The Beginning

It was raining the day that I died. Or at least I think that I’m dead. The last thing I remember is being hit by a car. It didn't hurt, I dint see my life flash in front of my eyes. It didn't happen like I thought it would. The whole afterlife and God is all bullshit by the way. You see, I was born and raised inside a Baptist church, sang the songs and went to all the Bible camps. I did it all right. I didn’t drink, the closest I got to a girl was on new years eve when I kissed Jessica Smith on the cheek. I didn’t even listen to secular music or watch rated R movies other than The Passion of Christ. So why did this happen?  I was the poster boy  for perfecting. I was meant for greater things. Not this!

 No one knows who I am. I was in a different body last night. I bet Jorge is going to have trouble explaining to his wife why he woke up in a cheap hotel laying next to a hooker after having partied all night and spent all their savings.

Today I am taller, better looking. And I’ll be different tomorrow, too. Every time I wake up, I’m in a different person. It’s been happening since the accident. Inside I am always me. Some days I’m pretty, those are good days. It’s nice to be pretty. I try to always mix their lives up a little. Make them do different things.  The truth is I don’t respect them, i'm never the one that’s gonna have to deal with the consequences or clean the mess up.  And that’s how its like. That’s how it goes. Every day.

I get maybe 15 waking hours in the person. I live their life, which means I don’t have one of my own. It takes relationships out of the table. Best friends, brothers, parents. You can scratch them out. They are all a blur, can't remember their names, faces or were we lived.

Reviews

[Emily]

What an interesting concept! I have wIndered myself what it would be like if I could trade souls with someone. I especially like your first sentence. It's extremely powerful an intriguing. I an feel the bitterness of the character, which explains how he could do such horrible things.
I would be interested to read more!
The only part that I found awkward was your parenthetical insert about the lowercase g. I'm not sure exactly what you were saying there, so maybe try to rephrase that one little bit?
Thanks for sharing!

[Aline]

Thank you for your thoughts and pointers. I'm still working on it, but just wanted to see what others thought of the concept.