The Man I Used to Be — Iris Deorre

Craig is a player; he collects girl's numbers like trophies. It's fun for him, it makes him feel like the ‘Man' until the day he meets Papaya. She's different. He can't get her into bed that easily, not until she gets to know him better.

Papaya is a beautiful and confident woman and someone Craig really wants to ‘conquer' so he goes along with the dating thing hoping that one day she will give him the goods.

A month later he gets his wish and it's more than he expected. Papaya maybe sweet and innocent on the outside but behind closed doors she has a very naughty side. Craig is pleased that he had waited, but after he got what he wanted he does what he does best, walks away to find his next score. But Papaya won't go away, in fact, she gives him news he never wanted to hear.

The evening he finally agrees to meet up with her to discuss the unwanted news, they have a fight. He leaves on a bad note and on his way to a date Craig is involved in an accident. When he wakes up and finds himself in hospital he's not quite the same. Something frightening has happened, something supernatural, at least he thinks so. He can't explain it to anyone, so he takes on his new life as if it is the normal thing to do.

In his new life he learns a lot about Papaya, things that he had either not noticed or not bothered to care about. He also starts to have feelings for Papaya and for the first time he falls in love. But there is a problem, he's not the person she knows, he's someone else. Craig has to learn to cope being someone else and hope that he can be with Papaya, even if it is only as friends.

Even though Craig can't explain what really happened after the accident it taught him a lot and his life changes for the better. Not just for him but for Papaya.