Distrust – A Life Altering Noun

by SparkyX

  

Chapter 1: The Premise

 

Hello, my name is Josh and I was a 33 year old architect, at least that is what I can recall from what memories I can still pull together. You see, about 2 years ago, I had an experience that dramatically impacted my life, as I knew it. My wife Sarah and I were going through some hard times. We were only married for a few years when things started to go downhill. Counseling didn't seem to do any good and we started to drift further and further apart. Every night, Sarah would meet her friend Julie at our home and go for an evening exercise stroll. Upon her return, I could hear them giggling and chatting as they walked up the path. As soon as they entered the house, all the chatter would stop. It was quite obvious that Sarah enjoyed her walks with Julie because the laughter and camaraderie that occurred when the two of them were together were reminiscent of two schoolgirls hangin' out together. Once back inside with just me, she never had much to say…oh what I would have given to ease drop on their conversations during their walks together!

Sarah was approximately 2 years younger then me and was employed as a secretary at a small legal firm. She stood at about 5' 3" and had a bit of a weight issue, but it was nothing dramatic. Myself being 6' tall made a simple kiss and a hug a back breaking issue unless she stood on a step to help us almost see eye to eye. She had blonde shoulder length hair, blue eyes and a fair complexion. She was well educated, had a lot of friends and a successful career. Then one week she informed me that she was flying out to the west coast for a company-training seminar. I was a little suspicious, as her employer had never sent her for any kind of training before. I suspected there might be some sort of affair going on, perhaps with someone she met on-line. You know these are the kinds of things that she would have discussed with her friend Julie during those long evening strolls…if only there was a way to tap that resource!

 

That evening, Sarah came home from the office, packed her suitcase, gave me a peck on the cheek and said "see you in a week!" Out the door she went without even leaving a phone number where I could reach her. I wasn't sure what was going on, but it was getting to the point where I didn't care anymore. The next morning, nosiness got the best of me and I called her office and spoke to her friend Becky. I asked Becky where they were sending her and how could I get in touch with her. Becky exclaimed, "Sarah took a week's vacation!" I hung up the phone with the greatest feeling of deception and fear that I have ever encountered.

 

Chapter 2: An Impossible Offer

 

That night I was watching my favorite television show when the doorbell rang. It was Becky from the office. "I noticed that you seemed a bit upset when you called in today." "Yes I was," I told her as I invited her in to sit down. Becky told me " to be honest, I don't know where she was going or why…she never mentioned it to me until the day she left." I told her that I was certain wherever she went, her walking buddy Julie knew all about it. Becky asked if I had said anything to Julie and I explained to her that we really didn't get along. Becky looked me straight in the eyes and said "I know this is going to sound totally crazy, but I know how you can get the information you seek from Julie. All you have to do is take a walk with her "as" your wife and strike up a conversation." I honestly didn't have a clue what that statement meant!! Becky grinned and said "trust me, I can make you look like, act like and sound just like Sarah. Then you can simply go on a walk with Julie and ask her anything you want to!" "This is ludicrous!" I thought to myself, but I just laughed out loud to Becky. Was this yet another friend of Sarah's who wanted to make an ass out of me?? But thinking, "it's not scientifically possible", I said…."Go ahead! Tell me what to do!"

Becky smiled at me and said "Great! Let's get started…first off you need to acquire a number of her items. You'll want to find as many of Sarah's things as you can because the more you find, the greater chance you have of pulling this off." She instructed me to get Sarah's clothing and jewelry. The even stranger part is that I had to pull Sarah's clothing from the laundry hamper that she had worn within the past 24 hours. So I gathered up the exact outfit Sarah had worn last evening, which was a black turtleneck, a pair of blue jeans, black socks, a pair of black ankle boots and her bra and panties. I also gathered a necklace and her engagement ring (which she hasn't worn in ages.) Becky said, "Now go back into the bedroom and remove your clothing and put on Sarah's." I gave her a wicked look and said "How?? First off, I'm almost a foot taller than Sarah… her clothes wont fit me!" Becky said, "Just get on as much as you can. You don't need to look presentable…you just need to have her clothing in contact with your body."

OK, this was getting freaky, but I was curious so I played along. I removed my clothing and slipped on Sarah's underwear. They fit as best as they could and since I didn't have a waistline quite her size, I wasn't too restricted. I had trouble with her C sized bra because there wasn't anything to fill it, but again, it fit without being too tight. I then pulled her black turtleneck sweater over my head and my nose was filled with the smell of her perfume, which gave me a bit of an erection. That's the smell I have always associated with her. The sweater was snug and didn't really come down to my waistline and the sleeves were a bit short. I then proceeded with her black socks, which fit ok and then pulled on her jeans. I found that with a deep breath, I was able to button and zip up her jeans without too much discomfort. Her black ankle boots were going to be a challenge. They were a size 7 and I wore a men's size 10. I was able to press my feet into the boots with a bit of pain but I couldn't budge the zipper on either boot. When I stood up, the hem of her jeans were about 1 & ½ inches from the top of the boot…but oh well…Becky said I didn't have to look good!

