. I need to move on and figure out how to live this life.

Wait. What happened to my body? Is Lexi me now? I need to contact her.

Where is Lexi's phone?

It take five minutes to find it. Once I'm holding it in my hands, I realize I don't know her passcode. Aw, crap!

I'm about to give up in exasperation when the phone buzzes.

It's a message from my phone.

'um good morning. thankfully u don't have a passcode. r we in the same boat here?'

I nearly collapse in relief. Lexi can help me, and I, her.

Except I can't text her back. Hopefully she'll realize that. All I can do is wait.

Buzz buzz.

'please answer!!! My passcode is 0987'

Quickly, I punch it in.

I say, 'why have we changed bodies?'

'Idk', she replies

'Well how do u live your life?'

'Well, first I make my bed then get dressed...' she begins.

We talk for nearly ten minutes and both share our morning schedules. She has way more to tell me; bras, clothing combinations, hair, and makeup.

I only say, 'just wear something I usually wear, comb your hair and use two sprays of cologne.'

We finish the conversation on a bit more of a depressing note.

'Hey', Lexi says,'ummmm please don't judge my body.'

'Don't worry, I won't. You either', I type back, 'we really need to meet for lunch today.'

'What about cheyenne?' I can almost hear the sarcasm dripping from her voice. I know most girls don't like her very much. I don't see why. She's hot. And athletic.

'I'll figure out an excuse.'

I think of my dream. Should I tell her? That might sound silly to her. I also remember my plans tonight. Oh no no no no. I can't take Cheyenne to the movies. Lexi would have to. All my problems swirl around and around. So, all I want is to leap back in bed and sleep until they're solved. But I can't. I'm afraid to dream again. Urgency wouldn't let me sleep.

'I'll figure something out.'