AF - Best Friends
by Shrike
"Hey Cam, want to go down to the creek?"
Sitting on the porch I looked up at my best friend walking on the
sidewalk, "Sure, what's the plan?"
"Nothing much, just hang out at our hideout and look for treasures."
I joined him in on the sidewalk, "Okay, let's go Cam."
Together we went down to the small creek near our homes at the military
base. We were almost inseparable, and not only because my best friend
and I had so much in common. Not only did we have the same first name
Cameron. We also had our birthday on the same day, both our dad's were
in the army and we were both an only child in our family. We were even
similarly small for our age. Since we had so much in common, we always
played together. Others called us the twin Cams. Of course we had our
differences. I had dirty blond hair, while my friend had dark brown
hair. But there was a much bigger difference. Most people didn't know
it and we hid it as much as we could as well. Only our families and a
very few select group of people knew it.
You see my full name is Cameron Luke Taft. But my friend's full name is
Cameron Stacy Romero. Yep, that's right, she's a girl. Well more of a
Tomboy actually, but we definitely don't have the same plumbing. When
we talked we always referred to her as him. And none of our friends
suspected, she never went to the bathroom in their presence and at PE
we both didn't join the others in the locker rooms.
After a short walk we arrived at the creek, checked out our hideout,
before walking along the bank of the creek. The water was already high
and even more rain was forecasted. The creek came from the mountains
which meant the water was very cold. And sometimes it carried stuff
from towns upstream. We set out looking for anything that might have
been washed up, or as we called it, 'treasure'.
Cam took the lead and I followed closely. We looked out sharply for
anything we could salvage. Cam suddenly stopped, so sudden that I
bumped into her. "What are you doing?"
She motioned to her left, "What is that there?"
I looked out to where she was pointing. On a broken branch that stuck
out into the water was a cord with something on it that was still
hanging in the water. Cam immediately set out for it, while I was a bit
more apprehensive and thinking on how we could get it the best way. It
had always been like that. Cam was always impatient and rushing in,
even into trouble and I was the more patient one, thinking first and
bailing her out of the trouble she got herself in. Cam started climbing
the part of the branch that could still support her weight and said,
"Hold me Cam, so I won't fall in."
I grabbed her arm and held on to it, as Cam reached out to the cord. It
was just out of reach, so she asked me to let her go a bit further. I
leaned over as much as I dared, and was already dangling precariously
close to falling in, when Cam made a swipe with her other hand and
triumphantly exclaimed, "Got it."
Her motion almost made me lose my balance and for a moment it was touch
and go whether we would fall in or not. I managed to keep my footing
and we managed to get back without falling in. Cam showed me what she
rescued from the stream. It was a cord with a cheap looking medallion
on it. It had a picture of some sort of angel on it. Before I could
inspect it from up close, Cam jumped away. "Race ya to the hide-out."
I quickly followed her and almost caught up as we reached our hide-out.
We sat down on the tree stumps that we used as seats and I asked, "Hey
let me see that thing again."
Cam pulled it out of her pocket and inspected it closely. Then she
shrugged, "It's not worth that much. It's just a cheap medallion of
some kind."
"Let me have a look."
She reached out to me with the medallion and I reached out to take it.
As we both touched it, there was a sort of electric tingle running
through me. We both dropped the medallion as we both felt that tingle.
I started to feel kinda weird, like my innards were shifting and
churning. Then I looked at Cam and things got weirder still. Her hair
started to lighten and her face changed. It looked more like mine did
in the mirror.
Then I felt weird between my legs, and I guess Cam did also as she
grasped down with her hands. "What the hell?" Even Cam's voice now was
like mine.
I felt between my legs as well and I couldn't feel my penis anymore. It
was gone! I looked at Cam, "What did you do?" Darn it, now my voice
sounded like hers did.
Cam looked at the ground to the medallion. "The medallion must have
done it. Quick touch it again."
We both bent down and Cam groaned as her new penis got caught during
the movement. I picked the medallion up and held it before me. Cam
touched it as well, but nothing happened. I said in a near panic,
"Nothing's happening. What are we going to do now?"
Cam thought for a moment, "Maybe the thing has to recharge. Let's try
it again tomorrow?"
"But what are we going to do now then. I can't go home like this!"
Cam in my voice said calmingly, "Sure you can, just go to my house as
me. I'll go to your house as you. We know each other well enough to
pull this off."
Well she was right about that. We did know each other very well and
knew the families well enough as well. But still I had my reservations.
"How about um..."
"About what?" Cam was a bit miffed saying that.
"Well you know girl stuff, going to bathrooms and such."
Cam gave a smile to me, "Oh well that's not such a big deal. Just sit
down and it's business as usual. Oh but do wipe from front to back well
after you're finished. That's important."
I still wasn't content with it, but as I didn't have a choice, I had to
go along with the plan. First however there was something else, our
clothes to be exact.
I bit my lip before saying, "I think we need to exchange clothes Cam.
It would look weird to our Mom's if we came in wearing each others
clothes."
Cam looked at her body, "You're right I guess. Ok."
We quickly stripped out of our clothes and suddenly I felt very awkward
being next to Cam. I mean we were still kids, but we already had read a
little about the differences between boys and girls. We avoided looking
at each other and quickly dressed in each others clothes. I thought,
'These panties are weird. And they are much softer on my body. Why are
they so tight?' Cam had a similar puzzled expression on his face, but
we didn't say anything about it.
After we switched our clothes, Cam looked at her watch. "Shoot I need
to go home. No... make that you need to go home."
I looked at my watch, "Why, it's still early?"
"Mom said that I had to be home early for something. So just go home
ok?"
Grudgingly I said, "Ok then, but we need to switch watches as well. It
wouldn't look good if I came home with my own watch, would it?"
Cam agreed and we switched our watches. We hid the medallion in our
hide-out and then we set off for home. Cam lived a block away from me
and I couldn't see the house from my own home. I nearly went to the
door of my home, but Cam halted me. "I live here tonight. You've got to
go there." And she pointed to his house.
"Sorry, force of habit. So I'll see you tomorrow and we try to switch
back?"
"Yeah, well have a good time. I just wonder why Mom wanted me home so
early?"
I patted Cam on her back and quipped, "Well your Mom didn't specify how
late you have to be home. My Mom wants me home early." I tried to
lighten up our switch and awkward situation.
Cam smiled, "See you tomorrow, Cam."
I arrived home, well actually to my best friend's home, but for tonight
it would be my home. As I arrived, I saw the car fully laden with bags
and stuff. This was already weird. Were they, no make that, were we
going somewhere? I would have to tell Cam. Before I could turn around,
her... no my Mom came out the front door. "Finally you are here. Look
at you, all dirty again. Come here, we don't have much time."
Bewildered I asked, "What do you mean we don't have much time. What's
going on ... Mom?" I hesitated only slightly before saying 'Mom', but
she didn't notice.
