The biggest nerd in school tricked you to swap bodies with him. Instead of demanding your body back, you decide to teach him some self-worth by becoming the most popular person in school in his body
Something a little more wholesome
"What did you do to me, Aaron?" he asked me, writhing as he pulled himself out of the chair. "I feel awful."
"You feel sore, Azree. Like you went for a run for the first time in your life and your body is acclimating to it." I answered, feeling around my body, now returned. "Hey, no hard feelings about this whole body swap thing, ok? Just never do it again. To anyone. Ever."
He nodded quickly, then went back to massaging his legs. I couldn't tell if he was being sincere, but it was a good start compared to before this whole situation started. I pulled him out of the body-swapping chair and dragged him out of the shed in Azree’s backyard where he set up his lab, him pulling against me pathetically.
"What are you gonna do with me?" he asked, shaking a little in my arms.
"I'm giving you a ride to school," I said, allowing him to walk on his own once he stopped struggling. He looked me up and down and his eyebrows furled together skeptically.
"Why?"
"Because," I answered. I heard a crash of a glass cup from inside Azree's house as we passed by. His dad must have woken up. I heard his mom screaming at his dad, and more things being broken inside. I hated what it sounded like on the outside. And I didn't have to imagine what it was like on the inside, since I'd lived it. I gave a quick glance at Azree's neck, still lightly scarred from two nights ago. I was in the body when they were fresh cuts, delivered by his parents.
"What if I don't want to go to school?" he protested, still keeping up with my gait. Clearly, he heard what was going on inside as well.
"Then you can mope in the car," I said, jumping in and speeding off as soon as he reluctantly joined in.
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