Chapter 51
Again, I don't own any of these characters
Eventually, the twins' stomachs did calm down. But, both were confused why they got sick like that. Shouldn't the bodies they were in be used to that? Bailey quickly pointed out that it was likely psychosomatic – their minds had control over their bodies. All four managed their way through their classes again, but afterwards, no one really wanted to do much of anything.
Zack and Cassie found themselves in the gym again after completing Cody and Bailey's workouts.
Cassie looked at Zack. "I can't do this again! Physically, I may be able to, but mentally, not a chance..."
Zack nodded. "I know what you mean. If this is what Cody has to do to be in the shape he's in, he can have it!"
Cassie sighed. "Plus, I want my own body back. It may not be anything special, but its mine..."
Zack smiled. "I think its pretty special..."
Cassie smiled. "Thanks..." She sighs again. "How did we get ourselves in this mess in the first place?"
Zack paused. "Because I let my big mouth run again. I was so upset about us not getting into the same college together, that I lost it for a while..."
"Well, we still have UMASS, we just have to work to get there..."
"I know. And I know we can do it too. Its just..."
"What?"
"I shouldn't have gone off on Cody and Bailey like I did...I mean, it wasn't their fault. If not for them helping us out, we wouldn't even be in the position to be on a wait list or conditional acceptance..."
Cassie nods. "I know. They've worked their whole lives to get where they are. We shouldn't be able to jump in the last couple of semesters and think we were going to catch up..."
"So, what do we do?"
"I don't know...All I know is I have no desire to work another shift at One of a Kind..." She laughs. "I guess I learned that customer service isn't in my future..."
"And I have no desire to ever produce Yay Me! Again. Once I figured out what I was doing, it wasn't so hard, but London's viewers are creepy towards Cody and down right vicious towards Bailey..."
"Yeah?"
"And the idiot I am almost told everyone he was going to Yale next year. What if I had let loose a stalker on him?"
Cassie sighs. "Why did we ever think their lives were easy?"
Zack shakes his head. "I don't know, but they are more than welcome to have them back..."
Meanwhile, back in Cody and Bailey's cabin
Cody and Bailey are sitting there studying for the test in Environmental Sciences that they both hoped they get the chance to take on Friday. But, both their minds are elsewhere.
Bailey looks up. "Cody...We will get to take this test as ourselves, right?"
"I hope so...If everything goes the way I think it will, we should be back to normal tomorrow morning."
"I certainly hope so. I can't take much more of this..."
Cody sighs. "I know. I want our lives back too..."
"Cody, not being able to have physical contact with you is driving me crazy. And..."
"And what?"
"I feel so useless now. I don't have my job to go to anymore. So, after class, I have nothing to do. Ordinarily, I would just spend it with you, but without being able to touch you, its so hard..."
"I know, Bails. And if I'm honest, it wouldn't hurt my feelings if I never had to work the smoothie bar ever again."
"Why did we think their lives were so easy?"
Cody pauses. "I guess because they don't do things the way we do. But I think we've both learned that's not true..."
Bailey sighs. "Tell me about it. I don't like being Moseby's number one suspect anytime something goes wrong."
"Neither do I. And I know they've both been working really hard for the past year. They do deserve to have their hard work pay off..."
"But it has...We just haven't told them it has..."
"I know. And I feel bad about not telling them now..." Cody pauses to think. "Tell you what, we tell them as soon as we all change back."
"Why wait till then?"
Cody smiled. "Because they will be so happy that they will want to hug and kiss. And nobody kisses those lips but me."
Bailey laughs. "Good point..."
"And once they do, I'll be able to hug and kiss you..."
Bailey sighs. "I pray this is over soon."
The rest of the night was pretty ho hum. They had dinner together again, but neither Cody or Zack were anxious to push the other to eat something they weren't ready for. And soon, it was time to go to bed again. As all of them laid down, they were all anxious for sleep to overtake them as soon as possible. They all figured everything would be back to normal once they woke up.
The next morning, Cody found himself waking up. Normally, it would take him a few minutes to fully awake, but this morning, he immediately woke up. He quickly got up and headed for the bathroom mirror to see if he was back. Unfortunately, what he saw reflecting back at him was still Zack's body. He slumped and walked back into the cabin and woke Zack up. Zack wasn't happy to be woken up so early, but when he saw his own body looking back at him, he knew they hadn't changed back yet.
"What do we do now?"
Cody sighed. "We go tell the girls..."
Zack and Cody snuck out of the cabin as to not wake up Woody. The crept across the hall and knocked on the cabin door. After a few minutes, Bailey answered the door yawning. Immediately, she saw the twins.
"Are you two back to normal?"
They both shook their heads. "I'm still in Zack's body and he is still in mine..."
By this time, Cassie was awake and had joined them. "So, what do we do now?" Everyone just looked at each other but no one had any ideas.
Finally, Cody turned to his brother. "I'm sorry, Zack. This is all my fault. I should have understood better what you were feeling. I should have been more sympathetic to you. I know now that your life..." He turns to include Cassie too. "...both of your lives are not easy. After two days, I don't see how you guys deal with Moseby like that everyday."
Bailey continues. "Cody's right. I'm sorry too. You've both worked really hard this past few semesters and both deserve to have that pay off. There's something Cody and I need to tell you..."
Cassie interupts. "I need to apologize too. You both have worked your butts off and deserve everything that you have gotten. Maybe if Zack and I have begun to work hard earlier, we wouldn't be in the position we are now. I'm truly sorry."
Zack sighs. "And I'm sorry too. I thought everything just came easy to you both. I was wrong. You guys don't have it easy, you just make it look that way. You both work really hard. Cassie's right. I should have gotten off my butt earlier and worked harder..."
Cody smiles at his brother. "Well, at least I think we've all learned something..."
Before Cody can continue, the boat lurches again knocking everyone to the floor.
To be Continued...