Mom grabbed my arm. "I told you earlier today that your father had
important and urgent news this afternoon. Still you went out to play
with your namesake. It's not befitting a young girl to look like you do
and to play like a boy. I have told you this many times already."
I looked up from this news. 'Her Mom didn't want Cam to play with me?
She never said anything to me directly.'
She continued her tirade, "Now I only have an hour to get you ready.
And we still have so much to do. Your father got posted to a new base
and we have to leave in an hour."
Now my blood froze in my veins. 'We were going to move? NO! I'm not her
Cameron. I need to switch back with Cam.' "I need to talk to Cam about
this. Can I go over to him first? Please?"
Mom looked furious at me, like I had said something bad. "No you can't.
Get inside and strip. I'll have to scrub you clean and then we have to
get ready."
Now I was really mortified. 'We were going to move without telling Cam?
I would never be with my real family again?' I started to protest,
"But..."
Mom interrupted, "No buts. Inside now!"
She took me by the arm and dragged me inside all the way to the
bathroom. There I had to strip out of my clothes in a hurry while she
turned on the water. I still felt uncomfortable undressing this girl
body of mine. Mom quickly scrubbed me clean, not in the least bothered
with my body. Why should she, I was her daughter wasn't I?
After I had been washed clean and my hair shampooed and treated with
smelly conditioner, she toweled me dry, a bit too harshly to my taste
though. Then she dragged me to my room, where an outfit was already
laid out for me to wear. Now I was really scared. That was a dress
lying on the bed. Complete with very feminine underwear.
This is where I drew the line. Switching with Cam is one thing, even
pretending to be her for a night and a day, was okay. But this? No way
I was dressing up like a girl and moving away. Then I would have to
stay in this body forever and dress like I'm a girl.
I froze up and Mom just tried to drag me further into the room. She
turned to me, "What is it now. I know that you don't like dressing like
a girl. But you'll just have to suck it up. It's time for you to behave
like a girl instead of a tomboy."
I still didn't budge. I just wanted to get back into my own body.
"Please I'm not..."
With a sharp sound her hand landed on my cheek. Angrily she said, "No
Cameron Stacy. This time you're going to do as your told and no more
arguing. I don't want to hear another peep out of you, or you'll
experience that you're not too old to be spanked."
Now I was terrified. Sure I had been punished in the past. I even had
been hit a few times. But now I was in quite a different situation. I
was a girl being punished by her Mom. She wanted me to get dressed in a
dress. I quite literally freaked out. I wanted to run out, but I was
quite painfully aware of my nakedness. And Mom was still holding me
tightly by my arm. So I did what I had never done before, I started
crying.
It did soften Mom a little, but still she was stern and angry with me.
While crying she dressed me quickly in the offending clothes. After I
was dressed she combed my hair and tied it with some ribbons. I looked
in the mirror and saw that I looked very feminine like that. I hated it
immediately. I had stopped crying by then, and scowled angrily at my
Mom. She didn't care and herded me downstairs for a quick dinner.
Once during dinner I asked, "Can I please call Cam?"
Mom's eyes spewed fire, "No you can not. For one, the phone is already
disconnected."
My mood sank even lower. I couldn't go to Cam, I couldn't call Cam. I
was trapped, stuck in her body till we could get back together. I
feared that Cam didn't want to switch back with me after a while. I
didn't blame her ...uh him. I don't want to be in this girl body
either. I felt so abandoned and low now. But even I didn't suspect that
my nightmare would get even worse after a few hours.
A quick clean up later we drove off in the car and didn't even pass my
old home. Mom didn't trust me and had me tightly secured in the straps.
As we drove quietly through the evening for a long time I mostly looked
out the window or scowled at her. I didn't even recognize where we were
anymore. I contemplated all the things that had happened today. 'I had
switched places with my best friend, had to go home as her, wear a
dress, move away to god knows where and deal with an angry Mom.' Well
in short, my life sucked right now, it was about to get worse, as Mom
turned the car into a driveway to a gated park.
We had to wait for the closed gate and Mom opened her window for an
Intercom. She didn't even have to press the button as a male voice
said, "Yes, how may I help you?"
Mom leaned out of the window a bit, "My name is Romero. I have an
appointment."
The voice came back, "One minute please."
Then about a minute later, "Please proceed to the main entrance, Mrs.
Romero."
The gate opened and Mom put the car in gear again. Now I was really
worried. 'What is going on? What are we doing here? Did Cam know about
this?' "Mom, what is going on? Why are we here?"
For a moment Mom kept quiet. It wasn't until we drove up to the
entrance of a rather large old house, well more like a castle actually,
that Mom turned to me, "Cameron Stacy, you know that we don't like you
acting like a tomboy. And the new position of your father is so remote.
There are no schools there. Actually there isn't much of anything
there. So we decided that we're putting you into this girl's boarding
school."
Now my blood froze in my veins. "You're jailing me? What did I do to
deserve this?"
Mom tried to hug me, "You did nothing, only you should have acted more
like the young girl that you are."
I managed to evade her hug and pursed my lips. I looked at the woman
who thought she was my mother with a look full of hatred. She looked
back at me with sheer determination. "You're going in there and you are
going to learn how to be a proper young lady. That's final."
I thought for a moment if I should jump out of the car and make a run
for it, but before I could even release my seatbelt, a huge shadow fell
on me from outside the car. Frightened I looked up and saw a very huge
man reaching for the door handle. I cringed and moved towards Mom. She
hugged me tightly saying, "Don't worry honey, that's the caretaker here
at the school."
I was trapped now. I could never get away with the behemoth there. Even
if I bolted right out of the car, he would grab me very quickly.
Dejected I got out of the car and entered the big building with my best
friends Mom, better make that my Mom now.
She herded me to an office on the ground floor where quite a beautiful
lady sat behind a desk. As we entered, she quickly got up to greet us.
"Hi Mrs. Romero and this must be Cameron Stacy."
Despite my anger I nodded an agreement.
"Good, now please take a seat and I'll explain some things. Now first,
I'm Denise Benson, the principal of his school."
For the next hour she talked about the school. That there was a mostly
female staff and that the girls here not only learned how to be more
ladylike, but also got a full academic schooling. After graduation
every girl was readily accepted at any university they chose. I began
to like it less and less by the minute. I kept quiet, but scowled the
whole time. She droned on about the lessons program and that some girls
had tried to escape from here. They were always caught and punished,
severely, but not cruelly.
Finally Mrs. Benson stopped talking, stood up and walked around her
desk. She took my hand and tried to pull me out of the chair. "Now
let's introduce you to the other girls."
I resisted and kept sitting down in the chair. Mom, 'I'd better start
thinking of her as my Mom now,' had gotten up as well and pulled me on
my other arm out of the chair. "Don't be such a brat."
Mrs. Benson showed us the way and we followed, though I went against my
will. Mom still had a strong grip on my arm and forcefully guided me
the way they wanted me to go. A few times I tried to resist or drag my
feet, but Mom's grip got stronger each time, and it started to hurt.
I complained one time, "Mom, you're hurting me."
