Necklace (Patreon)

“No, no, no. It's impossible ... impossible,” whispered in his gentle female voice, standing by the window in this old house, in which everything now looked new. His hand touched the necklace, which, as it turned out, had been cursed many years ago. This necklace was bought for his daughter by an English merchant somewhere in the south and brought it to her. It has come a long way to Jake. In 2020, he found him in one of the old grandmother's chests. It is not clear what motivated them, but he really wanted to put it on. A second later he was already standing here in this old building in the body of the merchant’s daughter in 1805.

Jake did not have time to figure anything out. He had just been a man of 29 years old and was cleaning up after a dispute with his wife in the attic in which he found this necklace, and now he was standing here in an unknown house. He heard a voice from somewhere far away, from the lower floors, a loud female voice

"Elizabeth, come down, we are all waiting for you."

Jake did not pay attention to this. He had just noticed that he was wearing an old woman’s and dress and not only that. He saw that under the dress in the neckline there was definitely a woman’s chest. His hand grabbed one of the breasts and he felt that it was really a chest. It was his chest, soft female flesh. He looked at his hand, it was not his hand, or rather his, but now it was much smaller than before and without hair. He felt that under the dress between his legs, he definitely now has nothing.

It was all too strange. He remembered that this happened after he put on this necklace. He took it off, but nothing happened. He put on and took off the necklace several times, but this did not work

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A voice from below interrupted Jake's thoughts after unsuccessful attempts to return back to his body

"Elizabeth! We are all waiting for you! Get down immediately!"

Already in an orderly manner, a female voice shouted.

Jake realized that they were addressing him. Elizabeth came up to his new body and he did not see the girls friend here.

Jake walked slowly toward the voice. He heard the heels of his shoes banging on the floor. His long dress touched his body. Under the dress on it were some other clothes, but tried not to think about it. With every step, albeit slow, Jake felt his new chest swing.

Finally he came to the end of the corridor and saw a staircase below. He leaned on the railing with his small hands and decided to see what was there. He bent over and together, a small hair fell into his eye and his chest sagged under the dress again, creating for him unexpected new sensations of weight on his chest.

He removed a strand of hair with his hand and only now realized that he had a hairstyle on his head in the form of some bizarre donut. Of course it was logical, but it surprised Jake then. He never had long hair, and now this news only pounded another nail into the coffin of his new femininity.

"Ah, here is Elizabeth! Well, come down to us, dear!"

The woman below saw that Jake was looking at them. Downstairs were three. It was a father, mother Elizabeth and her fiance

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Mother Elizabeth was unhappy with her girlfriend. Father just arrived and brought her this beautiful necklace as a gift. Elizabeth had to quickly go upstairs to her room, put it on and go downstairs. Down here, they were supposed to introduce her to her future bridegroom. However, Elizabeth for some reason walked a very long time and a lot of time has passed

Elizabeth came down slowly. Mother was even more angry that Elizabeth was sad. She was just fun, she was presented with a necklace, and now she was coming down as if something bad had happened!

"Elizabeth, honey, you must have a beautiful look. Stop making a sad face and smile."

Whispered in mother’s ear Elizabeth after she went downstairs

Elizabeth just made a displeased face

"Elizabeth, meet. This is Karl Stembell, our guest of honor."

Elizabeth's mother said in expectation that her daughter would curtsy, give a kiss to her hand, or even just smile, but Elizabeth continued to be silent

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Jake looked at all these people in old clothes and tried to understand what was happening. If this is a practical joke, then how did he end up in this body and how did it all happen. And if this is real, then ... that means he most likely was in the past, he did not know in which year, but it was definitely not 2020.

These people, he correctly guessed that these were Elizabeth's parents, and now he was in Elizabeth’s body, continued to say something and addressed him. Apparently they were expecting something from him, but he did not want anything and could not say. He was in a state of permanent shock, although he tried not to betray it.

He turned in the room from these people and decided to look around. It was an old room, as in museums or cinema about the 18th and 19th centuries

"Elizabeth! My daughter! Where are you going ?! You can talk to us."

Jake turned and saw that the woman in the old dress, mother Elizabeth, was angry and realized that he had better pretend that he was Elizabeth, otherwise they might send him to a madhouse ... or maybe say that he is a witch ... This was not to be allowed.

