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I step back, putting my cock away, panting. My head finally begins to clear, and I look around me, fully realizing my situation.
I just fucked a rock.
What the fuck?
Chapter Thirteen – Crystal
Tonight, when I transform something is different. Tonight, for the first time, not everything goes away while I’m in my pyramid form. This time I canhear.
At first, I only hear the normal sounds of the forest, but it’s enough to make me pretty darn excited. Don’t get me wrong, it’s scary as hell to be locked in a form blind, unfeeling, and unable to move, but to be able to experience any type of sense at all is exciting as heck.
After a short while of hearing the normal sounds of wind blowing and little animals rustling through the dead leaves, I hear something different. At first, I think it might be Plato coming around, but then the sound becomes unmistakable: human footsteps.
Oh no.No one is supposed to see me like this. If people discover me like this and start poking around, then I’m going to have to move homes again, and I really don’t want to. Shoot, I don’t think I can even afford to right now. I haven’t made back enough money from the shop yet.
The sound of running footsteps in the leaves slows to a walk, coming closer and closer until it’s right next to me. There is a moment of silence and then I hear…that cannot be what I hear.
It’s been a while but, um, that sounds like a manenjoyinghimself. Right next to me. What kind of man would see a giant triangular crystal and start jacking off? It makes me think of…wait. Could it be? Isthiswhat the curse was talking about? That trashy womanwoulddo something like that.Argh.
Footsteps leave the clearing, and the forest returns to its normal sounds. I can’t help thinking of the past now though, unable to enjoy the sounds around me. That stupid curse. It ruined my life, and I didn’t even do anything wrong.
Ten years ago already, that freaking Miranda and I were best friends. I knew she was boy crazy, but she was always nice to me so long as boys weren’t involved. I wasn’t particularly interested in dating, more focused on studying business, so it was never a problem.
I also knew Miranda was special. She was the first to reveal to me that there were things in this world beyond that which most people knew. Her family could do some pretty incredible things. She called herself a sorceress and I thought that was pretty darn neat that she trusted me enough to tell me. We really were good friends.
Then she started dating Chad. They started out as a fine couple. She loved him so much, she really did. He seemed to love her too, but it was always clear she loved him just a little more. Well, maybe a lot more.
That divide only grew as time passed, but Miranda didn’t see it. She was obsessed with him. It became hard to even be her friend because he was all she wanted to talk about. I still stuck by her though; well, until she started getting paranoid.
One day, she asked if I thought Chad was handsome and I said “I guess” because I didn’t know what else to say. He was alright looking, I suppose, but mostly I didn’t want to offend her by saying he was only okay. She took that, however, as I wanted to have sex with him or something, and she got really upset. It took a lot of convincing to calm her down.
One day I was staying late after class and who should come in but stupid Chad. He asked me if Miranda was still in love with him, and I said yes. He told me he didn’t know how he felt about her anymore and I told him that was his business, not mine. Then he told me he was actually attracted to me.
That’s when Miranda showed up. I don’t know if she had been there the whole time or if it was terrible timing but either way, she was understandably ticked off at what she heard. It didn’t take long for her to start drawing in power from around her for her spell. I tried to stop her, but she was crazy.
“You want to be a part of a love triangle? How about you be the whole thing?”
She threw some crystals on the ground and said some words I didn’t understand. The whole place shook, and I felt sick to my stomach. I couldn’t move to stop her; it was like my feet were glued to the floor.
“Because I still care for you like a fool, I’ll give you the days until midnight to try and break the curse. But after that, each night until sunrise you’ll take the form of your betrayal. If you can find TWICE as much love as I feel for Chad, you can stop the curse. But even after you’re free, you still must be transparent on the full moon. Transparent as a reminder that I saw through your lies. No betrayals like you betrayed me. Now get the fuck out and never show your face around me again before I change my mind about giving you a chance to break the curse.”
I felt my stomach lurch, and I was shoved forward toward the door. I ran as fast as I could, leaving Chad behind. When I got past the doorway, the door slammed shut. Shortly after that his screaming began. I didn’t stop running until I got home, and I never saw either of them again.
Since then, I’ve turned into the triangular Crystal every night. It’s been over ten years. I’ve never been able to hear in that form. What’s changed?
Chapter Fourteen – Trig
Ah, what a wonderful day. The sun is shining brightly, the leaves are green, and a beautiful woman is smiling at me. Nothing could make this day better.
“Well, hello, Trig,” Crystal calls to me as I approach the pie shop. “I saved you a slice of pecan pie.”
My favorite. Well, I guess the day could get better after all. It’s Friday after school and I’m starting my weekend. Normally I’d spend the afternoon in the bigger town getting groceries or whatever else I need, or catching up on chores or work, stuff like that. Then, in the evening, I’d maybe get a beer and a burger at the bar in town with the locals. Maybe I can get Crystal to join us tonight.
“Pecan is my favorite. How did you know?” I ask as I jog the last few steps to her.
“I didn’t but I guessed. You got that nutty vibe about you,” she says with a wink and I can’t help but laugh.
“I’ve been called a nut more than once so that’s fair. Called a lot worse than that, that’s for sure. But you can call me anytime.” Now it’s my time to wink and her time to laugh.