But she only scowled at me and didn't release her grip for one moment.
I had no choice but to continue going where they wanted me to go. After
a few corridors we came to a common room where some girls were sitting,
reading books, or talking in a quiet fashion. They got up as we entered
and stood at attention.
Mrs. Benson said, "Hello everyone, this is Cameron Stacy Romero. Please
introduce yourself to her and then show her to her room. She'll be
staying with Cheryl and Grace. The girls said their names one by one as
we passed them, with my Mom still holding me firmly. The last two were
Cheryl and Grace. They curtsied before Mrs. Benson, before taking my
arms and kinda dragging me towards their, well now, our room.
When we got there I asked, "Don't you girls hate this school?"
Cheryl said, "Well I don't like it, but it isn't that bad here."
"Well I want to get out of here the first chance I get."
The girls gasped and Grace added, "You can't, nobody ever escaped from
here. And you'll be punished. Don't even think about doing something
like that."
I scowled, "I don't belong here, I'm not a girl, I'm a boy."
The girls gasped again. "You're a boy?"
I realized that I'd made a mistake. I wasn't really a boy anymore, so I
hurriedly said, "Well not really a boy, but a tomboy. I've never worn a
dress or a skirt in my life before today, so I'm not inclined to start
now."
Cheryl put her arm me, "Believe me, I thought so at first too, but now
I really enjoy wearing skirts and dresses. You'll enjoy it too,
Cameron."
Angrily I snapped, "Don't call me Cameron. From now on I'll go only by
Stacy. If any of you call me Cameron, I'll smack you."
The girls were upset by my outcry. Even I didn't know why I said it and
said it like that. I gave a wry smile, "I'm sorry, recent events just
made me hate my first name."
Cheryl hugged me again, "It's okay, Stacy, we know you need some time
adjusting, we're here to help you with it."
I cuddled with the girls, they meant well and I could us see becoming
friends. But still I didn't like staying here. When Mom entered the
room to say goodbye to me, she motioned to the girls to give us some
privacy. They left us alone and Mom tried to hug me, but I backed out.
Her face showed disappointment, I guess it really hurt her.
Well tough, I meant to hurt her, so I decided to hurt her more. "I hate
you and Dad for dumping me here. I never want to see either of you
again," and I turned around to turn my back to her.
Mom didn't say anything at first. I felt bad, but I didn't want to show
any cracks in my armor. I just crossed my arms before me. Finally Mom
uttered, "I still love you honey, bye sweetheart."
I almost turned around to give her a big hug, but stayed put. I bit my
lip, so as to not say anything. Then the door closed with a dark
banging noise. Finally I turned around. I was all alone in the room
now. I looked out the window and saw Mom get into the car. She looked
up, but didn't see me, I guess. She waved, but I just kept standing
still. Then as she drove off I burst out in to tears and sagged on a
bed. I was still crying when Cheryl and Grace came into the room. They
didn't say anything, they just hugged me tightly.
After a while I stopped crying and my new friends escorted me down to
the dining hall. We arrived late and Mrs. Benson said sternly, "You're
late, clean up duty for the three of you!"
This didn't improve my mood, and more than anything it strengthened my
resolve to escape from this horrid place. Dinner was quiet, nobody
dared to whisper anything, and though the food was good, I wasn't that
hungry and ate very little.
After dinner Cheryl, Grace and I reported to the kitchen and had to
wash the pans and dishes along with the other kitchen personnel. I did
the work stoically and silently, though Cheryl tried to get me to talk
to her.
Much later we were finally done and went to our room. I saw a nightgown
laid out for me on the bed and looked at it with horror. Cheryl saw me
stare at it, "Hey, it's quite pleasant to wear Stacy. Come try it on
please."
I looked at her as if she said something bad, but resigned myself. I
didn't have a choice, Mom didn't leave me my PJ's, it was either wear
the gown, or go to bed naked . With a sour look I slipped out of my
dress and after donning clean underwear, slipped into the gown. Cheryl
was right, it was comfortable , but it was so feminine! I really wanted
to wear PJ's. That night I cried myself to sleep for the first time
ever. I just felt so miserable.
The next morning I received my next embarrassing moment. Cheryl and
Grace had gotten up before me and showed me my new clothes. The school
issued clothing for us, and it was a schoolgirls uniform. It consisted
of a blue skirt, white blouse and darker blue jacket with long
stockings and slightly heeled maryjanes. I was horrified. 'They expect
me to wear that?' Reluctantly I put the clothes on, and felt so
exposed. 'How can girls tolerate wearing something like this?' Grace
urged us on, she didn't want to be late and get punished again. Cheryl
helped me put my hair in a feminine style and off we went to our first
class that day. Most classes were like regular classes, like in my old
school. But others were specifically taught to make us behave like
ladies. I hated it, but had no other recourse but to accept it and do
as I was taught. I didn't want another punishment today.
After a horrible day and a similar quiet dinner, I retired to the room
I shared with Cheryl and Grace. I just wanted to relax on the bed, but
Cheryl said, "No time to lie down yet, we've got homework to do."
I groaned, I really didn't want to do homework right now. Cheryl was
adamant, though, "If you haven't done your homework, you'll get
punished again."
Now there's incentive for you. I really didn't want more punishment.
Besides, the supervision might slack a bit if we behaved perfectly.
Together we worked hard on our assignments and were done very quickly.
Cheryl and Grace started to gossip, while I retired to my bed and lay
there thinking.
Grace shook me awake, "You need to brush your teeth and comb your hair
for the night, Stacy!"
Groaning, I got up and performed the going to bed rituals before
donning another nightgown and going to sleep.
After a week the routine was already so ingrained that I did everything
on autopilot mostly. I kept thinking about escaping this place, but I
still hadn't come up with anything. The thought was lingering only
slightly in the back of my mind now, as I seemed to be just like the
other girls happily being at school.
One late morning there was a loud ringing in the school. Everyone
started yelling, "Fire alarm!" The teacher guided us outside the
building to be safe and to wait for either the all safe signal or the
fire department to arrive. As we were waiting outside, I saw one of the
older girls sneak away from the group to a corner. Discretely I moved
to the edge from where that girl got away. After stealthily looking
around if anyone paid attention I saw my chance of getting away. I
quickly ran to the corner expecting a shout at any time to get back to
the group.
Reaching the corner, I reached the conclusion that apparently no one
had noticed, as I didn't hear anything. The older girl was nowhere in
sight, but there was a small depression in the outer wall where someone
could hide. I made my way there in a brisk pace and reaching the hiding
place, saw the girl hiding there. She hissed to me, "What do you think
you're doing here?"
"Either you take me outside with you or I'll make a ruckus which will
expose us both."
She sneered back, "Fine then. But I'm not taking you with me all the
way to the other school."
I looked surprised at her, "What other school?"
"I'm sneaking out to see my boyfriend. He's at a school not too far
from here. I expect to be back here before I'm missed. What's your
story then?"
"I'm getting out of here. I hate this school."
