Rent or forfeit 12

There was a moment of silence in the room until Sarah spoke, “So, what will it be Tammy”?

Tommy glared at her, “neither, this has gone too far, I’m not playing this game anymore”.

Sarah was surprised by the sudden outburst, “Ok, fine, so you have money to contribute to rent”? She replied.

“You know I don’t, but these choices are unfair”, Tommy said forcefully.

“Unfair”? Sarah spat, “what’s unfair is you expecting us to go out to work every day, while you sit around, eating our food and making a mess, you’ve always been selfish, you expect others to look after you, and to make matters worse, you have always been mean, I remember all the comments you made towards Monica when she was still living at home with you and mum, you know what you’re right, the game’s over, go and pack your bags and get out”. She screamed.

Tommy was stunned at the eruption from his sister and quickly back peddled, “but I don’t want to leave, where am I supposed to go”?

“That’s your problem, I suggest a homeless shelter”, Sarah replied angrily.

“Hang on sis, let’s not be too hasty”, Monica said, trying to stop things from getting out of hand, “Tommy, just pick one of the choices, OK”?

“But I’m not gay, Monica, I can’t go out with a man”, Tommy said quietly, “and what exactly are lip fillers anyway? They sound pretty permanent”.

“It’s what girls do to pump up their lips a little, it’s not permanent, I have friends that do it and they go every few months for a top-up, the clinics don’t want it to be permanent, they want customers coming regularly, that’s how they make their money”. Monica said.

“A few months, you want me to look like a girl for a few months”? Tommy replied.

“Come on, lots of guys have bigger lips, it’s not a big deal, I tell you what, I’ve been thinking about getting them myself for a while, how about we go together”? Monica said smiling.

With little choice, Tommy dropped his head into hands defeated, “Ok”, he responded quietly.

The next day

Tommy stood in his feminine looking bedroom, staring at his reflection in the full-length mirror on the wall. Having just returned from the clinic with Monica, he had gone straight to his room to get a proper look at what they had done to his face. He didn’t get a proper look in the clinic as there was no mirror in the room, and he hoped all the way home that the effect wouldn’t be too noticeable, but staring at his two plump pillowy lips, swollen and over twice the size they had been when he had woken up that morning, he felt like crying.

He felt odd, standing there staring at himself, he looked like a girl and an attractive one at that, if he had seen a girl like, the one looking back at him in the mirror, walking down the street, with her long smooth legs perched on a pair of high heeled ankle boots, silky blonde hair, and ample cleavage, he would have definitely stopped to stare.

The photo he took that day, for his Instagram account, got more than a few comments and likes. In just a few weeks, he had amassed over a thousand followers, who were very complimentary about his new pout, saying how pretty he and feminine looked.

Tommy knew there was only one way out this situation, he needed to get a job, make some money, and get away from his crazy sisters. He had been turning down some of the worst sounding offers from the temp agency, but from now on, he would suck it up and do whatever it took to get out of his current predicament.

When it came time to choose his options that week, he didn’t complain, he just picked out two pieces of paper and quickly picked one.

1) Wear blue coloured contact lenses

2) Get acrylic nail extensions

What should Tommy choose? Vote in the poll.