As always any comments or criticism is welcome. My email is DanielleJE@hotmail.com
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Author’s Note- The following story is based on a true story involving a golf hustler and a couple of movie stars. Of course I added the TG element. Nevertheless the TG element is secondary to the rest of this short amusing story. The main character is not the man who became a woman but the woman who became a man.
One last note- The setting for this story is in the early 1970’s

 

Altered Fates: The Hustler
by Danielle J

 

It was a warm December day as Frank Berger was hitting golf balls on the practice range at the Indian Wells Country Club in Palm Springs California.

" Just keep it up and I will look for our pigeons." Said Tony a 33 year old sallow faced man. Frank was an All-American looking man in his late 20’s with dark blonde hair and blue eyes. Frank just nodded to Tony and continued to practice.

Frank was what was known as a golf hustler. Golf hustlers were a dying breed in the early 70’s but Frank with the backing of Tony had been doing very well for himself and his girlfriend Deborah Poulin for the last few years. Tony, Frank, and Deb zigzagged the continental US for most of the year looking for easy pickings. During the winter they usually concentrated on Florida or the Palm Springs area because of the weather and that was where the money was.

Today Frank was supposed to play a doctor, but the doctor had been called in on an emergency at the last moment. After the canceled match Tony was unable to find another sucker, but was keeping his eyes open. Some very big named celebrities frequented this golf club.

Frank continued to practice. The key was not to show his real ability, Frank had played the mini tours professionally before his hustling began. He could hit the golf ball a considerable distance and had a fine short game to match.

 

Two Hollywood celebrities were watching Frank at a table near the clubhouse.

" What do you think?" Harry said to Robert.

" I think I smell a rat." Robert replied.

" I do too, but it could be that you haven’t bathed in 3 days." Harry said, as Robert scowled back.

" Well I got an idea." Robert said then told Harry what the idea was.

" It could work." Harry replied.

" Could? It will work. Have I ever been wrong before?" Robert said.

" Do you have 5 minutes for me to tell you." Harry replied. They settled on their plan and then broke up. Robert went to find a nearby phone while Harry went to find Tony.

 

Frank was still practicing on the driving range when he saw Tony approach with the two celebrities.

" You’re going to play Harry here." Tony told Frank as he introduced Frank to Harry and Robert.

" Great." Frank replied, asking for more details. The match was set for the next day at 10 a.m. at the Indian Wells Country Club.

" Well we’ll be seeing you tomorrow." Harry said then he and Robert walked off in the direction of the clubhouse.

" This is going to be easy money." Tony said describing the terms of the match. " We could make 20 or 30 G tomorrow."

Frank stopped practicing and picked up his golf bag and headed back to the clubhouse. While Tony waited outside, Frank went into the locker room. Frank was changing clothes when he heard a familiar voice.

" Hello." It was Robert and he was standing by Frank’s locker. " Should be a good match tomorrow."

" Should be." Said Frank sounding uninterested.

" How would you be interested in having a couple of drinks and dinner with me tonight?" Asked Robert.

" Well I really don’t know." Frank replied. He was ready now to leave the clubhouse. Frank shared a hotel room at a nearby Howard Johnson’s with his girlfriend Deb. Tony had a room at the hotel also.

" My treat, I know some great places in town." Robert said trying not to sound too pushy.

" Ok." Frank replied. Robert then asked where he was staying after Frank told him, Robert and he agreed to meet in the hotel parking lot at 730 that evening. Frank and Robert then parted company and Frank met Tony outside and headed back to their hotel in Tony’s thunderbird.

 

Frank and Tony pulled up outside their hotel rooms, by this time it was just past 5 p.m.

" I wonder if Deb is back yet." Deb was Frank’s girlfriend and had spent the day in town shopping.

" What are your plans tonight?" Tony asked Frank as they got out of the car. Frank said he didn’t know yet and they agreed to talk around 7-730 that evening. Frank wasn’t still sure if he was going to meet Robert as planned. Frank and Tony went to their separate hotel rooms.

" Hey baby, you back yet?" Frank asked after entering the hotel room. Frank then heard the toilet flush and Deb emerged from the bathroom. Deb was like Frank blonde hair, blue eyed. Deb had a round angelic face. An All-American girl type herself, Deb stood around 5’6 in her bare feet. Most men found her very sexy, and Frank had to agree. What Frank and most men could never fail to notice were the two large melon sized breasts she had. They certainly drew attention to her.

" Welcome back." Deb said walking up to Frank and giving him a long kiss. " How was your day and the match?"

Frank explained what happened that day as he began to take some of his clothes off. He wanted to take a badly needed shower. Frank also explained what was going to happen tomorrow.