The older girl screwed her eyes, "No one ever has gotten away from
here. I wish you good luck. You're going to need it."
Then she stopped talking and listened to the sounds from the people
waiting in front of the school. Soon people started talking and we
heard the commands to get back inside. The older girl hissed, "This is
our chance, don't fuck it up for both of us!"
With her in the lead, we ran across the grounds towards the wall around
the school grounds. I thought, 'The wall is at least 5 feet high, how
will we ever going to get over it?' Then she changed direction a bit
and went for a knocked over tree. It still had its roots in the ground,
but the crown was resting across the wall. The slope with which the
tree went upwards was about 15 to 20 degrees, so it made an easy ramp
for us to walk. Quickly we ran up the tree and jumped onto the wall and
to the ground outside the school grounds.
The girl pointed to her left and said in a normal tone, "Well I'm off
in that direction. See ya later girl."
I responded coldly, "Not if I can help it, good luck with your
boyfriend."
We both walked fast away in different directions. Soon I reached a
country road and walked on towards where I hoped I could find a town. I
felt some cold feelings creep across my back. I didn't feel comfortable
in this school uniform. I felt so exposed in it and vulnerable.
One time I heard a car approach from behind me, and tried to hide.
There was a slight slope to a ditch next to the road. My shoes were not
made for walking in grass or mud, and though I tried to stay upright,
soon I felt myself slipping and glided further down than I wanted. I
ended up in some water and lost my footing completely.
As the car drove past me on the road, I fell down into the ditch filled
with water. It wasn't deep, but I was almost completely wet. I
scrambled back up to the road through the mud and when I reached the
road again, I was wet and very dirty. The wind was blowing at my back
and made me feel cold wearing the skirt. I shivered and gritted my
teeth setting a fast pace again walking the direction I had been going.
After walking several miles feeling warm from walking but cold from the
wind, I reached a wooded area where the road forked. There was a sign
there probably indicating directions to a town. I walked even faster
towards it till I could see the words on the signpost.
It read, 'Holland - 21 miles' with an arrow pointing right. I turned to
looked in the indicated direction, though I knew I couldn't see the
town yet. As looked in that direction, I got a big scare. On the side
of the road hidden from view from where I come from, was a car. Mrs.
Benson with the big caretaker called Mr. Brewer stood next to it.
Mrs. Benson walked towards me, "Did you have a nice walk Cameron
Stacy?"
Though I was shivering from the cold and the fear of what was going to
happen now, I answered provocatively, "My name is just Stacy, now."
Mrs. Benson smiled, "You've got spunk, Stacy. I admire that. But now
you're coming back to school with us."
I contemplated whether I should start running for a moment,, but
quickly realized that I couldn't escape them. Dejectedly, I slowly
walked to the car and sat down in my dirty clothes in the back. The
door clicked shut ominously, and I was sure that it wouldn't open from
the inside.
Mrs. Benson drove the car back to the school, with me feeling worse
than ever in the back. I shivered, thinking what punishment they would
give me for this. Or maybe I was just shivering from the cold. The car
was warm enough, but I still felt cold. The drive back didn't take
long, though it seemed shorter due to the impending doom waiting for
me.
Back at the school I was escorted to my room first. Mrs. Benson kept
watching me, but Mr. Brewer was told to go about his business. She
ordered me to strip and take a shower, constantly keeping a watchful
eye on me the whole time and after I scrubbed myself clean, she told me
to change into a new uniform. Dejected, I complied with her orders and
then got escorted to the main hall. Every girl, including the girl I
escaped with, stood at attention there waiting for things to come.
One slightly older girl was standing dejectedly at a table to one end.
We walked over to that same table. Mrs. Benson spoke up loudly, "I'm
sure that Stacy here had some help trying to escape. So speak up now or
be punished much more severely later."
Nobody spoke up, so she continued talking to me, "Stacy, how did you
get over the wall and who was with you? Speak up now and I'll go easy
on you."
Defiantly I said, "I don't squeal on my friends and fellow students."
Mrs. Benson smiled and whispered so only I could hear, "Admirable, but
misguided." Then loudly she said, "Have it your way then."
To another teacher Ms. Shibles she said coldly, "Give her 5 lashes."
A slight murmur rose from the assembled girls, and I felt a fright
coming up inside. 'They are going to hit me?'
Ms. Shibles made me lay down in front over the table, tied my hands to
the other end, and raised my skirt. Then she lashed with a thin cane
across my butt. The first two I could endure without uttering anything,
but then I started to groan and with the fifth I finally screamed out
in pain.
When I was released I had to stand at attention again. Mrs. Benson
asked me again, "Who was it that helped you and how did you get over
the wall, Stacy?"
I wanted desperately to feel my hurting butt. But I kept my hands in
front of me, though my eyes were shedding tears abundantly. Still, with
a trembling voice I said, "Nuts."
Mrs. Benson shook her head. She had never met such a stubborn girl.
"Another 5 lashes for you then, Stacy."
Now the murmur from the girls rose up in volume. Mrs. Benson turned her
attention to them, "Quiet please."
The girl that escaped with me stepped forward. Mrs. Benson asked, "Yes
Harri?t?" Harri?t spoke up, "It was me. I showed her the way to the
fallen down tree and escaped with her. I came back before I was
missed."
Mrs. Benson's face softened, "Thank you, Harri?t. Report to my chamber
and I'll deal with you later. Now another 5 lashes please, Ms.
Shibles."
The murmur rose louder again and Harri?t shouted, "No, you can't do
that. I already confessed. I was alone with Stacy. If you're going to
lash someone, take me instead!"
Mrs. Benson cocked her head, "Well it's up to Stacy."
I gave in with a whimper, "Fine, I saw Harri?t sneak away and followed
her. I sort of blackmailed her into taking me with her outside the
grounds."
Mrs. Benson gave me a pat on the shoulder. "There, there. That wasn't
so hard was it? Harri?t, you report to my chamber and I'll deal with
you later. Now, for Marie, who was caught smoking!"
She went to the other girl standing before the table. I could see her
trembling with fear on what lay in store for her. Mrs. Benson gave her
a pack of cigarettes. "Here Marie, light up please." Marie looked at
the principal strangely, and with shaking hand lighted a cigarette.
Mrs. Benson shook her head, "Not just one cigarette, here, light up
another 4 cigarettes."
Marie did as she was told and soon had five smoking cigarettes in her
mouth. She began to cough and dropped two of the cigarettes. Then she
spat out the other three and coughed out, '[Hack]...I don't feel so
good. [Cough]...Can I go to the bathroom please?... [Hack]"
Mrs. Benson held her by her arm, "No, you may not. Pick up those
cigarettes!"
When Marie bent over and vomited violently on the floor in front of
her, several girls said something like, "Eew!" and "Gross!"
Mrs. Benson addressed Marie, "I hope you've learned your lesson about
smoking. Now, when you feel better you'll have to clean this up, and
you'll be on Toilet and Showers cleaning duty until further notice." To
the rest of the girls she said, "Dismissed everyone."
