Be careful what you wish for. Oh, and don't go into one of those dusty shops. The type of shop that wasn't there yesterday. The type of shop with all sorts of strange old things on the shelves. The type of shop that even though it wasn't there yesterday has at the same time been there for years! And if you do go in, don't buy anything!
My adventure started when I made the mistake of entering such a shop. The woman behind the counter looked about five hundred years old and more dusty even than her stock. I could feel her eyes on me as I looked at the junk. I swear whole species of spider had evolved, thrived and died out in this shop! I turned and was heading for the door when I saw a little box, it was nicely made and it had a little brass handle on the front. I picked it up,
"How much?" The old crone glared at me and I nearly put it back down again.
"Five pounds." Her voice sounded unused and croaky, but her blue eyes glared at me from under her shock of hair. I decided she wouldn't be open to negotiation and handed over a fiver, before running out of the shop. I put the box in my pocket and forgot about it.
It wasn't until I got home that I remembered the box, and got it out of my jacket pocket. It was really well made and looked old, a highly polished wood with brass inlay and a marquetry inlaid symbol on the top. I tried to open the lid but it was stuck. I looked for a keyhole or a catch but I couldn't see anything. I turned it around and around and heard a click. The lid flipped open and a cloud of powder covered me. I coughed and choked, my throat and mouth dry. My eyes itching. I headed for the bathroom, drinking a glass of water and washing my face of the powder. It left a red mark wherever it had touched my skin. I should have known, anything from that shop was going to be rubbish. I went to bed.
I guess I should be honest here, tell you about the man who went to bed that Friday night. I was in my fifties, a little overweight, hair thinning, a little short sighted. I wasn't very fit either. I went to sleep and didn't wake up until Sunday. My sheets were drenched and covered in some slimy excretion. I got to my feet, my whole body aching. I put my glasses on, blinked, everything was blurry so I took them off. I went into the bathroom and took a shower. Everything felt different, my body under the soap hard, my arms thicker. I seemed to have more hair, and had to go back for more shampoo. I lathered down and ... what the fuck! My penis was heavy, I mean really heavy, I had always been average down below, but this was ... a lot larger!
My clothes felt too big around the waist and too tight around my chest. I finally looked in a mirror, something I usually avoid. It was me that looked back, but me thirty years ago, and me who had been seriously working out. My hair was long and it shone, I looked at myself impressed. What had happened? Was I dreaming, hallucinating?
I left the house leaving my glasses beside my bed. Instead of my usual slightly sweaty, slightly breathless progress I found myself striding down the road, muscles moving smoothly, I broke into a run and it felt good. I jogged into town and decided to go along with the hallucination and buy some new clothes. I went into the type of shop I hadn't entered for years, one with loud music, all kinds of props and female shop assistants, officially there to advise, but actually they would flirt with the customers to make their sales targets. A girl with a badge "Hello I'm Sara" on her chest, came up. She stood with her hands clasped behind her bouncing on her toes a little in her flat shoes. She was short, just over five foot, slim, small high breasts with a thigh length black skirt, black tights and a light blue lycra top. She wore glasses and short light brunette hair and a small nose ring.
"Hello Sir, would you like me to help?" She smiled and by habit I avoided looking her in the eye, somehow looking at a girl when you aren't attractive yourself is inappropriate! I remembered what I saw in the mirror and raised my head looking her in the eyes. To my surprise I saw her eyes open slightly and it was her that turned away with a flush on her cheeks.
"Hello 'Sara', yes, what do you think, I need jeans, shirts, T-shirts, maybe some decent shoes?" We talked clothes, all business. She asked my sizes, and I replied I didn't know, so she picked out some sizes based on best guess and sent me to the changing room. Unusually the room was a proper room, not just a curtain. I got undressed, still surprised when I saw myself in the mirror when I caught a flash of movement out of the corner of my eye. I spotted a small hole, a viewing port and someone was behind it. Sara? My first reaction was to turn my back, but I caught a glance of myself in the mirror, and instead turned to face the hole, not looking at it. I removed all my clothes, including my underpants and stretched. I tried on a couple of shirts and some jeans until I found the right size, stripped naked again, the big penis banging against my thigh in an unfamiliar way, and dressed back in my old clothes.
Outside the changing room, Sara was flushed and seemed uncomfortable.
"I think these are the right ... size." I realise she isn't looking at me, she is looking at the floor. I can't resist it, "Are you OK, anyone would think you'd been peeking at me changing!" She goes bright red and mumbles a bit. Wow, this is the first time for years I had felt sexually desirable. And Sara was a pretty girl, it was nice. I picked up a few changes of clothes and went to the till with Sara to pay for them, her face still bright pink. She picked up a pen and scribbled something on the back of the receipt. On the way out of the store I read it.
"Sorry. 07*** ******" It was her mobile number. I pulled out my phone as I walked home and sent a text;
"I really didn't mind! Hope you enjoyed the show!" I pressed send before I could change my mind and jogged home.
At home I considered what had happened to me, it seemed it was real. I picked up the box. There was no powder I could find anywhere near where I opened it. That was strange, there was powder everywhere last night. My phone buzzed. It was Sara.
"Just finished work. I want you to know I've never peeked before." I smiled to myself, well she's texting....
"Is that a compliment?" A pause.
"yes."
"You didn't tell me did you like what you saw?" A much longer pause.
"Would you like to take me out?" I smiled at myself again, not really, even if I didn't look it any more I was over fifty, and she was, what 18? The last thing I wanted to do was go into a club!
"Are you hungry? I can cook for you. I can pick you up if you like, I'm not far." I doubt she would be up for it, but if I'm honest I became aware it had been a couple of years since I had been with a woman, and she was lovely! A long pause, ten minutes at least.
"OK, I'll wait outside the shop." I smiled to myself, perhaps, perhaps! I got in my car and drove the couple of minutes into town. There she was, still dressed as she was in the shop, but with a jacket over the top. I pull up beside her and get out of the car.
"Hello Sara." I open the passenger door. "Did I tell you how pretty you are." Sara smiles shyly and quickly seats herself in the passenger seat. I walked round and got in the drivers seat.
"You must think me a real tart." She says, her jaw clenched, cheeks with a little flush.
"God no. I think you're a pretty girl. I think I'm very lucky you find me attractive." It does feel like my libido has increased too, I wonder if this wears off? I glance over to her, her skin is smooth and clean, no makeup except red lipstick. My eyes run down over her top where the jacket is open, she is showing a little cleavage tiny fair hairs make the skin glow, the outline of her bra showing through the sheer lycra. She is watching the road, mouth slightly open. Phew.
"Huh!" She smiles as she says it though. In my house she wonders round as I put together a stir fry, mince, peppers, rice, onions, mushrooms, peas, garlic, chili. She puts a hand out, touching things as if trying to add their texture to her image of it. I sit with her at the table, open a bottle of wine and put some bread in a bowl. We eat and I openly allow my eyes to wonder over her. Her small nose, wide eyes a light hazel, tiny ears little gold studs in each one. I have always found a womans mouth exciting and I watch as she talks, drinks, eats. Her teeth are small, white and even. My eyes travel over her neck, her shoulders, slim arms and perfect little hands, her nails cared for and varnished.
I pull out a pot of ice cream from the freezer and two spoons, I take her into the lounge and sit her on the sofa. I take a seat on the floor arm on her lap so I can help myself to the ice cream. I continue to look at her, from here I can see her flat stomach, her slim hips and thighs. I rest a hand on her knee. Our conversation turns a little.
"Is it polite to look at me so closely?"