The sound of a heavy-metal band in your room rattles your brain from a dream of cleaning houses as Jess waiting to change back into your own body. You wildly swing at the sound coming from your nightstand and silence it. The phone's screen glows slowly into focus as you pull it over and squint at it with barely enough consciousness to recognize the number.
"Je-Jess," you sputter through your dry mouth and throat. "It's the middle of the night."
"It's way past sunrise, sleepy head, and I've got exciting news for you. I've arranged for that one-on-one with Melissa you've wanted so you can find out more about her and see if you're compatible."
Melissa O'Mara is a redhead from across town that was in one of the pictures Jess took on a school exchange day she had gone on to your rival school. Your mind snaps to attention at the words remembering the picture.
You've been bugging Jess to tell you about her, but Jess would just shrug it off saying she doesn't really know anything about her. Still you would dream about going on a date with her and occasionally ask Jess to contact her to set something up.
Suddenly your mouth becomes moist, and you quickly ask, "Yeah. When?"
"The only time she can meet is this morning, but I know you're not a morning person, and it would take you forever to get across town. So, Tag, you're it."
Instantly the cozy dimness of your room is replaced by bright light, although it is filtered through something in front of your eyes. You recognize that they are sunglasses and that you are now sitting at a small outside table with a cup of coffee and looking down the sidewalk watching Melissa walk towards you with a smile on her face.
"Have fun. See you in an hour, Jess. Make sure you put in good words about me," you hear your own voice from the phone you're holding just before the line disconnects.
It's then you realize that Jess has set you up as her to meet with Melissa, and there's no time to hide. You start to panic and almost scream into the phone even though no one is there. Melissa is almost here. The only thing you can do is go through with it pretending to be Jess and finding out all you can as well as set yourself up with her before Jess brings your body in an hour.
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