" Wow!" Deb exclaimed "I have seen all their movies. Really wish I could play against them or with you." Deb was a pretty fair golfer in her own rights. The problem was most men wouldn’t allow themselves to be fooled into being hustled by a woman. Also some clubs didn’t allow women to play or only at certain times and dates. Indian Wells was one of those clubs.

" Robert invited me to dinner tonight also." Frank said as he finished getting undressed. He was only wearing his boxer shorts by now.

" Am I invited?" Deb asked. Frank didn’t reply verbally but by the look he was giving Deb she knew the answer. "And what am I supposed to do tonight? That asshole Tony can’t keep his hands off me!"

" Well it’s just one night." Frank replied as Deb just scowled back at him. Frank decided to change subjects. " So what did you do today?"

Deb was angry at Frank. What did he expect her to do on a Friday night? Stay in their hotel room and watch The Brady Bunch?

" Mostly window shop." Deb replied. " Oh let me show you this necklace I found in a antique shop. Maybe it’s worth some money. I only paid $5 for it."

Not another piece of junk Frank thought to himself. Deb had this habit of buying things she found in antique shops hoping they were worth something and then finding out they were little more than junk. Deb took the medallion out of the bag that was on the dresser and brought it to Frank.

" What do you think?" Deb asked Frank as she handed him the medallion.

" I don’t know." Frank said lying. It looked like junk to him. There was some image of a fairy with a wand on the back and the thing was rusty. Who would wear the thing? Or who would be dumb enough to buy it thought Frank. Frank handed it back to Deb who then put it around her neck.

" Well it don’t look like much but maybe it’s valuable." Deb said putting the necklace around her neck and then looking at herself in the mirror. Deb then turned around and hugged and kissed Frank. Both Deb and Frank immediately felt a spark but thought little about it.

" Going to take my shower now." Frank said after they stopped kissing. Right afterwards Frank took his boxer shorts off and stepped into the inner bathroom. Frank started turning the shower knobs testing the water constantly till it was warm and at a comfortable level and then stepped into the shower.

Once in the shower Frank started scrubbing away. A day in the hot California sun can make you very sweaty in a short time. While washing himself Frank began to notice that his upper chest was sensitive. He had never noticed that before and didn’t think much of it at once. But he did it again and it was even more sensitive. Frank looked down at his chest and it looked weird. First his usual hairy chest was almost hairless and it seemed that his pecs were starting to push outward along with small bumps.

" This is so weird." Frank said hearing his own voice crack. The bumps on his chest seemed to be increasing and Frank noticed that his usually large forearms were considerably smaller as were his hands. His nails were even a changing color and lengthening.

"Ahhhhhh!!!!!" Said a screaming voice. Frank immediately stopped the shower and climbed out grabbing a towel and leaving the bathroom.

Once out into the bedroom Frank saw Deb there holding herself. Or at least Frank thought it was Deb. The person before him looked very strange, wearing Deb’s clothes just barely as they were partially torn in several places. The person didn’t really look like Deb more like well Frank didn’t know how to describe it.

" It’s happening to you too." Said Deb as her voice was getting deeper. "What the hell is happening to us?" Deb said in what sounded halfway between a screech and a yell.

Frank turned around for a moment and saw his reflection in the bathroom mirror. The reflection shook him to his core. His hairy body was now totally smooth and he was growing a pair of breasts! Not only that but his hair was lengthening and his face was changing.

" I can’t deal with this, no way!." Deb yelled as she darted past Frank and into the inner bathroom closing the door behind her."

Frank looked at himself in the mirror again and he immediately recognized it.

" This can’t be happening, I am turning into Deb." Not knowing what else to do Frank just jumped onto the king bed that was in the room. He immediately winced from the impact of his new breasts and buried his head in the pillow. Like a small child who wanted something to go away and thought that by denying it, it would just disappear or become normal again.

Frank laid there on the bed on his chest. This was growing more uncomfortable by the moment considering the size of his breasts but Frank didn’t want to move. He couldn’t believe what was happening to him. What could have caused this? Frank could think of no possible answer and just stayed motionless on the bed feeling his breasts continue to enlarge and his hair continue to grow and move down his back..

An unknown amount of time passed before Frank felt himself being shaken and then heard a familiar voice, his own.

" What happened to us?" Deb said still in shock and wearing the ragged remains of her female clothes. They had been torn apart by her enlarging body during the transformation. " We are each other!"

Frank laid there in bed for another minute. During this time Deb had seated herself at the end of the bed. She was shaking and talking to herself. Finally Frank got himself up from the bed, he could hardly look at himself but sat at the end of the bed next to Deb. They sat there in silence both shaking at the horror of what happened to them. Before long Deb started crying.

