Wednesday, 9 September 2026

The Body Thief 5: The Dangers of Other People's Lives

 



Which way does this story go? What type of body should Kevin go for next? I’ll let you decide! Comment your suggestions and pics, and I’ll choose my favourite.

I’ll pick the winner by the end of November!


Kevin had not had much time to recover since the chaos he had caused in the nightclub. He was still in the body of the tattooed waitress he had escaped in and was living in her apartment while trying to find himself a new body.


But he was struggling.


The problem was, when you had been in such amazing bodies like Hayley’s, no one else came close. Still, he needed to move on. Emma the name of the waitress whose body he now inhabited was nice enough, but her life was chaotic. She had an ex who called her constantly he rang her 17 time in a day and his texts left little to the imagantion , and she was massively in debt, not the sort of life which interested him as he swore loudly as he read out another text from this guy. 


Kevin was desperate to find someone new, and in order to do that, it meant going out to scout for potential bodies.


He eventually found a bar. It wasn’t really his scene, but he walked inside anyway. A big, tattooed guy behind the bar immediately shouted over at him.


“Emma? Surprised to see your face in here again after what happened before!”


Kevin had no idea what he was talking about.


Then a woman emerged from the toilets and looked straight at him. Kevin knew instantly that this woman did not like Emma.


Here we go again, thought Kevin. Can’t I just find myself a new body? Why do I have to get caught up in these people’s issues? I don’t care.


But these were the dangers of his life. He never knew what he was getting himself into. Some bodies looked great from the outside, but behind it all, they had troubles of their own.


Suddenly, a bottle flew towards Kevin.


He ducked and looked back as the woman, who must have been in her forties, charged towards him.


Kevin panicked and ran.


He dodged around several tables and managed to get away as the woman slipped over. Behind him, the barman was shouting at the women to take it outside.


Running down a corridor, Kevin saw another woman emerge from a room. He knew swapping bodies with someone randomly was far from ideal, but the crazy woman was closing in on him.


He reached out and touched the confused stranger.


“What the hell?” said the woman.


Kevin activated the swap.


In an instant, he found himself in the stranger’s body.


The furious woman caught up seconds later and jumped on Emma’s body, completely unaware that Emma’s body no longer contained Kevin.


Kevin looked down at his latest stolen body, then quietly retreated back towards the bar while the chaos continued behind him.


Everyone in the bar was distracted by the fight, which gave Kevin a moment to examine the body he had just swapped into. This was getting ridiculous now.


He searched through his pockets and found a phone with loads of unread messages. He then undid the jumper to discover she was only wearing a bikini top underneath. Her blue nail polish was chipped.


Kevin felt inside his other pocket and pulled out a hotel key. He recognised the name immediately. It belonged to the very seedy hotel just down the street.


Kevin’s stomach dropped.


He didn't know who she was. He didn't even know her name, but he was beginning to understand what she did for a living.


She was a prostitute.


Later, standing inside a very cheap hotel room, Kevin stared at his latest reflection and wondered why he had ever grown bored with Hayley’s life. She had been everything he wanted in a body, and yet he'd thrown it all away because he wanted something new.


The woman's phone continued to ping throughout the night. Calls and messages came through constantly, all asking for the same thing.


Despite everything that had happened over the last week, Kevin wasn't going to stop.


He just needed another body.


He had no idea where to look or who he should choose next. All he knew was that he couldn't stay in this body much longer. 



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