[A little MC story for the
750 Word Project 2023
. Enjoy!]
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The lilt of classical music rouses you from sleep. You stretch out, removing your earbuds, feeling refreshed. The sun peeks through the curtains and you slide out of bed, padding over to the yoga mat, arranging yourself in front of the metronome. You pull back your long blonde hair into a ponytail. It hadn't always been blonde, but the change feels right, growing out your short dark bob.
"Start playlist."
The music washes over you and you set the metronome in motion, taking position cross-legged in front of it, listening to the steady tick-tick-tick and calming yourself. It doesn't matter that you're naked. Chopin tinkles in the background as you recite the mantras you've been given and for a while the world fades away.
A pop tune begins, and you blink, disorientated but suddenly charged with fresh energy. You rise and pick out your running gear, putting in your earbuds and transferring the soundtrack to your phone. The drawer is still crammed with clothes that don't fit you anymore, a relic of your past, before you toned and sculpted your body through your new daily regime.
You head out, past the door to the other apartment in your little block, down the stairs and out onto the street. There is a spring in your step and you begin to run, carried along by the music, your body moving and your mind free to wander. There is the usual little niggle, deep down inside, the itch you need to scratch that you can't, but the running helps. You know your route, your playlist is timed perfectly, and after forty minutes you're back home again, exhausted but exhilarated.
Upstairs, you shower, stripping off and noting the stubble with distaste. You pamper yourself, taking the razor, making yourself smooth all over. It makes the ache worse, but you look perfect now. You never used to mind the dark curls down there, but now you do. You dry off and moisturise, listening to the music wafting from the bedroom. Your hands traverse your soft skin, over your hips, skirting the area between your legs. A new song comes on in a minor key. You smile: it's Saturday, there's time.
You lie on the bed, letting your fingers explore, touching yourself. The little itch becomes a fire. You look down, and it makes you more ardent, seeing your flat stomach, your toned legs, your body transformed in the last six months from curvy, dowdy desk-jockey into something new: a sleek, blonde doll. The word triggers something deep inside, and your fingers become more urgent, your lips moving without words coming out, each recitation bringing you closer and closer to your climax.