" I haven’t cried since I was 10 years old." Frank said between sobs. Deb was becoming uncomfortable in the remains of her clothes and got up off the bed and took the clothes she was wearing off. For a moment Frank looked up at Deb but quickly looked away. The sight of her own body make her tremble more.

" How did this happen and what can we do?" Frank asked. " I’m a broad!"

Deb was opening one of the dresser drawers and took out Frank’s underwear. While putting it on she thought of the possible explanation for what happened.

" It has to be this necklace." Deb said. Frank asked how and Deb replied. " I don’t know but it’s the only explanation. Just before this happened I put this on." Deb took the medallion from around her neck off and examined it closely.

" But how does this thing work and can we get back to being ourselves?" Deb asked the room, she was basically talking to herself. " The last thing we did before this happened was I put the necklace on and then we hugged and kissed. Frank, Lets try it again." Deb said to Frank.

Frank continued to shake sitting at the end of the bed. He was in shock, besides he was more scared than anytime in his life. Frank shook his head at Deb, he was too frightened afraid of what might happen to him next.

" We got to try or we will be stuck like this." Deb thought it might be interesting being a man for a few days but had no wish to live the rest of her life as one. Reluctantly Frank finally got up off the bed and walked near to Deb. Deb soon felt a peculiar sensation. It was coming from just below her new male waist. Frank’s or now Deb’s organ was definitely getting a hard on. Deb had to admit her former female body was very attractive to men. She had worked several years as an exotic dancer in Florida before meeting Frank at the club. At the club Deb made very good money showing off her very large breasts. Some women would find it degrading, but to Deb it was a good living. Deb thought of how much Frank used to enjoy her 36DD’s but now they were his, and this made Deb chuckle.

" So what are you looking at?" Frank said to Deb, knowing he was fully naked before her. It was also obvious Deb was staring at him.

" Oh nothing." Deb said suppressing a smile. Frank was standing right next to her. Making sure the necklace was on like before, Deb wrapped her arms around Frank and gave him a kiss. Frank fought back at first but Deb didn’t want to stop. Finally Deb relented and released Frank.

" Don’t get carried away." Frank said angrily as he stepped away from Deb. He was still in shock and hoping he would change back immediately.

While Frank sat herself back down on the bed, Deb walked over to the mirror and just stared at her reflection. For five minutes she looked but nothing seemed to be changing.

" Nothing is happening." Frank said and immediately started sobbing again. " I don’t want to be a woman."

" Oh stop being a crybaby." Deb replied. " Half the planet are women and so was I for 24 years. You can get used to it if I can."

" That isn’t funny!" Frank said in anger, stopping his crying for a moment.

" I am sorry." Deb said sincerely. " Maybe there is some kind of delay before we can use it again. We can keep on trying in the meantime."

" But how long will we be like this?" Frank asked. " Tonight? A day? A week? A month? A year? Forever?" After saying forever Frank started crying again. He really felt embarrassed at his crying but he couldn’t control himself.

" We will just have to keep trying till we do." Deb said sitting herself alongside Frank putting an arm around his shoulder but Frank wouldn’t allow it.

" What are we going to do in the meantime?" Frank asked. Deb had gotten herself back up and went over to where Frank’s clothes were and was picking some out.

" We got to act as normally as possible that is for sure." Deb said having picked out some clothing to wear. She quickly put it on. " I would suggest you put on a bra, those breasts have to be awfully uncomfortable."

" Me wear women’s clothes?" Frank said in anger. " No way Jose!"

" You are a woman now and you better accept it." Deb said as Frank scowled back at her. " Your own clothes won’t fit and even if they did you would look silly in them."

Frank had to admit to himself that his breasts were extremely heavy and very uncomfortable but he still couldn’t force himself to put a bra on. Then Deb took one out of the dresser drawer and handed it to him. He just laid it on the bed beside him.

" Your choice." Deb said giving up in frustration for the moment. " If you will excuse me, I need to go pee." Deb walked back to the bathroom and closed the door.

While Deb was inside Frank reluctantly picked up the bra and put her arms through it. He was trying to stretch his arms behind his back to fasten it when Deb emerged from the bathroom.

" Let me help you." Deb said and then fastened the bra for Frank. " Doesn’t it feel a lot better now?"

" Yes it does." Frank said having to admit the truth but the straps seemed to dig into her shoulders quite a bit. Deb then handed Frank a panty which he put on without too much reluctance.

Deb and Frank then sat in the room together mostly in silence. Deb tried to make some small talk but Frank wasn’t wanting to talk. It was an unknown amount of time that they sat in silence till the phone rang. Deb got up and answered it.

