Unintended Possessions: A Babysitter's Supernatural Adventure

Story: It was thirteen-year-old James Tapper, a lanky boy of 5’6” dressed in a crisp black T-shirt and blue denim shorts, who found himself in the peculiar challenge of babysitting five kids. His sandy hair, expressive green eyes, and almost invisible freckles betrayed a sense of innocence and confusion at the situation before him. The youngest, a petite 2-year-old named Tommy, with twinkling blue eyes, a half-eaten Oreo smeared over his cherubic face, shuffled around in his green dinosaur themed jumper. The 3-year-old, Mia, a slender girl with brunette hair in bunches and hazel eyes, was twirling in her pink dress fringed with glittery lace, ballet flats covering her tiny feet. Next was the 6-year-old, Ollie, a gawky boy David, wearing a Spiderman t-shirt, blue shorts and red sneakers which he insisted gave him the ability to run super fast. Sadie, 9 and already 4'9" tall, usually spent her time immersed in a book. Today's attire, a denim pinafore overstripes T-shirt, completed her scholarly image. But the one daunting challenge was sixteen-year-old Charlotte, defiant at 5'5", her auburn locks cascading down to camouflage her budding maturity. She wore a pastel crop top, high waist ripped jeans with an emphasized waistline, and flip-flops. However, in the eyes of their mother, she still required babysitting, much to her frustration. One evening, during a freak lightening storm, James had been hit by a bolt, endowing him with the astonishing ability to possess any human body. This bizarre and unexplainable power initially caused James to panic but he soon found it handy in steering these young souls. As James possessed each kid in turn, he experienced an array of human feelings. Being inside Tommy gave him the warmth of innocence and toddler excitement. He felt uncomfortable in Mia's body, the tightness of girl's clothing and the discomfort of walking in ballet flats. Ollie’s compact body was a new experience too, he felt lighter and faster, and the sensation of wearing sneakers after flip-flops and ballet flats was a bizarre change. With Sadie, he finally understood quiet determination and persistence. Possessing Charlotte was the weirdest experience of all, he felt tall, feminine and suddenly,grown-up. His voice, too, altered with each possession, from deep adolescent to a toddler's squeak, to a young lady’s softness. Suddenly, the front door creaked open and walked in the kids’ mother, Alicia. A woman of 38, Alicia was of average height 5’7”, with a charm hard to ignore. With her golden-blonde hair swept in a messy bun, hazel eyes sparkling with sharp wisdom, she wore a navy blue two-piece suit, modest heels, and a white blouse that somehow spoke volumes about her perceptive nature. James quickly possessed Alicia's body, feeling awkward with her height and surprised by the weight of her pearl earrings. He looked down through Alicia’s eyes at the chic purse on her shoulder, invisible to James personally, but emphasized when looked through her eyes. He felt empowered and authoritative in her black heels, and took out some money from her purse. "Charlotte, honey," he barked in Alicia’s stern voice, "start behaving like a responsible teenager. You know, I pay this poor boy hard earned money to babysit you!" Chuckling, in Alicia’s voice, that sounded higher-pitched, lighter, and melodious, James dispossessed her with a jolt that left his own body swaying, the taste of adult sarcasm still lingering on his tongue.