Seek Jane and Sophie

Jane was someone I considered to be like a big sister, and Sophie was my closest friend… Despite Jane being three years older than me and her sister, all three of us have been friends since childhood, back when my parents were still alive. Both of our parents had been friends since college, so we spent a lot of time together.

If I can't trust them, who can I trust? If I can get in touch with them, I'm sure they can help me hide from those guys...

I tried to slither towards their house, but it was a tedious and long trip as this gooey thing I became. I also could feel my strength waning as time passed. When I finally reached it, I was on the brink of losing consciousness again. My mind was screaming that I'd die if that were to happen...

I was almost giving up when I spotted Jane coming towards the house. She didn't notice me, as I was hidden among the grass. As she approached, for some reason, my instincts were telling me to jump onto her, the urge becoming harder and harder to resist… I jumped and quickly covered her mouth to prevent her from screaming, but found myself sliding down inside her throat.

When I went in, I felt my body slowly being dissolved inside hers. Is this how I’m going to die? As it happened, though, I was overcome by a feeling of blissfulness.

I woke up shortly after... My body felt really strange...

"W-what happened...?" I muttered, regaining my bearing.

I suddenly realised that I spoke and stood up. I was breathing again, feeling again... I had a body again. I quickly looked down and saw the same clothes Jane wore a moment ago. Her blue dress shirt covering her ample chest, her black camisole and leggings, her flats. But I was the one wearing them.

"I... I'm Jane?" I went to touch the breasts I apparently now had, and sure enough, it was real. "How? Did I... possess her?"

"Oww…" I could feel a headache coming on, but what came next was anything but normal… "What's happening..."

A scene played in my mind. Jane left earlier to quickly go buy some groceries she forgot to grab as she returned from the university. I could see the smile the cashier gave her. She thought he looked like a nice guy and she suspected that he was into her.

I opened my eyes in shock as I realised what it meant. "W-wait... Not only I can possess people, but I also have access to their memories?" There was no doubt that what I've seen was what Jane did right before I possessed her. "But... C-can I leave, at least?"

I hoped that it was the case, I didn't want to steal the life of one of my best friends forever, I cared far too much about her and Sophie. I focused. I could feel my gelatinous body reforming inside her, nearly ready to leave her mouth. The fear I felt when I was outside of a body came back as soon as I disconnected myself from her. I quickly retreated back inside her body and reconnected to her brain, and the dread faded, as a feeling of peacefulness and safety replaced it. After almost dying, I was too afraid to try leaving her body now, so I decided to stay as her for the night. But I was glad that I could leave. I wasn't stuck as Jane, at least.

That's... pretty neat… Minus the ‘slowly dying outside of a body part’… I could hide from these men in suits without any issues thanks to that.

"I can become anyone I want… That's freaky..." I said in Jane's voice, observing my borrowed body again.

I was contemplating on this ability and the possibilities that it gave me. I apparently had access to my hosts' memories, so I could theoretically live someone else's life and no one would ever know that I was hiding under their skin if I was careful. It sounded pretty tempting, to escape the life I've been living since my mother passed away and find a better, more tranquil one.

But I then felt depressed as I came back to my senses and thought about it more deeply, looking at Jane's hands.

Since I couldn't stay outside of a body, did it mean that I needed to steal someone's life to survive? That's messed up...

The moral implications sent shivers down my spine. Was I allowed to do something as horrible as taking over someone else's life, even if it was my only way to stay alive? I let out a sigh as I tried to regain my composure. I had more pressing matters currently, like what to do about Jane.

What should I do, now? I'm possessing my best friend… I don't want to stay as her like that. I wouldn't do that to her.

No matter what, I didn't want to stay too long in the body of the girl I considered to be like my big sister. I crossed my arms and tried to think of a solution.

How can I explain things to her? I looked at the door. I can use Sophie, for that… But... I'm not sure how she'd react…

Should I just try to act like Jane for the night and find a random person to possess tomorrow? Or should I try to tell them the truth now?