She watched everyone walk out but me. She held my arm firmly in her
grasp. When we were the only ones left she marched me out to her
chambers and had me sit down next to Harri?t. She sat down herself
behind her desk and looked into some papers. Finally she spoke up,
"Harri?t. I'm very disappointed in you. You are a good student, and
then you do something like this. Why?"
Harri?t looked down to the floor and said softly, "I love Cary. I
missed him so much that I wanted to see him."
Mrs. Benson shook her head, "Harri?t, Harri?t. You know our rules on
boys. Couldn't you wait till the dance next month?"
Harri?t shook her head. "Well it has earned you cleaning duty until
further notice. Go help Marie. Dismissed."
Harri?t quickly got up and cast a pitiful look on me before getting out
as quickly as she could. When the door closed loudly. I jumped in my
seat from the sound.
Mrs. Benson looked at me intensely. "Now, what am I going to do with
you, Cameron Stacy?"
Trembling and hoarsely I said, "Stacy only please. I don't want to use
my first name Cameron ever again."
Mrs. Benson raised her eyebrows, "Never? That's a long time, Stacy, but
if you say so. Now I'll have to think about your punishment. You are
excused for the moment, go have your dinner. It doesn't mean that
you're off the hook, mind you."
I nodded, then got up from my sore behind and left the Principal's
office quickly and quietly. Not too far away, Cheryl and Grace were
waiting for me. Grace started, "Stacy, does it hurt a lot?"
"What do you think? Why don't you try it for yourself?"
Grace turned away disappointed, and I realized that I hurt her
feelings. "I'm sorry Grace. I didn't mean it like that."
She turned back to me, "That's okay, girlfriend. So what punishment did
you get from the Dragon Lady?"
I sighed, "She didn't tell me yet. She's thinking about it. But I will
be punished sooner or later."
Cheryl piped in, "Bummer, girlfriend, fretting over what the punishment
will be can be sometimes worse than the punishment itself."
The three of us went to the dining hall, as it was already nearing
dinner time. During dinner I didn't feel so well and I didn't eat much.
My butt was still smarting a lot, too, and I still felt cold at times.
My girlfriends didn't say much, but I could tell that they were
concerned for me.
Later that night I woke up from my sleep with a violent coughing fit.
It got so bad that I ran to toilets and threw up. Cheryl ran out to get
Mrs. Benson and soon came back with her. Mrs. Benson wasn't alone, as
the resident nurse Mrs. McCoun arrived just moments behind her. I was
already back in bed at that time and they felt my forehead. Mrs. Benson
said concerned, "You've got quite a fever, Stacy."
Nurse McCoun examined me and said, "I recommend taking her to the
hospital ward. I can treat her better there, and it's quieter, so she
won't be disturbed."
Mrs. Benson nodded and had someone call Mr. Brewer. When he came I was
not very lucid, but I did feel him effortlessly lift me up and carry me
all the way to the infirmary. Nurse McCoun gave me some kind of
medicine and soon I was dreaming feverish dreams. 'I dreamt of running
with Cam through the fields and we were both wearing dresses. Now this
was weird. How can I be dreaming that? I'm a boy, right. But now he's a
boy and I'm a girl. Wait, this isn't right.' I woke up with a startle,
and coughed for a moment. Nurse McCoun woke up, as she was sitting next
to my bed, and gave me some medicine.
It was light outside when I woke up again. Slowly I opened my eyes and
saw by the clock that it was about 4 o'clock. I tried to raise myself a
bit and coughed from the exertion. This time the nurse didn't come, but
I saw someone move on my right side. I turned slightly and saw that
Mrs. Benson had been sitting there. She now sat down on the bed and
asked, "How do you feel, Stacy?"
I tried to speak but I couldn't get more than a squeak out of my
throat. Mrs. Benson gave me some apple juice, and I was finally able to
utter, "Not so good."
She smiled, "I already gathered that. I would like to talk to you a bit
more, and do it now while you are not so defensive."
I gave a little nod, "What about, Mrs. Benson?"
She took my right hand in hers, "Why do you hate this school and me so
much?"
I bit my lower lip, "I don't really hate the place or you. I just hate
being here."
"But why, Stacy? It's not that bad a place. You have friends, and it's
a good school."
I closed my eyes for a moment. Then I opened them. I had decided to
tell the truth to her. "Can I tell you an amazing story? Promise me
that you won't interrupt, or dismiss it as unbelievable. Even I have a
hard time believing it, and I went through it."
Mrs. Benson screwed her eyes, but nodded her agreement.
I took another sip of the juice before starting, "The day that I came
here started out quite different. I was with my best friend, Cameron."
Mrs. Benson looked up, confused, but kept quiet.
"We had been together for several years. We have the same first name,
the same birthday and lots of other things in common. That day we found
something at the river. It was a sort of medallion. As we checked it
out, we both touched it and it swapped us. I mean, I got her body, and
she got my boy body."
Mrs. Benson now really looked intently at me. Still she didn't say
anything but motioned for me to continue.
"We tried to change back, but it didn't work. So we exchanged clothes
and decided to go home as each other. When I got home to her house, her
Mom, now my Mom, was waiting and took me here. I didn't even get to say
anything about it to her, or rather, him now. My parents decided to
have me locked up here without letting me contact my best friend, who I
should be in the first place."
Mrs. Benson pursed her lips. "This is most enlightening. I need some
time to think. Can we talk again, later?"
I nodded, "You're going to think how to punish me, I guess."
Mrs. Benson smiled, "Well, that too. Now go back to sleep. Get well
soon."
She got up and left, I watched her go before I lay back down and fell
asleep again. Some time later I woke up. It was now dark outside. The
clock told me that it was nearing 10 o'clock. Something heavy was on my
blanket and I propped myself a bit into an upright position.
Only then did I see what the heavy thing was, there was an old book on
my bed with a bookmarker sticking out. It made me curious, and I opened
the book at the marker and started reading. The header on the page
said, 'The medallion of Zulo.' Now my curiosity was piqued. 'Was this
about the medallion that switched me with Cam?'
I started reading, 'The medallion of Zulo is rumored to be a magical
device capable of transforming a person into another. It is said that
there are several ways for these transformations to be available. One
way, as it is said, is to hold a piece of clothing against the
medallion while the medallion touches the person. Supposedly the person
would then be transformed into the person who last wore that piece of
clothing. The length of time of contact also plays a role, apparently.'
I stopped for a moment, 'This is not what happened to us, but that
might be cool. We could both be boys then.' But my mood fell, 'But I'm
here and Cam's out there. He doesn't even know where I am. Even I don't
know where I am.'
I read on where I left of, 'Apparently, if the piece of clothing is a
new item that hasn't been worn before, the person's body will change
according to the specifications of that clothing. And even change
gender, if the clothing is meant for another gender. This is the second
way that it is said that these transformations can occur.'