" Hello" Deb said. When she heard the voice on the other end she could barely contain her excitement. " Yes Robert, I will be in front of the hotel lobby in 10 minutes. See you soon." Deb hung up the phone.

" Where do you think you are going?" Frank asked.

" To the dinner with your new friend." Deb said as she went to the mirror and combed her hair and put on some aftershave only just before accidentally applying some perfume.

" I was supposed to be going out tonight, not you!" Frank said in more of a screech.

" Well you are certainly in no condition to go out." Deb finished at the bathroom mirror and went over and picked up Frank’s wallet and room key off the desk.

" You can’t leave me here like this." Frank said as he got up off the bed and tried to stop Deb but Deb just brushed him aside.

" You were going to do the same to me." Deb said with a laugh. "Toodles." Deb opened the hotel room door and left. Frank ran to the door and started to go outside when a woman in the parking lot just about had her jaw hit the ground seeing him. Frank quickly realized he was almost naked and went back in the room, locking the door behind him.

 

Deb walked across the parking lot to the hotel lobby. Robert said a car would be coming to pick her up in a few minutes. Deb stayed by the front door till she saw a large black Limousine pull up in the parking lot. The driver got of the front of the car and walked around to Deb.

" Mr. Berger?" The limo driver asked. Deb nodded. The limo driver then opened the rear passenger door and stepped inside the limo.

" Hello cutie." Said a very attractive blonde with what sounded like an Scandinavian accent. There were two other women in the car, but no sign of Robert.

" Hi there." Deb replied taking a look at the 3 beauties in the limo. This might be a fun night after all.

*******

 

Frank watched from behind the hotel room window as the limo picked up Deb and then drove away. There was no way Deb could fake being him, Frank thought. Sooner or later she would trip up and make a fool out of both of them.

Not knowing what else to do Frank sat at the small desk chair that was in the room. What was he supposed to do that night? One thing for sure, he wished to avoid all contact with Tony. Tony used to hit on Deb all the time.

Deb or now Frank’s stomach was starting to make noises, that he was hungry. With a great deal of reluctance Frank went to the closet and picked out a blouse and pair of pants for himself to wear. After putting these on and a pair of tennis shoes, Frank walked out of the hotel room. It was already early evening in the desert and it was starting to get cold. Frank turned around and went back to the room and grabbed Deb’s jacket and left again.

Once outside Frank started across the hotel parking lot to the hotel restaurant. Then Frank heard the sound of a car horn.

" Hey baby, where is Frank?" It was Tony he was driving his Thunderbird.

" He went out with a friend." Frank replied and continued to walk away from the car. Tony asked what friend but Frank refused to elaborate.

"Since you’re all alone how about we go get a bite to eat." Tony asked.

" Well I am not interested, so get lost!" Frank said walking away from the car and turning for the restaurant. Tony just muttered a few obscenities about uptight dames and drove off.

It was Friday night and Fridays were All you can eat Fish Fry at the Hojo restaurant. Deb had to sit uncomfortably next to a young mother and her screaming kid for about 10 minutes till a table was found for her.

While being walked to his table and then afterwards while sitting there Frank could feel the stares men were giving him. It was making him feel very uncomfortable and guilty that he used to do the same for a good looking chic.

It was a busy night at the restaurant, so it took most of an hour for Frank to place his order and eat. While normally he would get a second helping of fish and clams he was barely able to finish the meal the waitress gave him. After paying up Frank left the restaurant and walked back to his hotel room. It was a Friday night but there was little he could do like this. Once inside the room Frank turned on the television and started looking for something good to watch.

 

As the limo headed to Robert’s home, Deb was enjoying chatting with the 3 women in the car. They had introduced themselves as Inga, Cathy and Christine. It also seemed all 3 were aspiring movie stars, and all 3 were very beautiful. Normally Deb would have not the slightest interest in a beautiful woman but in Frank’s body it was totally different. The flirting continued till the car stopped and the driver walked around and opened the door. The 3 women got out of the car first then Deb followed.

They were in front of a very large home, a movie star’s home. Very soon Robert appeared walking down the stairs to greet Frank.

" Welcome Frank to my humble home." Robert said as he shook Deb’s hand. " I see you met the girls."

" Thank you for inviting me over." Deb replied as she followed Robert into the house with Inga on one arm and Christine on the other.

They were soon seated at a large dining table in the main dining room. Robert was seated at one end of the table with Cathy, while Deb sat at the other end with Inge on her left and Cathy on her right.

The food was delicious but Deb could barely keep her mind on the food. It was being drawn to Inga and Christine. Inga and Christine were continuously flirting with her, and she back with them. All along Robert was making small talk but none of it was sinking in. Deb soon found that her organ was as hard as a rock and it wouldn’t go away. By the time the meal was over Deb had also consumed 4 glasses of a fine red wine. She was feeling very giddy by then.

