Aunt's perfect plan

-"Paul, look at me. Don't cry. You'll see that everything will work out. And I will always be there for you, you will never be alone."

 -"How will this all work out if we have no idea what happened? We woke up like this 2 days ago and have no idea what to do to get back to our bodies. I just want to be myself again!"

 -"Of course, I understand you. It was a shock for me too and I would like to go back to myself. I already have a romantic date planned next week! But I am confident that as long as we are together we will be able to withstand any challenge, and probably sooner or later everything will be resolved! "

 -"If you say so, aunt..." *sigh*

This beautiful woman you see crying next to me is actually... me. And even though I may seem like a 19-year-old boy now, until two days ago I was a 33-year-old woman. Not that I felt like one. I always felt that my body wasn't right for me, and for some time I was convinced that I should have been born a man. A month ago, during my trip to the Middle East, I accidentally (or by fate...) found in a small shop a potion capable of exchanging the bodies of two blood relatives, if drunk by both. I bought it, even though there were some problems. I didn't know if it would work, but there was no risk in trying after all. But to become a man I would have to steal the body of a male relative of mine. It certainly wouldn't have been good for my karma... And I didn't have many choices anyway. My father is 70 years old. No, thank you. My older brother is 40 years old. Acceptable, but he has a wife and 2 daughters... I wouldn't want to hurt an entire family. And finally there was my nephew, Paul, 19 years old, son of my older sister, 38 years old.

A young, tall, cute guy who was about to start his freshman year of college. Perfect for having a new beginning. We've also always had a great relationship, so I know him well and would have been able to take over his life without too many problems. A few days ago I finally made up my mind: I was going to become Paul, and he was going to become me, Maggie. So during a family dinner I put a few drops of potion in his food and that was it. We woke up in each other's bodies, I pretended not to know anything about it, and of course he believed me. A perfect plan.

Well, not quite "perfect", maybe... My nephew lost 14 years of his life... And his life, his gender... Well, if you think about it, he has always been a shy, kind and gentle boy. He would never have fully exploited his manhood as I will. Instead, I'm sure he'll be fine as a woman! He has the perfect personality for it! He spent the last two days crying, just like a woman... Yes, I'm sure it's better that way for him too. Under my guidance I will teach him to be "me", to be a perfect 33 year old woman. After all, we will have to "impersonate each other as best we can so as not to ruin each other's lives until we find a solution". "Solution" that we will never find, obviously. But if he follows my directions I will guide him towards a perfect life for him. I have already identified a man who will be able to take care of a sensitive and shy person like my nephew. I have arranged the first date for next week. If everything goes as it should, in a few months the new Maggie will be a beautiful bride. She will be a happy wife and will take care of her new family, while I will be able to start my life again as a man, as I deserve. Everyone will be happy, everyone will win. It really is a perfect plan!