**The Transformation of Mystic Sandals**

1. There was a little boy named Thomas, and he was just six years old. 2. He lived in Kansas with his family. 3. Thomas had blond hair, which he wore in a simple, tow-headed style, and blue eyes that twinkled with curiosity. 4. He stood at an average height of 3'6" and weighed around 45 pounds. 5. His birthday was on March 15th, 2017. 6. Thomas's mom was named Laura, and she was 32 years old. 7. Laura had striking auburn hair that she wore in loose waves and green eyes. 8. She stood at 5'6" and weighed about 140 pounds. 9. Laura's birthday was on January 21st, 1991. 10. Thomas had an aunt named Sarah, who was 28 years old. 11. Sarah had black hair in a sleek bob and brown eyes. 12. She was 5'4" and weighed 125 pounds. 13. Sarah's birthday was on May 14th, 1993. 14. Thomas's grandma was named Margaret, 68 years old, and her birthday was on July 8th, 1954. 15. She had silver-gray hair styled in soft curls and blue eyes. 16. Margaret stood at 5'7" and had a weight of around 155 pounds. 17. Thomas's grandpa was John, younger than Margaret at 64 years old. 18. John stood at 5'8" and weighed approximately 160 pounds. 19. His birthday was on August 12, 1958, a few years after Grandma Margaret's. 20. One day, Thomas decided to go to a salon alone for the first time. 21. As he entered the salon, he saw an Indian woman working behind the counter. 22. She had traditional Indian hair, dark and tied in a braid, and wore a tank top, shorts, and flip-flops. 23. Her flip-flops were bejeweled, glittering with small gems. 24. Her nails were painted bright red, and she wore a wedding ring on her finger. 25. She had a nose ring, bangles on her wrists, and a bindi on her forehead. 26. Her earrings were big hoops, swaying with her movements. 27. The Indian woman's name was Priya, aged 68, just like Margaret. 28. Priya was 5'5", shorter than Margaret and weighed 150 pounds. 29. Her birthday was on May 10th, 1954. 30. Priya had traditional dark brown hair, and her eyes were a deep, soulful brown. 31. Priya left the room to get something needed for Thomas's haircut. 32. She said to Thomas, "You wait here, I come back soon" in very broken English, her words halted and misspelt. 33. As Thomas waited, he slipped off his shoes and socks, feeling the cold floor beneath his feet. 34. He walked around the barber, exploring curiously. 35. Suddenly, Thomas felt the urge to use the bathroom. 36. He shouted, "I hav tha potty!" in a lisped tone. 37. He decided to go down a hallway, thinking it led to the bathroom. 38. As he walked with his head up, not looking at the ground, he tripped over something. 39. Thomas lost his balance before looking down and realized he had accidentally tripped over Priya's flip-flops. 40. Somehow, in the fall, he managed to slip them on by accident. 41. Just as he went to remove them, his clothing evaporated and disappeared, scaring him. 42. Thomas tried to yank the flip-flops off when his feet began to crack and age into female feet, painted nails matching Priya's. 43. He frantically pulled at the flip-flops, trying to remove them and stop the changes. 44. The changes crept up his legs. By loosening the straps, he managed to slow the transformation momentarily. 45. As Thomas tugged more, feeling the straps loosen, his head, face, and hair started changing. 46. "I’m gonna miss Mommy and Grandma so much. I didn't do anything wrong; I just had to potty," he said in a lisped English. 47. Somehow, he realized he was now older than his grandma, much older than his mom and aunt, which made him cry. 48. Thomas, terrified, began to sing a song his mom taught him to sing when scared. 49. His whole body morphed and matured into a woman's as an identical outfit to Priya's formed on him. 50. He looked exactly like Priya, minus the jewelry and wedding ring, the flip-flops loose on his feet, and his hair styled up. 51. His whole body and face morphed step by step, aging and feminizing. 52. His eyes become deep and soulful, his lips fuller, his nose refined, and his eyebrows arched. 53. His chest area filled out, and his legs grew smooth and toned. 54. His arms became slender and his hands delicate. 55. Thomas's memories started to alter, and his voice and accent changed into an Indian one. 56. He kept singing the song to calm himself down, but halfway through, his memories turned completely, causing his innocent song to turn into a traditional female Indian song. 57. "You are my sunshine, my only sunshine..." morphed into "Ho, churaake dil tera, chali main chali mujhe kya pata, kahaan main chali." 58. She finished singing with a smile, looking down at her outfit. 59. She spotted her jewelry and wedding ring and strutted over to where her jewelry was to add them to her outfit. 60. She began putting on each piece of jewelry step by step, adding her wedding ring last. 61. She adjusted the bangles on her wrists and placed the nose ring delicately. 62. She affixed her bindi and clasped the large hoop earrings in place. 63. Finally, she adjusted the flip-flops securely on her feet. 64. She stumbled to a nearby chair, sitting down to adjust the loose flip-flops with a step-by-step process. 65. Once the flip-flops were securely on, she adjusted her tank top and shorts in a feminine way. 66. She walked around the salon, now displaying a womanly grace. 67. She looked around the salon before shrugging and tidying it up even more. 68. "I wonder what I was doing..." she said out loud in broken English, "I try... to member." 69. "Flip-flops are so comfortable," she added, “I love being Indian, but I miss being young," in accented English. 70. Reality adjusted to explain why she wasn't wearing her jewelry or wedding ring and why the flip-flops were loose. 71. "I love being an Indian woman. I duu miss the streets back home in Mumbai, India, but I'm no longer young," she said. 72. She looked at her wedding ring, smiling, "I'm so grateful for my husband Raj, and daughter Kavita and Meeta, and me moving to America in 1980." 73. She started singing another Hindi song while continuing to clean up the salon. 74. "Ho, churaake dil tera, chali main chali mujhe kya pata, kahaan main chali manzil meri bas tu hi tu manzil meri bas tu hi tu," she sang in Hindi. 75. She then went over to her purse, picking it up and putting on some lipstick before throwing her purse over her shoulder. 76. She put on a pair of sunglasses, even though it was nighttime outside. 77. She locked up the salon for the night, feeling very vulnerable as she walked home. 78. Priya thumped slowly down the street, her ears catching the sound of an American woman nearby talking. 79. She saw the American woman with something unique to American women: an elaborate, colorful, yoke neckerchief. 80. Mesmerized, she said, "Tat is.. like saree piece, but not really. American women only have." 81. The night made her nervous, so she continued walking, looking around cautiously. 82. She whispered in Hindi to herself to calm down, "Acha hai, sab kuch thik hoga" which means "It’s okay, everything will be fine." 83. With her flip-flops snapping against her feet, she finally reached her small, cozy apartment. 84. She unlocked the door and stepped inside, feeling a sense of relief wash over her. 85. She placed her sunglasses on a side table, looking around her home with a sense of newfound familiarity. 86. She put her purse down and gently removed her jewelry, placing each piece in an organized way. 87. Priya slipped out of her flip-flops and went to the kitchen to make herself some tea. 88. As she boiled the water, she sang the Hindi song softly to herself, feeling more at peace. 89. She looked out the window, reminiscing about the small part of her that missed Mumbai. 90. With the tea in hand, she sat down, feeling blessed for her new life and ready to face whatever tomorrow might bring.