A bottle of X-Change pills

The near collision puts me into the wall hard, so it takes a second for me to right myself. When I do, the younger black man picks up an orange bottle. He puts it closer to his face and already there is a disapproving look on his features. He closes the door and with a fury, grabs at my upper arm, pulling me while also lifting me to Mr. Jones. "Charlene here dropped this, which looks to be X-Change pills. They turn you into the opposite sex, yet some varieties have different time durations. So safe to say Charlene is not a woman by birth, but a guy on X-Change," the guy says.

Mr. Jones has his arms crossed over his chest, his aura of intimidation unmistakable. The shades he had on before simply did not have the intensity he has now with his disapproving and unhidden eyes. "I know what X-Change does. Is Raymond telling the truth, Charlene," Mr. Jones asks.

His towering stature and intimidating gaze down from his height instills a feeling of submission from me. I cannot dare to lie in his presence. "Yes Sir. I'm on X-Change right now and my real name is not Charlene, but Charles. These are X-Change Classic pills, which lasts for four hours," I tell him.

"And these are in a generic pill bottle. Odds are these may be knock-offs, since real X-Change pills come in discreet pill bottles," Raymond points out.

Mr. Jones' expression doesn't change. "Are these Knock-Offs,, Charlene?" he asks, still addressing me by my female name. Apparently, Mr. Jones may know more about X-Change than he is letting on.

"No Sir. My friend bought these and had them switched into this bottle so that people wouldn't find out. Well, people who don't know about X-Change that is," I explain. I feel compelled to add, "I have been taking them regularly every weekend. I assure you I do not get any side-effects from taking them."

"Sounds like bullshit to me," Raymond states.

"That remains to be seen," Mr. Jones says. He turns to me, explaining, "Now, looks like you won't be going home any time soon. What I dislike the most is not men turning into women, but people who are dishonest in my presence. So here is what you will do. For however long you have these pills, you will continually use them every four hours, staying as Charlene for the whole duration. This will ensure you blow through your whole stash that you have here. This should encourage you to go through the proper channels in an honest way. Understand?" I nod and my wordless response is adequate. "You will be staying here for your whole time as Charlene. Hopefully your stash will run out before spring break is over. And you will no longer be on any Fleshy app sessions during your time here, though your service was satisfying." I can only guess what that means for Raymond, who continues to hold me in an awkward hold.

My heart drops when Mr. Jones leaves me in his younger colleague's grasp. I peek in my peripheral vision to see what kind of face Raymond has on his face.