 

Chapter 3: A Changing Experience

I walked out into the family room where Becky was waiting. "See, I knew you could get yourself into that stuff!" she said with a wink. "Now come over here to the mirror." Becky explained that just by wearing Sarah's clothing and having a great enough desire to become her, science would take a back seat to the unexplainable and a transformation would occur. However, it requires total concentration and my ability to be in contact with as much of Sarah's personal items as possible. Becky took Sarah's necklace and placed it around my neck. Becky then asked, "Did you get any earrings?" I told her that I did not because what good would they do? She went in the bedroom and grabbed a pair from Sarah's jewelry box, stuck two pennies and a paper clip on each of my earlobes to stop the blood flow, and then jammed them straight through and attached the backs. It hurt like hell but I had Sarah's earrings on now.

Now I was getting upset because I didn't want to have my ears pierced for crying out loud! "This little game has gone far enough" I exclaimed. But Becky calmed me down and got me to once again focus on the mirror. I still had Sarah's engagement ring in my hand and asked Becky what I should do with it…my hands were much larger than Sarah's and I couldn't even slip it half way down my finger. Becky explained that the ring was the key to this entire process. "OK, you need to be in contact with as many of Sarah's personal items as possible in order to become her, but once the transformation is complete, it takes an enormous amount of energy to remain in Sarah's form. This is where her ring comes into play. Once you have completely changed forms, you can slip on the ring and it will allow you to remain as Sarah regardless of what items you are wearing. Without the ring, you would change back into yourself in a matter of minutes without something to hold you to Sarah's form. The ring can only fit Sarah's finger, not yours. Therefore once you apply the ring to Sarah's finger, it will not allow your hand to expand back to its original size and will force the rest of your body to follow suit. Does that make sense?" "Holy cow!" I thought to myself! This was turning into science fiction!

I stood in front of the full-length mirror and stared into my own eyes. Becky said, "Now as you look into your own eyes, imagine you are looking deep into Sarah's. Imagine you are looking at her just as you had seen her last night. Picture her face in the greatest detail." I did this for five minutes and all I saw was myself in clothes that didn't fit, looking back. I felt like a fool and told Becky the same. She thought that perhaps I didn't have enough of Sarah's items on my body. "You see, things that she has worn contains millions of her cells and that is what helps reprogram your DNA structure." Becky explained, "Doesn't Sarah wear contacts?" "Well actually she does. I saw them on the counter in the bathroom." I said. "The human eye is one of the most sensitive parts of the body and one of the easiest places to transfer germs and bacteria. Get her contacts and put them in!" Becky ordered. I told her I didn't know how to put in a contact because I've never done it before. We went into the bathroom where Becky placed the left contact on her fingertip and had me sit down and tilt my head back. She held my left eye open, told me to look up and then touched my eyeball. It started to sting quite a bit, but before I could complain, she held open my right eyelid and touched that eyeball. I blinked numerous times as I felt the small film coverings move around on my eyes. Becky said, "Open your eyes and look here." As I did, she applied drops to ease the burning sensation. I kept my eyes closed until I felt the shifting stop as the lenses locked into place upon my eyeballs. I opened my eyes and looked at Becky. She was very blurry! What an experience to have your vision all distorted without physically having anything in front of your eyes! I had to strain like crazy to see through Sarah's contacts, but the longer I wore them, the more my eyes started to adjust. Becky asked, "Are you starting to see things in focus?" I told her, "A little bit" and that was starting to concern me. She said, "Now it has started. Go to the mirror and repeat what you did earlier."

I stood in front of the mirror but this time I couldn't see myself as well because I just couldn't keep focus. I got right up to the mirror and touched my nose to the glass. I could now see into my own eyes and noticed they had a hint of blue color and suddenly things took off. My body tingled as though it had fallen asleep. I took a step or two back and noticed that as my vision continued to get clearer, my eyes became a much deeper blue. I noticed my skin had turned a pasty white and my heart rate doubled as I began to panic. My short hair started to change from the root to the tip from a dark brown to light blonde, then it started to grow at a rate of about one inch per ten seconds. I looked down and saw the cuffs of Sarah's jeans moving down my ankles to rest on top of her boots. My feet were suddenly less painful as I was able to wiggle my toes. Becky quickly reached down and pulled the zippers closed on each of the boots. As I looked back up, I saw the turtleneck sweater's bottom surpassing the button and zipper on the jeans. I was shrinking; there was no question about it! I started to feel a bit top heavy as I watched breasts fill in the bra like pouring Jell-O into a mold. Then my balance shifted as my hips widened and my small potbelly seemed to drop down below my waistline. The bulge in my pants began to flatten out; I had a good idea what was happening down there! I kept getting something in my mouth and then realized it was hair. My hair had grown to my shoulders…it was blonde, wavy and shiny. I watched as my face began to reshape itself. My nose grew proportionately smaller and my face became shorter and rounder. My eyebrows lightened and thinned and took on an arched shape. I touched my face and noticed my hands were one-fourth the size they used to be. I saw fingernails that were perfectly shaped that extended a quarter of an inch past the tips of my fingers. Then everything sort of stopped. I stood there in complete amazement as I looked at Sarah…and Sarah looked with complete amazement right back at me. I turned to look at Becky and said, "Holy shit! I can't believe this!! This is freaking me out, I want to change back!"

