The Cursed Coin
The Cursed Coin is a mysterious item. It always seems to find its way into the hands of innocent bystanders, people usually content with their lives, inexplicably appearing to them in nebulous circumstances. Then it alters their life in a drastic way, transforming their bodies, their realities, their minds, usually for the worst, leaving the stranded in an undesired existence, aware of who they were but stuck as their new selves. Then the coin vanishes from their possession, seeking out another target, another life to ruin, another person to transform. Its power of attraction is irresistible, so even if you would be aware of the coin’s existence, which very few people are, you would still find yourself picking it up as you see it, maintaining it in your possession long enough for it to work its magic before vanishing from your life forever, leaving you miserable and changed. The first person to pick up the coin was Sam, a 23-year-old man who had just finished college, and had...