"Yes, I'm here, I'm sorry," said Jake, and wondered how softly and sweetly his voice sounded now. It was like the voice of an angel.

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"Honey, it seems to me that we need to take a walk, Susan, bring Elizabeth her clothes for walking, a jacket and a hat."

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Jake could not have expected a more ridiculous continuation of this hour. He, father, a man of 29 years, having a good income, he had to wear it! When the maid brought some kind of small jacket and a huge thing reminiscent of a hat, Jake did not immediately realize that Elizabeth was wearing street clothes.

Susan, the maid, went up to Jake and gave gave him clothes

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Elizabeth looked in surprise at what Susen had brought. She was still laconic. Although Karl, her future bridegroom, tried to make her laugh, she was still in the same mood. Elizabeth should have known very well that today is a special day. Day of arrival of the father and day of acquaintance with her future groom. She knew all this beforehand, and now she behaved very strangely.

Susan gave Elizabeth her jacket and Elizabeth just threw this thing away, but then ...

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Jake threw aside the jacket that this maid gave him, but then he saw the surprised faces of all these people who were looking at him. He realized that this was a very strange behavior and he needed to wear what this maid brought him.

If one of his friends saw him, it would be a shame for life. Jake was thinking about it this minute.

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During the walk, Elizabeth continued to behave strangely. She is constantly adjusting her lovely big hat. It was as if she was wearing her for the first time in her life and looked very ridiculous.

Elizabeth's mother began to fear that Karl would change her mind about marrying Elizabeth after such an acquaintance! This could not be allowed! Mother Elizabeth was very angry with her daughter! She did not understand what was happening to her today!

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On a walk, it seemed to Jake that everyone was looking at him and as if everyone knew that he was actually a man from 2020 and all this was some kind of performance. It seemed to him that everyone was looking and seeing his real body dressed in these ridiculous outfits. It seemed to him that this was obvious to everyone except the three people who were with him!

This man, Karl, came too close to him several times and wanted to take him by the arm, well, Jake left on time and did not let him do this.

He did not know what he wanted more, so that it was a rally and a disgrace for his whole life or vice versa. He definitely wanted to get back to that house faster!

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A few hours later, Elizabeth stood in her room by the window, watching Karl board his crew. She didn’t respond today with anything he didn’t offer to meet at the ball next weekend. She was only able to show a semblance of a smile.

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"They're finally leaving," Jake thought to himself. He had already been several hours in the body of Elizabeth, and so much had already happened! He needed time to be alone and think it over. He looked down at his dress and neckline. He again took off his necklaces and put them on, hoping that now it would help, but that did not help.

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It was a damned necklace. The curse was to be received by a completely different woman. Elizabeth was just out of luck. Elizabeth grew up as a beautiful smart girl, received a gift from her father and was expecting a man who was to become her husband. This day was supposed to be one of the most memorable in her life. She put on a necklace and ended up in another place! Moreover, her beautiful body! Now she has become a man!

As for Jake, he did not find anything about how to return to his time and body. He had to get acquainted with the peculiarities of the girl’s life in 1805 and marry Karl. All the same, this alliance was more commercial and in those days, many came out of convenience.

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A carriage drove up to the house and Elizabeth stepped out of the carriage. she was wearing one of the best outfits according to her mother. Koneno, she made Elizabeth go to the ball and meet with Karl there, the financial well-being of their family depended on it

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"What stupid medieval rules ?! Why doesn't anyone listen to me here !? Why live like that ?!”

Jake walked up the stairs, supporting the hem of the dress so as not to step and trying not to turn his head. This headdress simply drove him crazy no less than the fact that he is now forced to live like Elizabeth.

For this week, he was unable to learn anything sensible from his father Elizabeth about this necklace. My father did not want to tell anything and all the time he was only joking on this subject, and when Jake began to get angry and curse, he heard only threats from his parent in response.

Jake heard that if he did not agree to marry Carl, then he would be sent to the monastery!

Maybe it would be better .. But for now, Jake decided to live by these rules. He walked slowly and carefully, looking around

He never liked this whole entourage of the 19th century, and he didn’t even imagine that he would have to live here. When he read novels by writers of this century, it was only for general acquaintance with the era and at school.

Everything was wild and unusual for him, starting from his new weak and small female body and ending with the fact that here he had almost no rights. Everything and everything was decided for him; he had no right here.

