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“Alright, what about that silly flower you picked up and didn’t give her?”

“I was going to give that to her tomorrow.”

“What about right now?”

“She’s sleeping. Something we should be doing.”

“What if we leave it as a surprise for her?”

“This is dumb Calix. Where would we leave it?”

“On her desk in her room.”

“We can’t…”But it’s too late. The idea has taken root. Just the thought of being able to see her. I’m too exhausted to fight him when he takes over. He shifts into our humanoid form, I’m assuming to carry the flower in a hand instead of a mouth.

I watch as he does something I could never do. Takes action.

He walks around the back of her house to where her window sits cracked open.Why is her window open?I watch as his large gray hand reaches over, quietly pushing it open.

“You know there’s no way my form is fitting through this window. It’s up to you to do this part Cal.”

“I can’t.”

“It’s either you go through or I shove this massive form through. Which do you think will wake her first?”

“Let’s just go home.”

“Alright, here I go…”He lifts himself up, hiking a leg as if he could actually fit.

“Stop!!! Fine. I’ll do it. Last thing we need is her waking up to your large ass falling through a window.”

The change happens fast and what was once a large gray hand is now my much smaller human hand holding the lip of the window.

Lifting myself up, I slide easily through the open window. Quietly stepping my foot down.

“I’m leaving the flower and that’s it. No funny business.”

“Don’t you want to see what she looks like while she is sleeping?”

“No, you weirdo. I want to get out of this room before she wakes up.”

“She’s right there Cal. Look at her.”

“No.”

“I bet she’s even more beautiful when she’s dreaming.”

She turns in her sleep, letting out a low whimper. “Who are you?”

We freeze. Did she wake up? She turns again as a low whine leaves her lips.

“Stop running from me and just tell me who you are,” she mumbles in her sleep.

“She’s dreaming,” Calix says in wonder.

“Yeah and I feel like I’m going to pass out.”

“Pussy.”