Again I paused, 'I could even change to a boy again, but still keep the
looks I have now.' Again I hoped in vain, as I realized, 'But I'm still
locked up here, and I don't know how to contact Cam. Maybe Mrs. Benson
can help me? Would she?' I felt worried that she would just plainly
deny my request.
I turned my attention back to the book. 'The third way that is reported
to have happened is when two people touch the medallion at the same
time. Apparently the persons switch bodies, and will completely be
transformed as the other person. Most reports state that after a
transformation, there is a recharge or waiting period of 12 hours
before a new transformation can be done.'
I stopped and closed the book. 'So that's why we hadn't been able to
change back.' Now I felt really down. If only the moving out had been a
day later. Then I would still be with my Mom and Dad, instead of being
locked up here in this school. Still thinking about how unfair life
was, I fell asleep again.
Startled, I woke up as I felt something on my forehead. As I opened my
eyes I recognized Mrs. Benson. She was feeling my forehead for my
temperature. She noticed that I had woken up and said, "Good morning
Stacy. How are you feeling now?"
I still didn't feel 100%, but at least my throat wasn't so raw anymore.
And I could breathe a little better. So I answered, "Getting better."
She smiled, "Your fever is gone as well. I think you'll be back on your
feet again soon. I think that you could go back to your room today,
already."
I must have given a sad look I think because she asked, "What? You like
being here?"
"It's not that, but when I'm better, you'll be giving me my
punishment."
Mrs. Benson smiled at me, "So you're afraid of what I'll be ordering
you to do?"
"Well, wouldn't you in my shoes?"
She smiled, "You're not wearing shoes at the moment."
"Ha, ha, very funny. Seriously, don't let me agonize in suspense,
please."
"I'll tell you tomorrow Stacy. Now, get some more rest, please."
She tucked me in and I went back to sleep. I didn't even notice her
leaving the room as I was already out. Late in the afternoon I woke up
again and indeed the nurse said that I was well enough to return to my
own bed. She did escort me there though, and as soon as I got back in
my own bed, I got tucked in. Moments later Mrs. Benson came in,
"Comfortable Stacy?"
I nodded and she continued, "Good, now if you feel up to it, can you
continue lessons again tomorrow?"
I looked a bit disappointed, but nodded in agreement. "Good then. Now,
I am going to tell you the punishment I have in mind for you."
I shuddered, 'What lay in store for me. I felt afraid to hear it.'
"I'm sentencing you to become the best lady in the school."
'Huh, what did she say?' "I'm sorry Mrs. Benson? What did you say?"
Mrs. Benson smiled, "I want you to become the best lady this school
ever had. That means you have to get nothing less than a B-minus and
mostly straight A's. If you fail in any course, you'll be scrubbing
toilets for the remainder of your time."
I swallowed visibly, "I can never make it. I suck at some lessons."
Mrs. Benson put her finger up, "There is one of the things you have to
think about. Do not use language like that. It's not ladylike. If you
have any problems, don't hesitate to call me for some tutoring. Now,
will you promise that you will try your best at succeeding?"
I nodded silently. What other choice did I have? It was either be a
perfect lady or get really good at scrubbing filthy toilets. Mrs.
Benson patted my head and left me to rest a little more. I didn't get
too much sleep though, as my roommates soon breezed in and started
questioning me about everything, but I couldn't even begin to answer
all their questions.
Cheryl asked, "So did Mrs. Benson already give you your punishment?" I
nodded and she asked impatiently, "So what is it, tell me."
I looked down for a moment, and then back at her. "She sentenced me to
become a perfect lady, I have to get good grades in all my classes or I
am scrubbing toilets for the rest of my years here."
Both Cheryl and Grace looked at me with open mouths. Then Grace said,
"You're kidding, right?"
"Nope, wish I was, but that's what she said to me."
Cheryl piped in, "Well you've got your work cut out for you then. But
don't worry, we'll help you as much as we can."
I retorted, "Yeah right, giving me the wrong example?"
Grace picked up her pillow, "Them's fighting words, missy."
I ducked under her first swing, but started coughing again, so I
stopped moving, staying hunched over in my bed. Grace stopped as well
and looked worried at me. I got my coughing back under control and
said, "It's okay now. But no pillow fights. I'm not completely well
yet."
Grace agreed, "You got it, girlfriend. But later you're going to get
it."
The three of us hugged and talked a bit more till I felt sleepy again.
I slept quite well, with only one really bad coughing fit during the
night. The next morning I felt well enough to go back to class, and
with a little help from my friends I did manage okay. I really studied
my ass off in classes now, I couldn't afford not to. So by the time
Christmas arrived, I was well on my way to become the perfect lady that
Mrs. Benson wanted me to be.
A week before Christmas we all were gathered in the main hall to hear
an announcement from Mrs. Benson. She looked stern but with a faint
smile standing on her pedestal and said, "Everybody! The school will be
closed for 2 weeks for Christmas and New Years. This means that you
will have to be picked up by your parents or guardians soon. We can
make the call to them, or you will get the opportunity to call them
yourselves. Thank you, that is all."
I was lost in thoughts now. 'Should I call my parents? I still feel
angry about being left here. I don't think I'm up to staying with them
yet.' I saw Mrs. Benson walk in my direction and made a decision. I
stepped in her path and asked, "Mrs. Benson, can I speak with you in
private?"
"Sure, Stacy, come right this way." She motioned for us to go to her
office. As soon as the door closed, she asked, "What's on your mind,
Stacy?"
I looked down and then back up to her, "I really don't want to go to my
parents. For one, they are quite a distance from here, and secondly I
still feel resentment at what they did to me."
Mrs. Benson sat down with a thoughtful look, "I see. Well you can't
stay here, if that is what you mean. The whole school will be empty.
And since that doesn't happen that often, I arranged for some work to
be done here. Do you have any other family that you can stay with for
two weeks?"
I thought for a moment, 'Of course I had another family here, but they
were now my friend Cam's family. Not mine. ' But then I remembered
something that Cam had told me in the past, "Yes, I do. Mom has a
younger sister in Springfield. Aunt Maggie."
Mrs. Benson smiled, "Do you have her phone number? Or do you want to
call her yourself."
I paled, "I don't know her phone number." My shoulders sagged down, I
already envisioned being picked up by Mom.
Mrs. Benson saved me though, "I'll look for it, what is her full name?"
"Margaret Romero. She's not married, or so I hope."
Mrs. Benson patted my shoulder, "I'm sure I can find her, I'll give her
a call then. Okay?"
I nodded, and lost in thought, went to the library to get some work
done.
***
I waited in the lounge for my pickup by my aunt Maggie. Grace and
Cheryl helped me pack my meager belongings and I had helped them with
their numerous things and tidbits. They and most other students already
left with their parents, and only some seniors and I were left waiting.
I picked up an old magazine and started reading an article. I didn't
even notice the new arrival in the school till she stood next to my
chair and asked, "Hi there. I'm looking for either Mrs. Benson, or my
niece Cameron."
