She clasped her hands over her stomach, her face turning even whiter as she saw herself in the mirror.She'd seemed to age, looking older by the minute... Her blue eyes had lost their vibrancy, her hair was limp and dull. Wrinkles of pain and illness lay upon her face like road maps, crinkling skin that had lost its elasticity. She cringed back from the reflection, a single tear coming to her eyes to slide down her skin.Even her tears had changed, seeming almost gray and drying against her skin to. Grandmother and Anya use a spell that allows them to read minds.They've been fooled in the past by people who wanted to use thepark's magic for bad reasons, so they use the spell to find out thetruth. (See my own stories, "Bikini Beach: Mama's Boy" and "BikiniBeach: Child Star.") The magic can change a male's personality or memory as well as hisbody and clothes. It can also alter his reality, so that, for thelength of the pass, he was born and has lived his life as the femalehe has become. . Have fun with Charles."Later that evening, the girls said nothing as they got into Ava's car. Ava checked her face in the rear view mirror as she was saying, "Sorry to have left you waiting but Honey, you have to get it when you can."She then took a packet out of her pocketbook. Taking a couple of tablets out of the box, she brought them up to Marie's mouth saying, "Here! Put these in your mouth."Trying to resist, Marie asked, "What are they?" They're breath mints. I don't want your husband to. "Baby, can you sleep in Drew's roomtonight?" "Huh?" I replied groggily. "Drew thought we would be more comfortable in the big bed," sheinsisted. Without a fight, I dragged myself out of bed, walking sheepishly pastthe two of them. The clock said 2:27am. I caught a whiff of alcohol andsaw they both had that glassy-eyed look indicating they'd had a good time. "Thanks, Buddy," Drew said, patting me on the back. As I left the room,I glanced back and caught a glimpse of my beautiful wife.