“It’s a miracle!”
“Is it?” the doctor said, placing the device back in the small box on the table.
Beauregard felt her arms becoming firm and lean in her sleeves. She looked down at her hands. Her brittle nails, which were always breaking these days, were now growing out before her eyes. The skin around her knuckles pulled taut and became smooth. The liver spots on her hand, which she always covered with foundation, appeared to be gone. It wasn’t just her face; it was everywhere.
She needed to get out of that room. She needed to go home, to inspect every inch of her new body in front of a full-length mirror.
If only this had happened before my screen test with Mr. Selznick.
“How much do I pay you?” Beauregard asked. She was prepared for anything, and she would offer anything. Her car. Her home. Her soul.
The doctor turned back to her.
“You fail to understand. You’ve just paid in full.”
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