Kari and TK managed to survive the rest of the day. They were at Tai and Kari's house, telling each other about their day. Kari told TK about the cheerleaders and her encounter with John.
"Sorry, I should've remembered to tell you about him. He's hit me a few times before, for looking at Katie. But it's her trying to catch my eye."
TK then told her that she is now a psycho in the eyes of every guy and girl in her class. TK had snapped again and kicked some guy in the groin, but not before forgetting actually allowing Jane, a homosexual female to flirt with him for a while.
"I thought she went strait. I was just being polite, like not telling her to leave. Sorry." Kari and TK were very embarrassed about the other's day. They both laid their heads on the table at the same time.
Damn it sucks being a guy, Kari thought.
Damn it sucks being a girl, TK thought.
Kari and TK were beginning to think the situation was hopeless. Neither wanted to remain where they were. They wanted their old lives back. TK missed being able to remain standing in the bathroom and not having to put on makeup. Kari missed being able to look good through personal grooming and not getting hit in the stomach.
"Their has to be a way to get switched back," TK was saying, "I can't stand this. Can being a girl get any worse?" TK had leaned back and was staring at the ceiling.
"If we're still here in 19 days, yes it can, TK." Kari stifled a giggle. She never even thought about that. TK didn't quite get it.
"What happens in 19 day?" He asked innocently. Kari almost didn't want to tell him, but this was a practical joke she was not going to pass up.
"Well, it normally takes 28 day, but 9 have already gone by." She looked at him with a quiet smirk. TK was staring blankly for a second, and then it hit him. And he was really panicking.
"Damn it, can I can't take this!" Kari thought he was just complaining about an inconvenience she had come to live with, but he was turning white, hyperventilating, and really genuinely scared. Kari lost her joking attitude, and was not concerned. She had never seen TK (or rather herself), that scared.
"It's alright TK. It's not that bad, you can deal with it. You can do it." TK didn't answer; he had put his head back on the table and was just being quiet. She couldn't tell if he was crying or not. Kari briefly considered reprimanding him for this display, she had had to deal with it for years, and there was no problem. Then Kari was thinking about the culture shock he must be going through. It was already really traumatic for her, but TK didn't have the mental ability to deal with this much change. "You hungry? I'm going to get some of those pizza things."
"Yeah sure. I'll just have one, K?" Kari went over the freezer, and removed the microwavible pizza snacks. She put three on a plate and stuck them in the microwave. She was standing their waiting, and the smell was wafting out. TK, drawn by the smell, came to stand by her. His eyes were a bit red. Kari sympathized. She was drumming her fingers on top of the microwave feeling impatient. When the microwave got down to nine seconds left, in counted back to ten. Nine, ten, nine, ten, nine, ten.
"Damn it," she said and was about to reach for the handle. TK stopped her.
"It did this last night, too. Just got to hit it a little." TK rapped the side of the machine lightly, nothing changed. He hit it harder, nothing happened. Out of frustration, he smacked that microwave good. The display cracked and some sparks flew. TK and Kari were both touching it and got one hell of a zap. They fell backwards, Kari landed in a chair, TK hit the floor.
Kari came to her senses and stood up. Wow, she felt light. It must have zapped her more that se thought.
"TK, are you alright." He sat up, and Kari gasped. She didn't see the reflection of herself she had been used to seeing for that past few days. She, in fact, saw TK. Moving independently, not like a mirror image. "TK, what do you see?" Kari was almost hyperventilating herself with excitement. TK shook his head, feeling heavy. He heard Kari's voice, and he wasn't controlling it. He looked up and saw her sitting in the chair, where he was expecting to see the body that he owned.
"I see you. The real you!" TK stood in disbelief. He looked at his wrist and it was his watch he saw. He looked at his shoes, again, his. He scratched the front of his pants quickly while she was going through similar checks so she wouldn't see; yep, indeed everything was right where it should be.
TK felt like he hadn't seen Kari in a week. Looking at her brought those old feelings back. They embrassed, kissed, and just held each other. They both had a newfound sense of what the other has to live with. Kari was still hungry, but the pizza snacks were blown across the room.