BAD GUY

I am Matt and back then I was a 16 years old boy. And what a teenager I was. You know… just imagine a cheeky teenager boy and boost his bad behavior over 50% and you will get the right picture of me when I was that age. Now I know that I was behaving like an idiot and I am sorry for it,  but back then it just seemed cool to me to behave like an idiot. I thought that I own the world and that I could do whatever I wanted to do. And I didn't care that there are also other people who deserve respect and my understanding. And that was probably the worst thing about me back then. I didn't care about others at all and it was just bad. I was a bad guy, but life gave me a lesson and I will never forget the lesson. And now, I am grateful for that lesson because it made me realize that I am not the king of the world and that I have to take care of other people as well and it also made me realize that makeup and girly things are very beautiful and that I might fall in love with them.

Well… it all started in the summer. I had the summer vacation and my mum decided that we should visit my aunt for at least one week. I wasn't very excited about it because I thought that it was going to be boring there and I didn't have any friends at my aunt's place. And I haven't seen my aunt for a few years and I don't even remember my cousin Kate. But my mum had already decided and I couldn't influence her decision at all. But I was quite annoyed that I had to go there.

But I had no choice and we went there on Saturday in the morning. It took us a few hours to get there because my aunt lives quite far away from our city and I could at least sleep during the way. And I woke up when my mum stopped the car just in front of my aunt's house. I remembered the house because when we were young we spent quite a lot of days there but it was a long time ago.

“So finally we are here!” said my mum with relief.

“Yeah… the whole week of boredom has just started!” I mumbled and I pulled my travel case from our car.

“Oh come on, Matt! Your aunt is a very nice lady and she has an amazing daughter! Don't you remember Kate? You spent a lot of time together when you were young!” said my mum and she was very disappointed with my attitude. And I don't blame her at all. I should be disappointed in myself. But back then… I was just blind and cheeky boy. I didn't see my terrible behavior.

“Well… to be honest…  I don't remember her. And why should I? They have never visited us! Then why should we visit them?” I said and I really made clear that I am quite frustrated. My mum just shook her head and she told me:

“You are really unbelievable sometimes!” And she sadly looked at me. It was a really sad look and I could see that she was very disappointed in me. But I didn't care. The only thing I cared about was myself. Then she pulled her thing from the car and she locked it.

“Let's go there and you will behave!” said my mum and she warned with her tone. She really meant it now. But you know what? I was a teenager and I didn't care again. She could warn me as much as she wants to but it won't change anything. It will still be a week of boredom for me and I would be very surprised if somebody could change it.

We walked to the gate of my aunt's house and my mother rang the bell. We could hear it ringing and we soon heard footsteps there. The door was soon opened by my aunt and I could see that she was very happy to see us.

“Welcome! Welcome and come in! I am so glad to see you both!” said my aunt and I had a feeling the she didn't change at all. She was still looking the same as many years ago. And behind my aunt was standing my cousin Kate. She was two years older than me and she was already preparing for college. And as I could see… she was really into fashion. She wore a very extravagant red and white dress and she had quite a lot of makeup on her face.

“Wow… and we have a very beautiful lady here! Hello Kate!” My mum greeted her and she hugged her. But I hated her outlook. It looked ridiculous and I thought that it was just terrible.

“Good to see you!” said my cousin Kate nicely and she looked at me. She was probably waiting for me to greet her. But I think that you already know what I did. I looked at Kate and I laughed and said:

“Hello… good to see you too… and I have to say that you look like a clown!” I laughed and really didn't care that it would make her sad and that she is going to have a terrible afternoon. And my words were just like swords. It was quiet after I said it and then my mum slapped me.

“You are such an idiot!” said my mum in rage and my aunt was also very disappointed in me. My cousin Kate just looked at me and then she walked away and she was crying. “How could you say such rude words! You are unbelievable!”

“She is too sensitive… It was just fun…” I defended myself, but that was something I definitely shouldn't have done. My aunt was very disappointed in me as well and she couldn´t understand why I would say such rude things. She was shocked.

“Just for fun?” cried out my mum and she was getting really angry. “You gotta be kidding me! You know what? Go to your room and stay there for at least one hour. I can't even see your face!”

Wow… My mum was really angry with me and she meant it. I could see it in her eyes. She wasn't messing around this time. I just shrugged my arms and I went to my room. Now I know that I was behaving like an idiot, but just back then… I didn't see it. I was a fool.

I came to my room and it was really over one hour until I heard knocking on the door. I opened the door and it was a mistake… When I opened the door, somebody just blindfolded me and they were dragging me somewhere. They stopped after a while and they removed my blindfold. I was in Kate's room and right in front of me was my cousin Kate and next to her was her mum and my mum. They tied me to the chair and I couldn't move. I had no idea what was going on and I tried to escape, but it was futile. I was tied firmly and there was no hope.

“What is going on? Let me go!” I said and I was almost getting afraid.

“Oh come on… I think you are too sensitive!” said my mum. What a … that was my line.

“It will be just fun, don´t worry!” giggled my cousin Kate and to my surprise and dismay… She started to apply makeup on my face. And it was a lot of makeup! Then she played with my eyes. She didn't forget about eyeshadows, eyeliner and mascara. And the lipstick was a matter of course. Then she put a long hair wig on my head. But she didn't stop there.

“Since you have such an adorable face, we should make your body adorable!” giggled my cousin Kate and she pulled out a red dress from her wardrobe. And she didn't wait a minute and she put them on my body. I was so overwhelmed and shocked that I even forgot to defend. I was just… done…

Then Kate brought me a mirror and she showed me to myself! And I couldn't believe what I saw there. Matt was gone… The boy was gone. There was a nice and pretty girl standing there and I couldn't believe it.

“From now on… you won´t be Matt, but you will be Jessica!” said my cousin Kate and she giggled. And I guess that this week won't be a boring one!