" Well I hope you enjoyed the meal." Robert said seeing that his plan was working very well.

" Yes it was delicious." Deb said her mind barely being able to concentrate.

" I am glad you had a good time." Robert said with a smile on his face. "It’s getting late and I would like to hit the sack. I have a guest house on the property, why don’t you spend the night there."

" Well I don’t know." Deb said thinking of the inconvenience she would cause and Frank back at the hotel room. " I don’t want to be a problem."

" No problem at all." Robert replied. " Inga and Christine can show you to the house." Robert then said good night and Deb was shown to the front door. Once outside she walked to the left and around the corner with Christine on one arm and Inga on the other. It took 2 minutes for them to reach the small cottage. Inga opened the door and they all went inside.

Meanwhile Robert went to his study and dialed a local number. The phone was picked up after 2 rings.

" Everything is going just as planned." Robert told Harry and then hung up the telephone.

 

Frank had been watching television all night and was thoroughly bored. He had taken off the clothes he had worn to the restaurant and taken a shower. Frank always took one every evening to feel fresh. Still Frank wanted to avoid as much eye contact with his body as possible. Then afterwards it was one mindless sitcom after another then a dull drama on television.. After watching the news he turned on the tonight show. Johnny Carson was slightly better. All along Frank thought of Deb and what she was doing and the more the night passed the angrier he got and sometimes he couldn’t avoid crying.

" Where the hell is she?" Frank asked the empty room. It was just after 1 a.m and he was exhausted. He crawled into bed being careful in how he slept. "These damn things are so heavy and uncomfortable." Having turned off the room light, Frank crawled onto his side and tried to go to sleep.

 

Once Deb and the girls were in the guest house, Deb was only thinking of crawling into bed and dozing off. Only Inga and Christine wouldn’t allow her. The girls proceeded to undress Deb and put her in the large tub in the bathroom."

" What are you two planning?" Deb asked through her drunkenness. Frank never had much of a tolerance for liquor and Deb was discovering the same.

" We will give you a bath." Inga said. " Washing every inch of you, very carefully."

" Every inch?" Deb inquired. Inga and Christine were both totally naked by now. Both were very tall lithesome Scandinavian blondes with almost perfect figures. Inga and Christine then joined Deb in the tub.

" Every inch." Christine said seductively as she reached below the water and started to fondle Deb’s organ.

For the next 30 minutes Christine and Inga did exactly that, washing every inch of Deb very thoroughly. They made Deb do absolutely nothing, they were the perfect servants. Once done they all climbed out of the tub and Inga and Christine dried Deb with almost the same precision as they had washed her.

Once done, Deb took the bathrobe that was on the hook behind the bathroom door. All she wanted to do was sleep. Before Deb could crawl into bed Inga and Christine had rejoined her in the bedroom. They were still naked.

" Where do you think you are going?" Inga said with a pout.

" To sleep." Deb replied.

" No time for sleep." Inga said. " It’s time for play." Inga then removed Deb’s bathrobe as they made Deb climb into bed with Christine and Inga following.

 

Frank was awoken by the small portable alarm clock. It read 7:15. Frank felt so weird at first then he looked down at himself remembering the events of the last day. Frank also noticed that Deb was still not back to the hotel room.

" Where the hell is she?" Frank said out loud. He was still angry over the events of yesterday and now he was beginning to worry if something happened to Deb. If so he may never get back to normal.

Frank climbed out of the bed and headed towards the bathroom. He looked in the mirror and to no surprise he still saw Deb’s reflection. Then Frank walked into the bathroom lowering himself onto the toilet. Immediately he began to urinate. Something else drew his immediate attention.

" Oh that is just great, I’m having Deb’s period!" Frank said thinking if anything else could go wrong as he saw a big spot of blood in the panty he was wearing. . He had feeling the strangest things from his stomach or chest and now concluded he was having cramps. This only worsened Frank’s mood. Once done with the toilet Frank went to where Deb kept some sanitary napkins and placed one in his panty. The idea of his needing one made him feel sick.

In the next 20 minutes Frank took a shower and dried off. Once done he found another of Deb’s blouses and a set of jeans to wear. He took a look at himself in the mirror for a moment thinking he looked fine. He had no intention of applying any makeup, he didn’t know how to in any case.

Frank left the hotel room and walked to the restaurant. Once seated he ordered some pancakes and started to read the local newspaper.

" Hi there." Tony took the seat across the booth from Frank. " Where is Frank?"

