Dream a little dream for me...

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"What have you taken from me?" The helpless woman squirms under his weight. "Why can't I remember my name?" The man detects the confusion and anxiety in her voice and it pleases him.

"Your name is mine now... and so is your life." He enjoys the game of cat and mouse but only to a certain point.

"No... you can't do this to me. I have family... and friends..."

"Who won't even notice you're gone." His smile hypnotizes. "I don't think you fully comprehend the situation, love. I will be you and you will be... well... nothing." He seems to be indifferent to her feelings.

The cheap mascara bleeds as she sobs. "I'll do anything... just please... let me go."

"There's no room for compromise. We're almost done here." He leans in closer and she is made still. Her eyes obtain a glassy luster while he probes her mind and takes all that he desires. opens painfully wide as he enters her at last. His force suffocates and suddenly it all stops. He is nothing more than dead weight now.

• • • • • • •

The transition is complete. She shoves his lifeless body off and rises. With an eerie smile, she bids him farewell. "Thanks for the memories."

Her fingers are tingling with excitement. There's nothing like it. Being a woman again... it feels good. Real good.