Becky said, "You're not done yet! You'll know your transformation is complete when you hear Sarah's voice". I looked back into the mirror and said," Well how long will…." And then I began to cough like a smoker. As I tried to speak, I felt my throat tighten as though someone had his or her hands around it. As my throat got tighter, the pitch of my cough started to rise until suddenly I heard a cough that sounded like Sarah when she had a cold. Becky handed me a glass of water, which I took a sip and said, "thank you!" But that "thank you" was in Sarah's voice. I stood paralyzed in fear as I looked at the woman I had become. I was Sarah!! I was now 5' 3" tall and I could see my deep blue eyes clear as a bell. I took my fingers and ran them through my soft, silky hair while giving it a slight tug to make sure it was really attached. Becky grabbed my hand and said, "Congratulations Sarah!" and she took the engagement ring and placed it upon my finger. I felt a zap of energy like a static discharge throughout my entire body.

 

Chapter 4: Was it Worth It?

 

I still didn't know how to react. I stood there lost in a daze staring at the mirror while my wife stared back at me. Becky grabbed me and gave me a big hug. I realized I was always taller than Becky, but now my eyes were right about level with her nose. It was a weird sensation being shorter than her. She asked, "So how does it feel?" I though for a moment and then answered, "I'm not sure! I didn't expect that it would be possible. I need to sit down!" Becky explained to me that now that I was Sarah, my mind would fill with unusual thoughts. She also said I needed to keep the ring on in order to remain the way I was. "Now that the change is complete, you can take off anything you want, you can even get naked and you'll remain Sarah for as long as you wear your ring. But know that this is only temporary and you only have 24 hours to find out what you want to know. If you continue to wear the ring for more than 24 hours, your DNA will have reassigned itself to Sarah's and you wont be able to change back! I don't know why, but you can only do this type of change once in your life, so don't be foolish!" Becky cautioned. She suggested I give Julie a call to see if she wanted to go for a walk. I asked her "well if I'm going to develop Sarah's thought patterns, wont I know for myself whether I was being cheated on or not?" Becky said in order for me to delve that deep into Sarah's mind would go way beyond the 24-hour period. She said she needed to leave so I asked her for a final favor before she left. "My contacts are really bothering my eyes. Can you help me get them out?" Becky generously helped me remove the contacts from my eyes and returned them to their case. I was blind as a bat! I thought Sarah must really have bad vision! I knew she kept her spare glasses in the nightstand so I grabbed them and put them on. Once again, all was clear. I had a lot to get used to….everything was higher up, hair kept getting in my face, having fingernails added a new dimension to picking things up, and dare I even tackle make-up?

Becky left the house and I went straight to the phone and called Julie. She answered and I said "Hi Julie, it's Sarah! You up for a walk?" Julie said, "Sarah? I thought you went to California!" I had to make up something quick and told her plans were changed at the last minute. She said she would love to walk and would be over in about half an hour. I went in the bedroom and started to strip out of my clothing. Seeing Sarah naked was nothing new to my eyes, but touching her breasts and feeling it sure was! I had to take a few minutes to lie down on the bed and pleasure myself by doing things I knew she liked. It's not every day you get to intimately experience what it's like to be the person you've made love to for years. But the clock was ticking and Julie would soon arrive. I went to Sarah's closet and grabbed her blue yoga pants with the black stripe, her black Nike hooded sweatshirt and her size 7 purple and silver Nike cross-trainers. I slipped into a sports bra and then the rest of the articles. Everything fit perfectly; in fact they were even a bit baggy. I pulled my hair back into a ponytail and went back into the living room and turned on the TV. I had realized that I had switched to Sarah's favorite network verses the station I normally would watch. But for some reason, I didn't want to watch my old shows…I was more interested in Sarah's program. The doorbell rang and Julie left herself in as she always did. "What's up girlfriend!?" she said with an enthusiastic smile. I felt excited to see her too and I honestly never even liked her. She gave me a big hug and I noticed even SHE was taller than me! "Is Josh out?" she asked. I relied "yeah, he had to go into the office and take care of some issues." "Well let's go!" she said eagerly. I was very self-conscious about walking outside in girl's exercise clothes, but then I realized I had nothing to fear, I was legit. It was a brisk 48 degrees and I began to feel my nipples harden, yep…that was new too!