Frank was in no mood to talk but thought he better explain. So Frank explained about Robert’s invitation to his home, leaving out the part about how they switched bodies at first.

" He’s got a 10 am start time, he better show up or your both in trouble." Tony said but Frank ignored his threats. There were bigger things on his chest or mind.

After finishing breakfast Frank returned to the hotel room. Once inside the tears began again. He was genuinely worried now and scared. He didn’t want to be a woman the rest of his life.

 

Deb woke up with the most colossal headache. She quickly recalled the previous evening and how she had participated in a long sexual orgy with Inga and Christine. She was hungover in more ways than one from the previous night’s escapades. Then she noted the time the alarm clock read.

" Oh shit, I’m in big trouble now." The clock read just past 9:30. Deb jumped out of the bed and quickly located her clothes. There were no signs of either Christine or Inga and Deb didn’t care. She knew she needed to get to the golf course right away. But first she would have to go back to the hotel and be confronted by Frank.

Once dressed Frank, ran out the front door and headed in the direction of Robert’s home. He quickly saw the same limo and driver were waiting out front.

" Mr. Berger, I have been instructed to take you back to your hotel." The driver said. Deb quickly jumped in the back seat and the car took off down the road.

In 10 minutes they were back at the hotel and the driver let Deb out. Deb ran to the room and opened the door.

" What the hell have you been doing and where have you been?" Frank said as Deb entered the room. Deb thinking she had no time to explain just headed immediately to the bathroom and started removing her clothes while Frank yelled at her.

" You left me here all night by myself and you won’t even bother to explain yourself." Frank said continuing to yell. " We need to try to switch back now, I’m having your damn period!"

" No time, No time." Deb said as she finished getting dressed and looked at her reflection in the mirror. She looked like hell that was sure. So did Frank she thought, he hadn’t taken much care in preparing himself like most men.

Frank’s yelling only continued. " What you mean you’re going to play golf today? No fucking way, I am the golfer not you! What am I supposed to do, gossip with all the country club wives?"

Deb’s headache and hangover were not being helped by Frank’s constant yelling and complaining. She quickly checked the golf bag to make sure it was ok, then took the necklace and placed it in one of the bag’s compartments. By this time there was a knocking at the door.

"Stop the moaning Frank, we got to go now!" Deb picked up the golf bag and opened the door, outside was Tony. Tony wanted an immediate explanation but Deb insisted they had to hurry to the course. Tony opened the trunk of his car and Deb place the golf bag inside it. Then Deb and Tony took seats in the front of the car while a very angry and reluctant Frank climbed in the back. Then Tony started up the car and they headed off for the country club.

 

Tony drove as quick as the speed limits allowed on the way to the club. What he wished he could do was shut Deb up. She continued to yell at Frank for what he did the previous night. Heck Frank probably got himself laid, Tony always likeda good lay. What was so unreal about the conversation was some of the things Deb was saying about it was supposed to be her playing golf not Frank, something about some necklace and Deb having Frank’s period. This made absolutely no sense to Tony, just a whining female he thought.

The car pulled up by the caddy station and Deb immediately jumped out of the car. Tony got out of the car and opened the trunk while Deb removed the golf clubs.

" I see you finally made it." It was Robert he was walking up to the caddy station. " I know the starter here, he is a good friend. We can tee off in five minutes."

Shit no time to warm up Deb thought to herself. She had never swung a golf club in this body but she did know how to play the game. A caddy picked up Deb’s bag and they all headed to the 1^st tee.

" So what am I supposed to do while you play golf?" Frank asked.

" You could go shopping like I do." Deb said back sarcastically which got a scowl from Frank. " Or you can go in the clubhouse and talk with the other ladies. No women are allowed on this course except on Wednesdays."

Deb, Tony and Robert continued to the first tee while Frank just stood there. Not knowing what else to do he headed for the clubhouse.

 

At the first tee Harry and Deb shook hands. Tony and Robert were not playing but were just tagging along watching the match. Robert and Tony went over the match terms one last time before play. After a coin flip which Harry won, he teed up the golf ball. Harry took a few practice swings and then hit the ball straight down the middle of the fairway.

Deb then got on the tee placing the ball and took a few practice swings. Deb then swung the club. Unfortunately it was a duck hook, the ball started left and kept going left heading towards where some homes were. It looked like it may be out of bounds

" Son, you better hit a provisional, that looks to be OB." Harry said.

Deb was disgusted with her first shot but took another ball out of her bag. This she hit better, but not great either. It missed the fairway landing in the left rough. After this Harry, Deb, Tony and Robert plus 2 caddies headed down the fairway.

" What do you call that tee shot?" Tony asked Deb. He had never seen such a bad hook in his life.