He lived in 2020, in which freedom of speech and equality of men and women were not disputed, and on the contrary, there were extremes. Here, in 1805, he, as a woman, had almost no rights. He had to smile and be beautiful.

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In the evenings, when Elizabeth was left alone in the room, she could look at one point for a long time and think about her. She often liked to walk alone, but one of her favorites, or rather her favorite knowledge, was to look at the necklace that her father gave her on the day he met her future husband.

She could stand for hours and examine him, walk from corner to corner, put it on and take off again, while closing her eyes. From the side, if someone saw this, all this would seem strange

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“There must be a logical explanation for this,” Jake once again examined this cursed necklace, holding it with his little hands.

"No, well, maybe it's some kind of parallel universe and the necklace is the key, maybe I can go back to that corrido again? .. But I've done it many times already ... There must be a way to solve the riddle of this necklace."

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The door creaked and Carl entered the room. His wife, Elizabeth, once again stood and examined the necklace. He did not understand her obsession with this piece of jewelry. Yes, his father gave it to her and yes, they met on that day, but I ask you already a year from that time and 6 months after their wedding. At times, Karl thought that Elizabeth had all the problems in this necklace. They had almost no sex and Elizabeth was not pregnant. But she didn’t care, she spent more time with this necklace

Karl came closer, he was angry after today and snatched from this necklace

"Carl, what are you doing ?!" Elizabeth screamed

"I am fixing our marriage!" and he left

 Elizabeth hysterically began to take away his necklace, but Karl was bigger and stronger. He easily pushed Elizabeth away and left with the necklace.

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Elizabeth sat in the shade of a tree in the park and expected Carl to return soon. He looked around in hope and was afraid to see his silhouette.

A month has passed after that unpleasant incident with her father’s necklace Elizabeth. Karl took it and sold it, buying another necklace instead. Yes, it was a father's present, but Elizabeth is his wife and should think about him!

These moments of loneliness were the last to her personally. She treasured these moments very much. No one knows what she was thinking at these moments.

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“I can't believe it's all .. the end is that ...” Jake looked at his clothes then slowly touched his face and his hat

"This ... is it really my fate? Is it all because of the stupid desire to try on my grandmother’s necklace ?! This is so ridiculous! I should not be here! This is not my life! I am a man! I had a family, wife and child! I I’m used to being the main thing and to achieve everything myself! I earned good money and had an excellent income! For what? Why do I need all this ?! This is 1805! My name is Elizabeth and I have to be beautiful and have children for this asshole Karl! It's just some that is nonsense .. I’ll close my eyes and wake up ... No, I’m so crazy. I have to accept this life. Was I another life? But I don’t remember the childhood "Elizabeth, then it was ?! Oh dear, it's better not to think about it!"

It has been two years since he climbed the steps of that very staircase and going to the ball, to which he was forced to attend by Elizabeth's parents, at which he spent an official evening with Karl.

He recalled this while looking at the very clothes in which he was then. He recalled how humiliating it was then and it was strange for him to wear all these dresses, jackets and this huge hat.

Now he dressed in it already knowing that a year had passed and this was an occasion to put on the same clothes. A lot has changed over that time. First and foremost, he lost hope of returning to his life and his body, which meant that he would have to adapt to live here in 1805 as Elizabeth, the merchant’s daughter, a weak, kind girl with an English voice. He portrayed this role from the very beginning and until now. The second is a marriage with Carl and the birth of a girl a year later.

Now he did not look so contemptuously at these clothes. Now they seemed ordinary and even beautiful to him.

A year ago, he could not even imagine that the words "Elizabeth, you must be a lady and act like a lady" would mean something to him. When for the first time his mother Elizabeth gave a street decorative umbrella with the words “Lady should go with it,” he only made a displeased face and again he heard many negative words from his mother Elizabeth.

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Dressing and grabbing an umbrella, trying to keep it as graceful as possible.

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Going downstairs for a second, Jake remembered that two years ago it was not so important for him how a ladies umbrella looks and combines with this hat and dress. He would even fight with someone who would tell him that two years later he would pick up his own clothes and be glad to put on this ridiculous hat with an old dress and a small strange jacket. But now it all began to matter, even curls of curly hair, which were partially visible from under the hats.