The first thing out of Julie's mouth was "so, you were really looking forward to that seminar! Are you upset you didn't get to go? After all, this would have been a big promotion for you!" I said, "Well, you know how things can be! And Rachel needed someone to take care of the Lawrence case." What the hell? Who was Rachel and what was the Lawrence case? I heard things come out of my mouth that I really knew nothing about. Then Julie summed up everything I needed to hear! "I know Josh is going to be so proud of you after you get your promotion. I would just die to go on that romantic cruise you're taking him on with your bonus check!" Well let me tell ya, if I didn't feel small before, I certainly did now! As Julie went on and on about Josh, I realized just how much Sarah loved him. She wasn't cheating at all, she was just putting everything she had into her career so they could have a better life! We were passing a local bar and I told Julie "I need to get a drink!" We sat in the bar for a few hours and I ended up consuming a bit too much. I felt so bad that Julie helped me get home and made sure I got into bed.

The next morning the alarm went off, and without even thinking, I jumped out of bed and went the closet. I put on a pair of nylons, my black business suit and black heels. A quick stop at the bathroom, I applied my make-up like I'd been doing it for years. There was no time to get my contacts in so I grabbed my glasses and headed off to the office. When I arrived, Rachel looked at me in a perplexing manor, "What are you doing here!? Didn't you go to the LA Paralegal Convention?" I looked at her with a blank stare and realized that Sarah's mind was taking over. I thought to myself "I gotta get back home and pick-up my life as Josh where I left off!" I ran out of the office and got back in my car. During the ride home, I started remembering things about our wedding that I really didn't notice before. I got all tingly thinking about our honeymoon night and then started thinking about our first kiss. I felt a soft glow inside and I started to cry.

I got home and sat down on the couch for a few minutes and then proceeded to remove my engagement ring. I went to the mirror and noticed nothing was happening. I was still dressed in my business suit so I thought perhaps the clothing was keeping me as Sarah. So I went and grabbed Josh's clothes and slipped them on, they were REALLY baggy! I went back to the mirror and again, nothing happened. Just then the telephone rang…it was Becky. I said "Hello?" She said "SARAH!? Please tell me that's not you!!" I said, "Well yes it is. I just tried to change back to Josh and nothing is happening. What's going on?" Becky said my 24 hours were up one hour ago, I thought I had until 1 pm to undo the transformation, but the original change occurred at noon. You would think that for such a crucial time in my life, I would have paid more attention, but Sarah was never good at keeping on schedule. Becky said "I'll be over!" I went into the bedroom and undressed from Josh's clothes and put my walking outfit back on. I went out to the couch and started to cry. Becky came in and rushed over to comfort me. "I'm sorry this ended up like this for you!" I looked at her with tears streaming down my face and said, "You know what really bothers me? I love Josh so much and I'm never going to see him again!" Becky said "Oh my, you actually have become Sarah in body and mind haven't you!?" She then proceeded to tell me "you know what? I should have never talked you into this, for my real name is Jeff and Becky was a great friend of mine for many years. I wanted to be a girl so bad, but not just any girl, I wanted to be Becky…she was everything I thought a girl should be. I read in a medical journal where studies were conducted that a physical transformation could occur using dead skin cells. I snuck into Becky's room and did everything you did and low and behold, I became Becky! I didn't realize there was a time limit and the change became permanent. Within 3 days I had totally become Becky in every sense of her being and have been that way for over 5 years." I asked "Well what about the original Becky and Sarah? Aren't there two of each of us out there now!?" Becky said, "I don't know what happens to them, but I guarantee Sarah won't come home from LA because you're already here. "Well what about Josh? He just can't disappear! He's got friends, a family and a job….and me!" Becky shrugged her shoulders and said, " You'll have to report him as missing and the case will never be solved. If you tell anyone that you used to be Josh, you'd be locked away in an insane asylum."

So that brings me back to today. It's been two years since I became Sarah and I have advanced in my field at the law firm. I've been dating a guy that I love very much and still have nightly walks with Julie. But only Becky and myself know what transpired that one cold October evening. I find it hard to remember much of anything about Josh, All I really remember is that for 5 years I was married to Josh and though we had our issues, it was a great relationship. I know how much he loved me. And had I not had such distrust in the first place, I would still be the guy I was born as. But instead, I sit here writing in a diary in my office looking as beautiful as the day I remember marrying him. But beyond that, I don't recall anything of Josh beyond our first date. I miss him a lot and will always remember him.

 

THE END

  

  

  

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