Knowing that she’ll catch up to my clumsy stride, I step out into the frosted glass halls of the hospital. “Hey!” she shouts after me, “You forgot your purse…You’re gonna be okay, right?”
“Riley,” I stop to ask, “How can you be so calm about everything?”
She stifles a laugh. “I’m sorry but it’s…this is like uhh, a re-run? Honestly, everyone thinks you’re a beautiful woman.”
“—It’s not about that! Maybe Alexa just forget to change herself back before erasing her memories. We can do it right this time!”
“Lex, Lex, Lex…C’mon, It’ll be okay. Give it a day or two and you’ll be all like, ‘Being a girl isn’t so bad.’” Her impression of my high-pitched squeal of a voice seems painfully accurate.