I winced hearing my first name, but got up in a hurry to greet my aunt.
"That would be me, Aunt Maggie."
She looked at me with big eyes and examined me from top to bottom.
"Cameron? Is this really you? Last time I saw you, you were this high,
and looked like a boy." She indicated how high I had been.
"Aunt Maggie, can you please call me Stacy? I don't want to use my
first name anymore. I go by my middle name now."
She smiled, "Of course Ca ... Stacy. Wow, I really can't believe my
eyes. You've grown so much and you look like a real big girl now."
I felt a little proud hearing her say that, but I also felt miserable.
I should've been a big handsome boy now, not a girl. But I didn't think
I would ever get a chance to remedy my situation, so I had decided to
resign myself to the situation and just be what I should be now.
As we walked to aunt Maggie's car she kept gushing her surprise and
admiration at how I looked. "You really look beautiful, Stacy. I can't
wait to tell your Mom how beautiful you look now."
I scowled, "Aunt Maggie, I would appreciate it if you didn't call Mom.
I didn't like it when she dropped me here and we parted with a big
fight. I really don't want to talk to them, or know how good I look
now. Why else do you think I asked the principal to call you?"
Aunt Maggie looked at me intensely. Then she said, "Okay I'll not call
your Mom yet. I will call her later though, and tell her that you are
fine and doing well in school. You are doing well in school aren't
you?" She looked at me, and when I nodded, she continued, "But I will
keep quiet on how beautiful you look now."
I sighed, well at least that was something. "Thanks, Aunt Maggie."
The drive to her house was quiet uneventful and I had a great time at
her place during the holidays. One thing wasn't so nice, though. I got
hit on by some boy. He wanted to take me out and kept bothering me
about that. The most unpleasant thing about it was, that I was tempted
to do it. I never thought it would be possible, but I started noticing
boys, and how well they looked now.
Just after Christmas, Aunt Maggie broke her promise a bit, as she
handed me the phone with Mom on the other end. I had to tell her that I
was fine and doing well, but I kept the tone of my voice quite cold. I
also spoke in clipped sentences and didn't offer much information. I
still hated her for dumping me at the school without letting my best
friend know about it.
Aunt Maggie noticed my resentment and had a good heart to heart talk
with me. It ended with me crying and her trying to console me.
***
Later, at school, I didn't talk much about my holidays, though Grace
and Cheryl tried to pry it out of me. Instead I just listened to their
stories on how they flirted with this boy or did something with that
boy. I think they really would like to go dating with one. My money was
that they'd be losing their virginity very soon after they left the
school. They even fantasized in public about it in our room. I was
really grossed out. 'What are they thinking? Why do they want to kiss a
boy, and have one stick his dick into you?' Of course I knew all about
procreation. The school had a several lessons on that subject
accompanied with loads of warnings on what to think of and what not to
do.
***
I was talking with Cheryl and some other girls while we were waiting to
be picked up by our parents. We had just graduated from the school and
had to make a decision on where we wanted to go to college or
university. I expected to be picked up by aunt Maggie again, but
suddenly I tensed as I saw Mom and Dad get out of a car. Cheryl noticed
and asked, "What's wrong Stacy?"
I turned to her. "My parents are here. I don't know if I want to see
them."
Cheryl gave me a knowing look, she knew I didn't like my parents much.
"Let's go meet them together, I'm sure it will be okay."
She pulled me along, and I had to follow her. We approached Mom and Dad
and Mom turned to us, "Hi there. I'm here to pick up my daughter,
Cameron, do either of you know where we can find her?"
I was angry as hell, 'She doesn't even recognize her own daughter? And
she calls me Cameron? How dare she?' "My name is now Stacy, Mom, don't
you ever forget it." With that I turned around and ran into the school
building, crying.
I hid in the small rec-room and buried my head in my arms still crying.
After awhile I heard someone come in, but I didn't want to look up to
see who it was. I felt arms around me and some perfume that I
recognized from a long time ago. "Honey, I'm sorry that I didn't
recognize you. You look so beautiful and lovely now. I still can't
believe that it is you."
I looked up at her with my teary eyes, "Oh you better believe that it
is me. Look what you made me into, a cute Barbie doll all your own."
"Sweetheart, you can't mean that, can you?"
"And why not, Mom. Look at me, I'm used to wearing skirts and dresses
now. I look and act like a perfect girl. And I still hate you for
dumping me here. That's why I have been staying with aunt Maggie."
Mom hugged me again. "I know that honey, but we both still love you.
Can you please come with us, and at least pretend to be happy to be
back with us?"
My lower lip trembled, "Fine, I'll go with you. But I want to leave for
college as soon as possible though." I could see that my words hurt
Mom, but I didn't care. I was still upset with her and Dad. Mom took my
hand and together we walked out to the car. Dad had already packed my
suitcases with my new clothes, all dresses and nice feminine clothing,
into the back. He greeted me, "Hello, pumpkin, you look beautiful."
Though I was a bit elated hearing his praise, it still wasn't enough to
compensate for my resentment. I grumbled something inaudible and sat in
the back of the car. I kept my comments to a bare minimum all along the
trip, and lots of times there were awkward silences between us.
The whole vacation time at our new home, Dad had gotten yet another
posting, I avoided being with them as much as possible. I went out of
the house very early and came home only in time for dinner. I went
everywhere in the city, flirting with boys and having fun. I started
kissing a lot of them, though as soon as they began to get frisky, I
pushed them away and got another boy to kiss me. Very soon it was time
to go to college and I jumped at going.
I was the first one on campus, eager to get away from my parents. I did
feel guilty about the disappointment in their eyes. But I kept strong
and told them goodbye, very coldly . I felt especially bad about Dad.
He walked back to the car with his shoulders sagged down. I almost ran
out to him to tell him that I loved him, but I didn't. I really felt
guilty about that. I mean ,he had always been nice to me, even when I
was Cam's best friend. I watched them drive off and waved a little till
I noticed what I was doing.
***
I looked around me in the classroom. I was surrounded by screaming and
running little kids. After I graduated from college I'd found a job as
a kindergarten teacher. I was already on my second year at the school,
and school had just started again. I blew on a whistle and in a loud
voice announced, "Everybody choose a seat and sit down, please."
The carnage lasted only a few seconds after that and soon I was
standing before a class of seated children. As usual, I started with a
getting to know you game and in the afternoon I had some time to
myself. I opened the mail that I took with me that morning and looked
through them. One was addressed to me, but didn't have a return
address. I was very curious and opened it in a hurry. It said,
"Hello my old girlfriend, remember your friend and confidant, Cheryl?"
"I'm getting married soon and I want you to be my maid of honor."
"Grace is already married, so she can't be that anymore."
'Grace got married? Why didn't she tell me? And now Cheryl is getting
married? I'm running behind.'
I did date a lot of men, but so far none were up to my standards. Maybe
I was well on my way to becoming an old spinster. I read on in the
letter and found her address, and telephone number. Later that evening
I called Cheryl and said that I would be delighted to serve as her maid
of honor. We chatted for a long time after that.
