From the first moment I laid eyes on her, I knew I simply had to have her.

It was a hot summer day, so I walked from my studio to the beach in an effort to cool down.  The sweltering heat was almost unbearable.  Apparently, everyone was dying to get out of their stuffy homes because the beach was brimming with people.  Along the eastern ridge, I could hear the sounds of a beach volleyball match in progress.

The sand was littered with people soaking in the relentless sun.  Some were reading books or chatting with companions.  The air smelled thick with oils and lotions.  That's when a girl caught my attention.  She was wearing just a hint of a blue swimsuit and nothing else.  With her fantastic features, I knew I wanted her to model for me.  She seemed to be alone, since she didn't appear to be socializing with the people around her.  My timing was perfect.  A girl this striking is rarely alone for very long.  After watching her for several minutes, I decided to approach her.

I walked up to her as she kneeled on her beach blanket.  She was in the process of packing up her few items into her bag.

"Please don't leave, I was just coming over to meet you," I said, hoping humor might work.

"Oh, hello! I didn't see you there!" she smiled.  "So, you're worried I'm on my way out, huh?"  Her voice was as healthy and strong as the rest of her wonderful body.

"Dreadfully worried! I just barely escaped from my studio before I was gonna burst into flames from this heat, and now this?" I joked.   I began to introduce myself.  "My name is Andre.  I'm an artist here in town.  What's your name?"

"Lori.  Lori Weiss.  I just moved to town a month ago.  This heat is incredible, isn't it? I think I'd sell my soul right now for a cold drink!"  She adjusted herself on her blanket until she was in a comfortable sitting position.

"Just moved here, huh? How are you liking it so far?" I asked.

"I love it here so far.  I'm just starting college, so I'm really enjoying being on my own! What kind of art do you make?"

"Nearly everything...photography, painting, sculpture and lithography mainly," I responded.  "I work for advertising agencies and magazines.  You know, with a face and a figure like yours, I was surprised to hear you aren't a model yet!"

She blushed outwardly with that last statement.  "I'm flattered! Wow! You really think I would make a good model?"

"Definitely! You definitely have the look!" I prodded.  "Have you ever had any test shots done?"

"Test shots? No, I don't think I have."  She was getting interested now.  "Do you really think I could get work in modeling?"

"Without a doubt! You are a ravishing beauty!  Say...I have a great idea.  Why don't we stop by my studio, and I can take some test shots of you right now, free of charge.  You look so fantastic in that blue swimsuit, I'm just dying to take some photos of you in it! Besides, we could get something cold to drink, since you're so thirsty you'd...how did you put it before?"

"...sell my soul for a cold drink!" she laughed.  "Sure, why not! Lori Weiss the supermodel," she beamed.

I helped her with her things and led her to my studio.  The five block journey went by quickly as we discussed what she wanted her layout to look like.  I unlocked the front door to the studio and let Lori inside.  As she entered the studio, she let out a gasp.  "Wow! I can't believe how huge this place is! These sculptures over here are unbelievable! Did you do them?"

"Yeah, those are mine.  Do you like them?"

"Yes," she said excitedly.  "You do fantastic work! They are all so lifelike."

"Thanks! Say, can I get you your drink now? I can whip you up one of my patented shakes, if you'd like."

"Mmmmm, I love milkshakes! Do you have vanilla?" she asked.

"You bet! A vanilla shake, coming right up! Have a seat and take a look at these portfolios of my photography.  I'd love to know what you think of them."

"Okay," she replied as she began to thumb through the large book of glamour pictures.  I ran into my kitchen and began to prepare one of my special shakes.  First the ice cream, milk and vanilla.  Then, I measured out just the right amount of my "special ingredient", the Medusa Tonic.  I poured it into the mixture carefully, making certain to blend it thoroughly.  I smiled as I envisioned Lori turning to stone before my very eyes.

"One vanilla shake for the lovely lady," I stated as I handed her the glass.

"Thanks," she said.  "I can't wait to try it! I'll bet this shake is really something special, huh?" she winked.

