Who's She?

School had been a bore for Tony. He was a bright lad and didn't have to work too hard to get through classes unnoticed by the teachers and class mates. He had plenty of friends but no one close. He didn't excel in sports or academically. He had picked up a few good exam results but had decided that university wasn't for him.

He was an only child so home life was quiet. But there was Suzy next door. She was the same age as him and they were a few classes together at school. In their mid-teens they had become pseudo boyfriend and girlfriend. They both knew that they weren't really attracted to each other, but it was convenient for school discos and house parties to turn up together with no pressure to go any further than holding hands.

Don't misunderstand. They had fooled around in private. When Suzy needed to try out her make-up skills, she had asked Tony if he would let her practise on him. Of course he let her. Her first attempts were truly awful, but with time she got better. She mastered the subtle look that she wore at the weekends. The more provocative look for parties was soon mastered too. But Suzy carried on practising on Tony. The latest look was what could only be described as street walker.

“What do you think Tony? Here. Look in the mirror.”

Looking back at him was an overly made up woman. Tony could do nothing but laugh.

“Your work is good, but I look bloody awful Suzy.”

“No you don't. Hang on. I know what you need. I'll be right back.”

He continued looking at himself in the mirror. Suzy was right. The look was pretty good. This was the sort of picture he wanked off looking at on the internet.

“Let's try these.”

In her right hand Suzy was holding a long blonde wig and in the right some jewellery.

“I'm sure my sister won't mind us borrowing one of her wigs. Turn around so that I can finish the look”

Tony did as asked and could no longer see how he looked. Suzy put a simple black necklace around Tony's neck and clipped on a pair of over-sized silver ear rings. She then smoothed down Tony's hair and pulled the wig in to place. She straightened it and then brushed it out making big bangs on either side of Tony's head. She stood back, admiring her work.