A story about a young 7 year old boy who goes to his first Walmart alone. He gets pulled into a world of homelessness when he accidentally takes a older woman's body. He has to deal with the consequ

Once upon a time in a quiet town, lived a wide-eyed 7-year-old boy named Tyler. His mother, a 27-year-old woman, had just given him money to buy a new video game he had been excited about for ages. Displaying a sense of maturity beyond his years, Tyler ventured to his local Walmart alone for the first time. As he skipped out of the store, video game in one hand and change in the other, his heart was full of joy and sense of accomplishment. Suddenly, his path was intersected by a figure previously unseen. A woman, the 34-year-old Rashida, known locally as Beauty Mark, sporting an array of large hoop earrings, a tan crop top, jean short shorts, and red artificial nails, walked up to Tyler. Rashida was a homeless woman of African American descent, her naturally curly hair glistening under the sun and who was known for her peculiar story. Beauty Mark gracefully approached Tyler and uttered, "Hey sugar, do you have any spare change? I'm not allowed in Walmart anymore." Feeling compassion for the woman, Tyler's heart sank low. He admitted he didn’t have any change left. A warm, kind smile spread across Rashida's face, defying all her hardships. She responded by extending her arms for a comforting embrace. As Tyler returned the hug, a strange sensation washed over him. On opening his eyes, the world seemed different. Tyler felt taller, his clothes felt different. Bewildered, he looked down to see himself wearing Rashida's tan crop top, jean shorts, and five-inch wedge sandals. Tyler felt shocked and disoriented as he noticed long red nails on his now darker skin and a leather purse on his shoulder. His heart pounded in pure panic. Digging through the purse, he found unfamiliar items such as tampons, makeup, more fake nails, cigarettes, a lighter, and a taser. All evidence for the shocking shift that had occurred. In the confusion and oblivion, Tyler removed everything he found to belong to Rashida, feeling a discomfort. Spotting his own body not far from him, he sprinted, albeit wobbly on his new bare feet. Panting heavily, he insisted to Rashida that he had accidentally taken her body. Rashida chuckled, responding with, "Nah hon, this is my body now. You can be the homeless woman. Enjoy life as a scared 34-year-old woman." At the mention of 34, Tyler froze, looking back at the body that was once his. However, as moments turned into minutes, Tyler's memories started to shift, mature, and alter to match that of Rashida's. Confused while adjusting to his new life and circumstances, he found himself slowly starting to believe he had always been Rashida. Rashida, now in Tyler's young body, heaved a sigh of relief. She was youthful again, and she had another chance at life, free from the hardships of homelessness. As she looked around herself, she spotted what had belonged to her earlier. She fixed the misplaced items back to where they belonged on herself, securely reattaching the nails and slipping into her sandals. Feeling an odd sense of normality, Rashida decided to test her luck and stepped towards Walmart. Yet, a stoic female security guard halted her. Rashida's pleas fell on deaf ears, leaving her frustrated and abandoned once again. She retired to a quiet alleyway, making sure her taser still worked before she lit up a cigarette, invoking her old life's habits. As the exchange took place, the real Rashida was relieved and content in Tyler's body. However, little did she know, Tyler's spirit was left to spend the rest of his life in Rashida's body, his memories trapped in a labyrinth of confusion and pain. A once joyous trip to the local Walmart had turned into a twilight zone he was unlikely to escape from.