Quiet Escape
The New World of SwapTech
chapter 6
by
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Leo backed toward the hallway, phone still in his hand, heart racing under someone else’s ribcage.
He typed frantically:
Leo: “Umm, GlitterLoxx, I’m not great in crowds. Can I bail early??”
No response.
He spotted a bathroom and ducked inside. Locked the door. Took a breath. In the mirror, Lola stared back. Pouty lips, shimmering highlighter, a visible hickey.
“I look like a Bratz doll on a bender,” he muttered, adjusting the spaghetti strap digging into his shoulder.
He tried to navigate the Swapp app. “End swap… end early… override?”
Access denied. The timer read: 3 hours, 11 minutes remaining.
“Nope,” he whispered. “I’m hiding.”
He opened the window. It looked out over the porch roof. Beyond that: freedom.
Leo, now Lola, hiked up her skirt, climbed out the window, and crawled across the roof on all fours.
Someone from below spotted him and shouted, “Lola! You doing a thirst trap again?!”
Phones came out. A dozen flashes. One frat guy yelled, “Make it clap!”
Leo screamed and slipped—but landed in a bush, ass-up, skirt over his head.
“I hate everyone,” he groaned.