LOTF- Estrogen and Testosterone
Prologue: Plane Crash
"Yeah, Dad, I'm in the plane right now." I'm sitting in a somewhat comfortable coach seat in a commercial airline, next to the small window. I can't wait to get home, and out of this skirt.
"Now, Valerie, call me as soon as you land. Don't talk to any strangers, and be safe."
"Alright, love you, bye." I ended the call with a click of a button and leaned back with a sigh. It was aging to be another long flight home. She closed her eyes and imagined the shady streets of Baltimore, the smell of smog and the high crime rate. Yeah, she couldn't wait for home.
She was currently in France, finishing an exchange student for her old high school. The woman looked at the window and at the black tarmac dotted with white and yellow lines.
"Penny for your thoughts?" Valerie's head turned to see a girl standing behind her.
"Rebecca!" the girl smiled as they embraced one another happily, before sitting down.
"I haven't seen you in forever!" Valerie squealed in delight, glancing her friend over. She once lived with Rebecca when they were ten years old, 5th grade, and inseparable. The teachers often got their names confused. They even once looked alike with dark, short cut hair and rounded faces. However, that summer she moved away to Georgia, and she never saw her again.
That is, until the day Valerie entered the Louvre in Paris. Becca was vacationing with her family and they recognized each other.
They both had changed.
Valerie had barely grown to about 5'5", with shoulder length dark brown-black hair and wide brown eyes. She could only be described as small. She wore a button-down, lavender blouse and a short white and purple plaid uniform skirt. She wore a slight touch of neutral tone lip gloss, light purple eye shadow and blush. A pair of white tennis shoes with golden charms covered her tiny feet.
Rebecca was the slightly taller than her, about 5'6", with a lean body, built for running. She was wearing a white, smug t-shirt and pink sweatpants with the word PINK written on her backside. She had a pair of shape-ups to add to her toned body. Her hair was a different color, possibly dyed, a light brown that accentuated her forest green eyes. She wore thin, rectangular glasses and no makeup whatsoever.
They looked like exact opposites.
"So, excited to be coming back home?" Rebecca asked as she slid her backpack under her seat.
"Oh yeah, like I'm so excited to leave France for Maryland any day." Sarcasm was evident in her voice.
Rebecca laughed and shook her head. They were forced into silence as the plane took off and talked for a few hours as the plane traveled across the wide, blue ocean.
"So how you been doing?" Val said.
"Pretty good, good as life can be I guess. What are you doing in France?"
"Exchange student."
A sneaky look crossed her face, "Yeah, but what were you doing with a boy?"
Val felt pink color the back of her neck, "He was my partner."
"Right, so French-kissing under the Eiffel Tower was necessary for an A."
Valerie couldn't hide her embarrassment and her face was burning with color, rare on her pale face.
Rebecca laughed, as Val scowled at her sense of humor.
"So," Valerie asked when she calmed down, "Whatcha doing in Paris?"
She finished giggling, "Oh vacationing to see my aunt, she recently passed and left us her beach house."
"Sorry, but that is so sweet."
"Yeah, plus it has tons of space to run, miles of beach." A dreamy smile covered her lips and eyes.
The plane began to shake violently as the passengers were shaken.
"What the-?" Suddenly Val felt waves of force hit her body as the plane crashed.
She panicky looked out the window as the plane began to sink into the water. Most of the passengers were unconscious. The girls quickly unstrapped themselves as the cabin began to take on water fast.
Valerie grabbed her backpack and Rebecca hers and trudged toward the door. After opening it, the cabin was now full as they desperately swam out.
Valerie let out a gasp as they reached water surface. Waves crashed into her mouth as she darted around to see Becca beside her. They heard some man cry off in the distance, however were completely knocked out by a large wave crashing over them. As darkness closed in, Valerie prayed to god that they would be alright, and then submitted to the blackness of her mind.