"You'll never have a shake like it again," I responded elliptically.  I discretely noted the time as she began to drink it down.  Soon, she had finished the entire glass.  She wasn't kidding, she really was thirsty.

"That is, without a doubt the smoothest milkshake I've ever had! I'm feeling nice and cool all over.  What's your secret?" she asked, as she wiped the milk mustache from her full, pouty lips.

"All my models find out eventually, Lori," I replied, trying to peak her curiosity.  "Don't you want to join the exclusive club? Would you like to pose for me now?"

"Sure," she said excitedly.  Her eyes were beginning to glaze over slightly as the Medusa Tonic pumped through her body.  Within an hour, she would fall under the spell of Medusa, the spell of enchanted petrification.

"All right then, Lori, follow me.  I want to take some bikini shots of you outside in the yard."

I started setting up the reflectors and cameras while Lori sat and watched.  She began to look more and more distant with each passing moment.  After I finished setting up for the photo shoot, I brought her around to face the cameras.  She passively allowed me to pose her voluptuous body until I was satisfied she looked perfect.  I decided to go with a classic kneeling pose, which really showcased her fantastic round buttocks.  I placed her arms on the ground in front of her for support, and then I lifted her feet to be posed in mid air.  I snapped dozens of quick frames while Lori held her pose.

After finishing two rolls, I set the camera down and walked up to Lori.  "You look fantastic! How are we doing, Lori?"

She paused for a long time as she seemed to process my question.  Then she whispered, "I.... can't... move......  What... is... happening... to... me?"

I crouched down and spoke into her ear.  "You are turning to stone, Lori.  Right now, the tonic I slipped into your shake is stiffening your body.  Soon, you will feel your body tingle and harden.  A few minutes from now, you will look just like my other beautiful statues, the ones you were admiring before.  You will become a permanent monument in my growing collection of marble beauties."

"Why... me...?"

"Because you are so strikingly beautiful, Lori.  However, human perfection fades through the ravages of time.  When I first set eyes on you, Lori, I knew I wanted you with me forever.  I wanted to preserve your face and your body so it would remain until the end of time.  But it is more than that.  You will live on within your stone form and will still find pleasure in your new existence, and you will still be able to see and hear and feel everything around you.  But the main reason why I'm freezing your perfection, Lori,  is because I want to inspire the world with your undying beauty."

She struggled to understand what I was telling her.  After a while, she smiled slowly and said with her final breath, "I'm... yours... forever... now..."  I kissed her on her now immobile smile, then stood back to watch the transformation unfold.

The spell began to work it's magic.  The lovely Lori felt her hands and knees tingle and harden as the Medusa Tonic coursed through her veins.  'Maybe it won't be so bad to witness the world as a statue,' she thought as the tingling spread to her arms, thighs and calves.  When the tingling faded, a feeling of compete rigid immobility settled in to take its place.  I could hear the buzz and crackle as her flesh was transformed into pure white marble.  Her firm, round buttocks and shoulders now succumbed to the advancing wave of stone.  Lori began to erupt in complete ecstasy as the transformation wave tightened and tingled within her clitoris, turning it into a hard knot of stone.  'I will be a flawless statue,' Lori concluded, 'until the end of time.'  Her back, breasts and neck tingled with pure energy as they too surrendered to alabaster.  Lori felt her entire body become more and more dense.  She was becoming hard and solid so quickly, that she felt weightless under the effects of the spell.  Aftershock currents of pleasure began to vibrate within Lori's helpless form as she struggled to adjust to her new role as a living statue.

After her face finally froze into a perfect stone mask, I smiled and brushed her cheek with the back of my hand.  She had already begun to cool.  Now she knelt before me as a perfect statue of solid marble, as alluring and playful in stone as she was in life.  I ran my hands all along Lori's body, feeling the smooth contour of each curve.  Inside the statue, I could feel Lori burn with excitement as I touched her breasts and reached between her legs using long, smooth stokes.

I think my new arrival is going to like it here.