***
Arriving at the airport I got greeted by my two former roomies Grace
and Cheryl. We hugged, kissed and even squealed at seeing each other
after so long. They helped me with my luggage and as soon as we got
into the car, I asked, "So Grace? Married? Why didn't you tell us?"
Grace blushed, "Sorry, but it happened so fast, I'll you all about it
later. First I want to know what you're doing. How have you been
girlfriend?"
I shrugged, "Nothing much, just got a job as a elementary teacher."
Cheryl laughed, "How many men have you dated until now?"
I slapped her shoulder, "None of your business. But I do have to admit
that I still haven't found a man that I like. I'm envious of you too,
both having found a man you like. So when can we expect babies from
you?"
Grace blushed, "Not yet, we want to travel a bit more before we settle
and start the whole children and family thing."
We continued chatting for a while till we got the hotel they would put
me up, the Hyatt. I had to go with them afterwards to a fitting for the
dress. I was thankful that Cheryl had selected dresses that were
attractive enough to wear again. Also the color was a much better
choice than another party who had chosen bright yellow bridesmaids
dresses. They would look like citrus fruits walking in those.
On the evening of the rehearsal dinner I got to meet any of the wedding
party except for Cheryl and Grace. I had already met Albert, Cheryl's
fianc?, briefly but now I could admire her choice in more detail. The
dinner was also where we would get paired up for the reception. I found
myself seated between Albert and his best man. When I met him he said,
"Hi, I'm Luke, Bert's friend and business partner."
I looked at him with a weird feeling and thought, "He looks familiar,
but I can't recall ever meeting him." I just smiled to him and didn't
really know what to say to him except, "I'm Stacy".
He looked at me in a strange way, but kept quiet. That was also the
reason that I kept my conversation with him to a minimum. Fortunately
Grace and her husband Greg sat across the table with us. I didn't know
Greg, but at least I could talk with Grace. She told me that they
eloped to Vegas and got married in such a hurry that they forgot to
tell their friends. Her husband Greg turned out to be a really nice
man, and I actually felt jealous at her for finding such a nice
husband. He and Luke started an animated conversation and I only caught
a few words of it, as I was chatting with Grace.
I felt beautiful in my pink dress that I wore as the maid of honor. I
looked over at Grace in a similar dress standing a little further with
her husband.
We were waiting for Cheryl to be escorted in by her father, and I
glanced over to her husband to be. He wasn't bad, but I couldn't keep
my eyes from his friend. The best man Luke really was a rugged handsome
looking young man. Once again there was something about him that I
couldn't place. It was like I had seen him before. But I would've
noticed such a fine specimen of men, 'Then why does he look so
familiar?'
The organ started to play and I looked at the entrance, watching Cheryl
walking in alongside her Dad. She looked terrific in her bridal dress,
and again I was envious that both my girlfriends had found someone to
love, while I was still a virgin, waiting for my knight in shining
armor.
Cheryl took her place as her father stepped aside and Albert took his
place next to Cheryl.
The ceremony was over quickly with just a little fun as Albert messed
up and said awful instead of lawful. We all got a good laugh at that
while he blushed into a very bright red color. After some speeches at
the dinner tables, the couple was off on their honeymoon. At the party
afterwards I got asked several times to dance, and mostly by the best
man Luke. He danced some fast dances, and then some slow dances with
me. I really felt great dancing in his arms and it didn't take long or
much before we were kissing.
The rest of the party was a blur to me, as I had only eyes for this
handsome man. We had such a good time that we were the last couple in
the room and the cleaning crew wanted to get started.
I had several glasses of champagne, so I was a bit wobbly in my high
heels. I clung to Luke and he said, "Want to go somewhere and talk?"
I was a bit suspicious and asked, "What do you have in mind? Where
would you like to go?"
He smiled that nice smile of his, it reminded me of someone. But I
couldn't quite place it. "I don't know. I don't know this town, how
about you?"
I smiled back, "Sorry just flew in yesterday afternoon."
He looked a bit disappointed, then his face brightened, "I'm not that
hungry but I could eat a few snacks. Maybe the caf? at the hotel is
still open. We could order something light and talk there."
"Where are you staying?"
"The Hyatt and you?"
I smiled, "I'm staying there as well, okay mister lead the way."
We ordered some snacks and drinks and started talking. I carefully
didn't mention anything about my youth and since he didn't start with
that it didn't come up in our conversation. Instead I talked about my
work as an elementary teacher and he talked a lot about his work as a
broker that he did for some time. Now he was selling real-estate. As we
talked we came closer together and I don't know who made the first
move, but suddenly we were kissing passionately.
I really melted in the strong arms of Luke. He had the bigger room, so
the question of whose room was easy. We kissed all the way up in the
elevator and in the hallway and the door. Once inside, he kissed me in
my neck making me absolutely tingling with anticipation. I never felt
like this before. I heard a zipper screech and my dress felt loose
around me. The only thing holding it up was Luke's strong fingers. I
looked up at him and reached behind me to coax his fingers to let go. I
let it slip down from my shoulders and stepped out of it, standing in
front of this gorgeous hunk of a man in just my lacy pink underwear. I
started to undress him, but he took over and quickly was down to his
boxers.
He started kissing me again all over and after nibbling on my ears I
felt so enraptured, I was leaking terribly into my panties and my poor
nipples threatened to burst out of my bra. I got rid of all my
remaining clothing and so did he. He picked me up and carried me to the
bed, laying me down gently and kept kissing me everywhere. With a husky
voice I told him to be gentle, that this was my first time. He said he
would treat me like a princess. True to his word, he did everything to
please me and just as I thought I was at my height, he managed to get
me higher by penetrating me. We wore ourselves out that night and I
felt wonderful. I couldn't help thinking, 'If I had known that it would
be this good, I would've done it ages ago already.'
In the morning I woke up from my slumber with a heavy arm on top of me.
For a moment I wondered where I was, but then I remembered. I was with
this man in his hotel room. All the feelings of the night before came
to mind and I just lay there, feeling content and safe in his arms. He
began to stir and woke up suddenly. He looked at me, "Good morning,
beautiful! I was afraid for a moment that I imagined it all. But you're
still here."
I kissed him, "Good morning to you, too. It really was wonderful. Want
to do it again? Or do you want some breakfast first?"
He raised his eyebrows and said with a smile, "Breakfast first maybe,
to get some energy for the next round?"
I nodded in agreement. Then he said, "I do have to tell you something.
You seem familiar in some way. But I've never met you I think. I did
know someone with the name Stacy a long time ago when my dad was
stationed in Fort Drum."
Now I was feeling a dread in my heart as he continued, "And Luke is my
middle name that I normally use. My real first name is Cameron."
I sat up suddenly with fear in my heart and with a wavering voice said,
"Cameron Luke Taft?"
He was startled by my sudden move and question. "Yes, how do you know
that?"
I slapped him on his cheek before running off to the shower in tears