" First tee jitters." Deb replied. " I will be ok."

" You better be." Was all that Tony said back. At $500 a hole this match could get expensive Tony thought to himself.

The first shot did land out of bounds so Deb picked it up and went to her 2^nd tee shot. She hit that into the front bunker while Harry placed his second shot on the green in 2. Deb was already hitting 5 and Harry was putting from 25 feet in 2. Deb decided to concede the hole, they were playing match play.

" Better luck next hole." Harry said barely concealing a smile. Their plan looked to be working perfectly.

 

Frank had retired to the clubhouse dining room to wait for Deb and Tony. He really hated having to wait and his menstrual cramps didn’t improve his attitude either.

Once seated Frank ordered a cup of coffee and rolls. There were other women in the dining room and they were gossiping away about many things. Their husbands, their kids, their recent face lifts. The talk was driving Frank insane. Do these women have any kind of life? Or do they have nothing better to do?

 

The 2^nd hole was not much better for Deb. Again she hooked her tee shot way left, but not OB this time. But it was up against a palm tree and left her only one shot out sideways back to the fairway.

Deb was walking up the fairway by herself, she preferred to distance herself from Tony who she knew was fuming. The problem was that Deb wasn’t used to playing golf in this body, it was totally different in how it was balanced. This was playing havoc with her swing.

" Just concentrate, you can do it." Deb said to herself. Her 3^rd shot landed on the green but rolled off the back and down the hill. While Harry put another fine shot on the green 15 feet from the hole. Deb hit her 4^th shot on the green but the ball rolled 20 feet past the cup. Harry then lagged his putt to 6 inches. Deb conceded the hole to Harry. 2 holes played, 2 lost, and Tony was already down $1,000.

The next two holes went better for Deb she played the 3^rd in par 3 matching Harry’s score. On the par 4 4^th Deb made a long birdie putt to Harry’s par on the par 5. Since Harry was a 5 handicap he got a stroke on the hole. So the 3^rd and 4^th holes were split.

This buoyed Tony’s spirits. Maybe Frank is finally shaping up. Tony decided to see Robert.

" How about changing the bets, $1000 a hole?" Tony asked Robert as they watched Deb and Harry tee off.

" Let me check with my partner." Robert checked with Harry and Harry nodded. " You’re on."

They split the 5^th hole but on the 6^th Harry made a birdie to Deb’s par and Harry was now 3 up. Things only got worse on 7 and 8. Deb was fighting the same pull hook she displayed on the first tee and hit another ball OB on 7 and had an unplayable on hole 8. This gave Harry 5 holes in 8 played or $4000 ahead.

By this time Deb was totally avoiding Tony while walking the fairways. The mood he was in was apparent. Deb just couldn’t stay balanced during her swing. Well the hangover she still had and last night’s escapades weren’t helping either.

The 9^th hole was won by Deb which buoyed Tony some. He decided to approach Robert again about the terms. It was changed now to $2000 a hole.

Like a gambler who was losing, Tony was making the mistake of betting even more money when you’re down. He would learn to regret this move.

 

Frank continued to sit and wait in the dining room. Things had improved slightly. Another golfer’s wife named Janice came and sat with her. Frank and Janice had a pretty good conversation for about an hour. Not silly gossiping, but chatting about various topics, politics, some sports. Janice was a college graduate and just discovered she was pregnant.

" At least she is one hot dame." Frank thought to himself. He really wished he was male, he could really enjoy getting to know Janice in the biblical sense. Heck maybe they should just go back to hotel and screw one another like a couple of dykes. Frank daydreamed of doing this but that was it.

Frank could see Deb’s group pass the clubhouse on the way to the 10^th tee. He wondered how the match was going.

 

The entire back 9 was a disaster for Deb and Tony. Wild tee shots cost Deb the 10^th and 12^th holes while Deb got buried in a sand trap on 13 that flew over the green when she tried to play it out.

Tony’s mood became surlier by the hole. Harry’s handicap allowed him to win both the 15^th and 18^th holes. When play was totally concluded, Tony was out $13,000. When the match was over Deb headed to the clubhouse while Tony completed the business transaction.

Tony took a large wad of bills out of his pocket and counted out $100 dollar bills totaling 9300 and handed it to Robert.

" I can pay you the rest on Monday." Tony said mentioning a few club members who could vouch for his integrity.

" We trust you Tony." Harry said. " Just put the remainder in a envelope and give it to the starter when you have it." Harry and Robert were leaving town Sunday night and wouldn’t be around. The club starter was a close friend of theirs and could be trusted. Tony agreed then quickly left.

 

Frank had seen Deb and Tony arrive back at the clubhouse and walked outside to greet Deb.

