New Horizons

— Tyler...? — the voice came out higher than it should have. — What… what did you do?!

The boy stared in shock at the man in front of him — or rather, the woman his father had become.

— Dad… you changed too, Tyler said, his voice now soft and strangely unfamiliar.

His former father rushed to the nearest mirror and went pale.

— No. No… This can't be real… I have… breasts?!

— Yeah, I noticed, Tyler replied, slowly sitting down on the couch, resting his now delicate hands on his smooth, crossed legs. — I think that gypsy’s coin actually worked...

— The coin? That thing she gave you on the side of the road? the woman in front of him asked, still not used to her new, sweet-sounding voice.

— I just… I wished for the boys at school to stop bullying me and to actually like me… Tyler mumbled, visibly embarrassed. — And… I wished you didn’t have to work so hard all the time. That someone could take care of you, like Mom used to… before she was gone.

Silence.

They looked at each other — now two young women, nearly identical, with long golden hair, elegant clothes, and strikingly beautiful faces. There was no denying it: the world had changed.

That’s when the door opened.

— Ladies, I’m home! announced a warm, confident male voice.

Mark stepped in with grocery bags and a content smile. He kissed his new wife — now called Bethany — and smiled at Ava, as if everything were perfectly normal.

Bethany, once a tired and overworked father, was now a graceful housewife, married to a successful and loving real estate mogul. Ava, formerly Tyler, would soon realize that one of the boys who used to torment her at school now couldn’t take his eyes off her.

Sitting side by side, almost like sisters, the two women shared a look of mutual understanding.

— I guess… maybe it worked a little too well, Ava whispered.

Bethany smiled, gently brushing her hair back.

— Let’s find out together, sweetie.