Fichain #3: Start Date 19 June (World building, Segment #10: pg - 16) - Page 2

Segment #2

Karan.

Karan looked at his clothes soiled by the food and coffee. It was his favourite white shirt. And the coffee stain is impossible to remove. He looked at his reflection in the restaurants' glass partition. He was... In the wrong body? What just happened? He looked in front of him, only to see the stranger he vibed with a few minutes ago, standing confused? Surprised? Karan was at a loss of words to think.

He looked around, dazed. His mind fuzzy.

They met in the café, bonded over The Idiot and then?

Karan sat down on the chair again. He wanted to run home but his body was frozen. Gustave's cell buzzed. Now that I am in his body, do I get to access a stranger's things? Will he be accessing mine? Do I stay in his house or go back to mine?

A hundred questions flooded Karan's mind.

"Hey!" Gustave called out, tapping on Karan's hand. " I think we should go to my place."

"Huh?" Stranger danger. Karan's mind screamed. I am a grown ass man. I can fight. He reasoned with himself. But my body has been feeling weak lately. I can definitely take myself out ... in a blow?

What? Karan? Get a hold of yourself.

Why are there so many overlapping voices in my head? What kind of place is this man's mind? Or is it mine?

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Gustave.

I think I should get back to my apartment first. Then consult my books. Should I keep Karan around? How do I explain this body swap to him? Will he understand? Can I undo the time? But my watch is in Karan's hand.

I will just ask him to come home, nicely. If he doesn't agree, I will - convince him. Sounds like a plan.

"Was this supposed to be a date?" Karan's question lingered at the back of Gustave's mind. Either I make it or break it. What do I do? If I go to sleep and wait until the time resets...

"Karan, I think we should go to my place." Gustave said again. This time with more confidence and 'will not take no for an answer' manner. Gustave placed some cash for the bill and promptly gripped his own body's hand and walked towards the bus.

Karan was silent throughout the ride to Gustave's home while his mind, was a loud mess.

Gustave's apartment was a neat one bedroom set. Everything was too perfect for Karan's taste. He walked up to the aquarium. The fish swam in his direction.

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Note : I've used the names their souls have and not the body ones. With the swap, it was slightly confusing who is who but I hope it remained clear. I know it's too many questions but I think with the sudden body swap, it was a bit natural?

Ande, tamatar welcome (⁠ʘ⁠ᴗ⁠ʘ⁠✿⁠)

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OMG you guys! Itni complicated story! I would have loved to continue but this genre is so not my forte.🤣

You both are doing a wonderful job!❤️

This story reminds me of the Never Never series which is one of my favs...it's not really body swapping but it has the same vibe, that one was about them losing their memory every 24 hours!😆

I've never written this genre...I would like to give it a try...I'll probably write something short...I hope I dont mess it up!😭

Claiming the next segment!

Originally posted by: la_Reine

OMG you guys! Itni complicated story! I would have loved to continue but this genre is so not my forte.🤣

You both are doing a wonderful job!❤️

This story reminds me of the Never Never series which is one of my favs...it's not really body swapping but it has the same vibe, that one was about them losing their memory every 24 hours!😆

Do watch The Russian Doll. It shows the loop in such a good manner. One thing goes slightly different from the previous loop and then drastically different by the end of it. You're always on the edge despite knowing what is going to happen next.

Amazing update, Neha 😳

Overlapping voices is a nice one. I think it will make some interesting conversations.

I was inspired to switch their souls from a K-drama called Golden Spoon. In GS, they could access each other's memories after the switch.

Thanks for suggesting The Russian Doll, I'll put it on my watchlist :)

Originally posted by: la_Reine

I've never written this genre...I would like to give it a try...I'll probably write something short...I hope I dont mess it up!😭

Claiming the next segment!

Awesome, looking forward, Hina 😳

And glad you are enjoying the story <3

Segment #3 - Hope this is okay guys, sorry if I made any mistakes! It was my first attempt at this genre!😳 Pls let me know if there's any mistake or confusion, i'll try my best to correct it

Gustave’s POV

Gustave had brought Karan into his apartment, but now what? Where do they go from here? They had less than 24 hours and no solution.

The clock was ticking.

Gustave sat Karan down on the couch as he went into the kitchen to fetch him something, buying himself some time to think…of a solution and an explanation. What was he supposed to tell Karan?

Maybe he could call Ritvik, his best friend always had a solution. He fished in his pockets only to remember that his phone was now with Karan.

He could use Karan’s phone, but what was the passcode? He tried to sort the jumbled numbers out in his brain. After a few attempts, he finally got the sequence right and unlocked the phone. But wait, wasn’t this wrong? Going through someone else’s phone without their permission? Oh screw it, he had done worse things than this before. This would do no harm.

He fished through the contacts wondering who to call, perhaps he could get some hint if not a solution. He came across a contact titled “Doctor”. He decided to give them a call–maybe he could find out how to save Karan from dying.

He could have just read through his books and figured out a way to swap their souls back, but he knew that once he was out of Karan’s body, it would be more difficult to save him. He had to save Karan first and he had to do it fast.

“Hello?” The voice of the Doctor on the other line brought him out of his reverie.

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Karan’s POV

Why the hell had he just agreed to accompany a stranger to his apartment?

He had no idea. But nothing was making sense right now. His own body didn’t seem like his own. He was suddenly feeling…stronger? More energetic?

He sat on the couch while Gustave went into the kitchen. He surfed through the channels on TV, but when he found nothing that caught his interest, he decided to take a stroll around the apartment. It was a very beautiful apartment, the rooms were double the size than his own, everything was neat and tidy, much unlike his own. Did someone else live here or did Gustave stay here alone? He wondered.

He was lost in his thoughts when his eyes fell upon a door, presumably a bedroom. It had GUSTAVE written over it in big letters with a photograph underneath. But that photograph was not of Gustave.

Karan turned around to look into the mirror, he then looked back at the photograph resembling the face which he just saw in the mirror. Was he going crazy?

Adding another one to my watch list.

Thank you for tagging me. I will be back to read this after I read the first one, don't want to upset Shiri. 😆

Wow another fic!! Gonna read and share my feedback on each segment of yours. Thanks Neha & Hinna for tagging me.🤗❤️

Wow. such a different story in a genre we don't usually get to read much!

Intriguing start, T!

And the build-up was so cool, Neha and Hinna!

I have soooo many questions though. I'll be back! 😳