" How did the match go?" Frank asked.

" Not well." Deb said then explained what happened during the match. Instantly Frank started chewing her out about how this wouldn’t have happened if he had played and how he had to endure those damned Country club wives all day. Deb picked up the golf bag and headed to the clubhouse, he couldn’t stand Frank’s whining anymore.

About 10 minutes later Deb emerged from the clubhouse. Deb and Tony were standing together waiting for her.

" We are going to have a very serious talk tonight. You both better contemplate what you want to do next, I lost $13,000 today and I am pissed off!" Tony said as they headed to their car.

The car ride was totally done in silence, no one wanted to talk. Frank was only thinking about getting back to being himself. He really hoped the necklace would work again.

Once at the hotel, they all got out of the car and Deb took the clubs out of the trunk

" I don’t know what you are doing or care." Tony said sarcastically " But I’m going out and getting very drunk." Tony then climbed back in his car and drove off.

Once in the room, Deb headed straight to the bathroom she had to pee immediately. While Deb was taking care of this, Frank went to the golf bag and opened the side compartment for the necklace. He stuck his hand in and felt around. The Necklace was gone!

A loud screeching yell could be heard from room 133 right afterwards.

 

Back at the clubhouse Harry and Robert were having a drink in the dining room while they counted out the money for each other.

" That is 6,000 for me and 3,000 for you." Robert said as he placed the money in two piles.

" Why are you getting 6,000?" Harry said. " I’m the one who beat the kid."

" It was my idea, my home, I got the girls and booze." Robert replied but Harry grabbed the money and redistributed it 50-50.

" It was always 50-50." Before Robert could protest Inga had walked up to their table.

" Mr. Hope, you won’t be needing me tonight again." Inga asked Robert or Bob Hope and Harry or Bing Crosby.

" No Inga, but thanks for the help last night." Bob Hope said then a clubhouse worker walked up to their table.

" Mr. Hope, Mr. Crosby, those gentleman who you played golf with dropped this in the clubhouse." The worker placed the necklace on the table. " Maybe you can see that your friends get it back." Then the worked walked out of the dining room.

" Looks like a worthless piece of junk." Bing Crosby said as he examined it. " What should we do with it?"

" I don’t know." Bob Hope said and then thought for a moment. " Inga, how would you like this necklace?"

" Why thank you Mr. Hope." Inga bent down and gave Bob Hope a big kiss, she was excited to get the necklace. Inga then placed the necklace in her purse and left the dining room.

" That sure was worth more than your Academy award." Bob Hope said and then he Bing went back to talking about the match and how they had out hustled a hustler.

" A sucker is born every day." Bing Crosby said as he sipped his martini.

 

Los Angeles Times December 30, 1971. Police still baffled by actresses’ death.

By Harry Crawford

Los Angeles Times Staff writer

 

Police reported today that they are still clueless as to why Inga Herrstrom, 23 and aspiring movie actress died last week after running out into traffic on busy Wilshire Blvd.

Police have interviewed many witnesses and are no further along in their investigation than the day the accident occurred.

" It’s a complete mystery." Said Sgt. Lawrence Hornsby of the Santa Monica police.

It was December 23^rd that Miss Herrstrom who was staying at the Park Place Hotel on Wilshire Blvd ran from her hotel room in ragged clothing and out into the busy traffic of Wilshire Blvd. There Miss Herrstrom was struck by a truck. She was declared dead on the scene.

After interviewing hotel employees and other witnesses, the police are no closer to discovering why Miss Herrstrom suddenly ran out of her room yelling before running out of the hotel to her death.

Police are also holding Miss Francessca Lopez, 28 . Miss Lopez was in Miss Herrstrom’s room at the time of the incident working as a hotel maid. While Miss Lopez is not being charged in the case, it was discovered she was an illegal immigrant from Mexico. She was turned over to INS authorities who have begun deportation proceedings.

The police were also totally baffled by Miss Lopez behavior after the accident. The hotel maid kept insisting she was really Miss Herrstrom. She even spoke some Swedish in an effort to prove it. Even more bizarre was that she was wearing some of Miss Herrstrom’s clothes at the time of the accident.

"It’s just totally baffling this entire incident." Said Sgt Hornsby.

A memorial service was held yesterday in Santa Monica for Miss Herrstrom. It was attended by many Hollywood celebrities including her co-star Bob Hope, they had made a film together in 1970.

" It was very sad what happened." Bob Hope said to reporters. " Inga had made many friends since coming to Los Angeles, myself included."

With no more clues or people to be interviewed police will be closing the file on Herrstrom’s death as an accident. It will go down as one of the most mysterious deaths in the history of Hollywood.

 

The End.

 

 

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