It was a bright sunny day in small-town Virginia, where nine-year-old Thomas, with a twinkle in his eyes and an innocent smile, finally gathered the courage to ask out his crush, Emily. To his utmost joy, Emily said yes. Over the moon, and unable to control his excitement, Thomas ran all the way to his 45-year-old aunt Linda's house as fast as his small legs could carry him. Aunt Linda, a beautiful woman with blonde hair, sparkling blue eyes, donned a pink blouse, paired with knee-length jeans and tan flip flops. Her face looked glamorous with impeccable sunglasses. She was known for her playful nature and charming demeanor in town. Little Thomas, out of breath but glowing with excitement, began jumping up and down, gushing about Emily agreeing to be his girlfriend. Linda, playing with her wedding ring, could not help but smile and hug him. "Wow honey, I am so proud of you. Aren't you lucky to be young and full of life," she said, glancing at her ring thoughtfully. With a mischievous glow in her eyes, Linda proposed a game of shoe swapping to her nephew, promising him that if he went along with it, she would drive him and Emily to the movies that night. Initially reluctant, the thought of going out with Emily lured Thomas into agreeing. However, as he donned his aunt's sandals, he looked down and grimaced at the feminine footwear, declaring, "Um auntie, I changed my mind. Your sandals are too girly for me." But before he could take them off, the most peculiar thing occurred. Suddenly, he watched his aunt's figure morphing into a copy of his, while he himself felt strange alterations happening within his body. First, his feet lengthened and aged to match Linda's, the sandals fitting perfectly as if they were meant for him. His legs and arms elongated, becoming feminine replicas of his aunt's. The transformation was all-encompassing, even his hair was now blonde and shoulder-length, just like hers. Various clothing articles ranging from knee-length jeans to a blouse and sunglasses formed on him. As he removed the sunglasses, now sounding exactly like Linda, he turned to his transformed aunt in disbelief. "Um auntie, what's going on? Why do I look like you?" Thomas asked, feeling scared and bewildered by the sudden changes. With a wicked grin, what was now a younger duplicate of Thomas responded, "It's okay honey. You won't remember a thing. And the way I start to erase your memories and replace them with mine is by doing this," the transformed Linda, now in Thomas's body, proceeded to place her purse on Thomas's shoulder. Despite his initial disgust at the purse, Thomas sensed a shift in his mind, memories fading and new ones establishing. Realizing the dangers of what was occurring, he tried to resist but was constricted by a sudden feeling of mature thought overrunning his mind. With a gleeful look plastered on her now young face, the former Linda approached Thomas, casually placing her wedding ring on his finger. "And this. Now your new life can begin, Linda," she said, declaring her victory aloud, her ploy successful in erasing Thomas's memory and other life traces completely. Casting a wicked smile, the new Thomas asked his transformed aunt, now perceived only as Linda, "So auntie Linda, do you want to go on a mock date with me so I can practice for my new girlfriend?" To which the new Linda responded, "Oh honey, if I wasn't your aunt and if I wasn't already married, we might have ourselves a date. I could take you out to flirt with girls your own age, though." With surprisingly agreeable sides, they settled for an outing to meet other girls Thomas's age. On their way out, the new Linda paused by a mirror, reflecting on her new appearance with unwitting acceptance and gasping, "Wow, for a 45-year-old woman, I don't look a day over 30." Not only did this remark highlight her forgetfulness of ever being Thomas, but it also solidified her acceptance of this transformation. Hefting her purse on her shoulder, the new Linda clattered out the door in what was once her aunt's flip flops, and drove off to meet her date - unaware of the extraordinary circumstances that led her to where she was, and utterly ignorant of the life she lived before as Thomas.