Opal HollowChapter 5
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The short drive back to the motel was quiet. Bambie was still a bit shocked at her unusual behaviour. She was trying to think of a time when she had actually kissed her date first and couldn’t come up with one. Smithy pulled up at her motel and got out to come around and help her down from the high seat. He quietly sucked in a breath at the tantalising show of thigh as she twisted to get out. The mid-length skirt of her dress had slid up. Smithy was hard-pressed to move his eyes from the...
-- Earth time: 2095-- Where was I? Yes, my first trip to my Island. If I wasn’t nuts before I got here, I was by the time I left. My arrival... -- Earth time: 1100-- I coughed and then vomited again. I dry retched several times and finally sat up as the dizzy sensation abated. I looked around me and found that I was sitting inside a Ring. I knew that it wasn’t the same Ring as the room was also different. This room had curved walls and had a high domed ceiling that was covered in...
By the time Mark got to Winton, He never wanted to get on a plane again. First, they had to fly from San Francisco, their closest international airport, to Taipei in Taiwan. They had three hours of waiting before they even got on the plane due to airport security. After nearly fourteen hours in the economy seats, they arrived. Four hours later, they flew to Bali. This was a five-and-a-half-hour flight. Bambi had them booked into a hotel at the airport and they both crashed for seven of the...
Opal’s Fantasy?A Gift of Ben Wah Balls? ?Ohhhh, my!? You say, as the Ben Wah Balls are handed to you. Large and made of slick, cool steel, they vibrate gently in your hand as you click them together. Warming to your hand, they seem almost alive and you manipulate them with your fingers, swirling them in the palm of your hand. I can see the small hairs on the back of your neck stand up at attention as the harmonics of the balls resonates up your arm. Your body is responding to them...
I had bought a new web camera and it came with a sophisticated software. I was eager to try it out. After installing it , I discovered that it had many security features too, for instance the webcamera could also be used as a cctv, but recording only when it would detect a movement. I am not very tech-saavy, so I was astounded. "Have your breakfast" I was brought to reality by the sound of my 35 year old wife Anu."You are going to get me late today." It was 9.30 am .Not too late for me, but...
Hello friends. Yeh meri real story hai. Mai varanasi se belong karti hoon. Maine iss per kaii story padhi to socha ki apna experiance bi aap sab se share karoon. Baat un dino ki hai jab mai 19 year ki thi (2 year back) aur college jaati thi. Meri ek friend ne mujhe bahut sexy cd dee thi. Us cd main kafi sexy xxx film thi. Main kabhi kabhi apne computer par who cd dekha karti thi. Mera ek naukar hai gopal. Uski age lagbhag 18 saal ki hogi. Wo mere room ko roz saaf karta hai. Wo mujhe rita didi...
Hello iss readear meri yeh doosri story hai, aap sabne meri 1st story ko bahut pasand kiya mujhe khushi hui, aur bahut se mail bhi mile, thnx for that. Ab me apni 2nd story send kar raha hoon, I hope aap sabko yeh bhi pasand aayegi.Pehle me aap sabko apne bare me bata doon, myself Raaz living in Bhopal. Mere lund ka size 6” hai aur 3.5” mota hai, aur age 23yrs, agar koi bhi Bhopal ki lady ya girl mere saath fully satisfied sex karna chahe to mail me at , i’ll reply to u.Ab me apni story par...
I am a 21 year old handsome guy from Bhopal and I am a great sex lover and get Erection easily when the topic comes to sex. I also watch xxx movies and from which I Have learned lots of positions for having sex. But more than watching movies I love to Have sex. As I am a good looking guy I had girls getting attracted towards me. Let me tell you that internet is of great help in finding sex partners. One day when I opened my e mail box to check my mails I saw that there was a mail from a...
IncestHi friends, I am Vikas from Bhilai Chattisgarh i am 30 yr old my dick size 6.5″ long and 2.5″ length. So i come to the story in Hindi Main apni study karne ke baad job karne bhopal gaya waha par ek contraction company me as a manager mujhe job mili hamara kaam mobile tower ka civil contraction aur bts work ka side tha to vaha par bahut se log kaam karte the kuch state ke bahar aur kuch state me hi to waha par mujhe bahut ijjazt milti thi kyoki main apne boss ka bahut chata tha. Vaha par ek...
Nun gehe ich bestimmt schon mehr als 2 Jahre regelmäßig in die Sauna. Meistens mache ich das am Samstagmorgen. Schön nach einer harten Woche etwas den Samstag genießen und denn Körper etwas erholen. Klar das man wenn das regelmäßig öfters mal dieselben Gesichter wieder sieht. Manche kommen dann auch jede Woche, der ein oder andere komm nur alle zwei Wochen oder nur einmal im Monat. So kennt man sich und hat immer schnell ein Gespräch an der Backe. Was aber schade ist das es alles Leute sind die...
Die 31 j?hrige rotblonde Sabina hatte ihren Ehemann betrogen. Als ihr Mann Sven dahinterkam, zwang er seine Frau sich ihm zu unterwerfen. Mit striktem Sex- und K?rpertraining erzog er sie zur gehorsamen Sklavin. Doch nachdem er Sabina von einem Hund hat nehmen lassen und sie zwang Pferdesperma zu schlucken hatte sie Rachegef?hle. Wird Sven die Angelegenheit aus der Hand gleiten? Wen die ganze Geschichte interessiert, der findet sie in der Story Sabina und ihr neues LebenDanke f?r das positive F...
Hi friends, main abhishek phir se apke samne pesh hu apni real life incident lekar. Yeh story hain main aur meri bua nidhi(name changed). Nidhi bua ki umar 39 years aur unka figure 38-32-36 hain unke skin ka colour dark hain. Unhone apne sharir ko is tarah se maintain kiya hain. Jab wo raste pe chalti hain to kisi bhi admi ke pant me tufan khada kar deti. Wo basically bhopal mein rahti hain aur unka month ek bar toh nagpur ana hota he hain. Toh woh hamare ghar bhi aa jati hain. Nidhi bua ke...
Hi, friends. Its rehaan from bhopal my age is 22. This is an an story its real incident of me and my student priya age 18. Wase to chudai k kisses hindi me sunne hi maja aata hai to mai apni kahani me aata hu. Ye kissa kuch din pehle k hai jb mai apne room me bor hota tha mai bhopal me govindpur me multi me rehta hu to sbhi gharo k logo se baat ho hi jati hai aate jate.. Mere flat k upar ek family rehti the jisme priya rehti thi uski mummy & papa. Vo unki ghar ki rani thi aur bhut nakhre wali...
Hey my name is Dhruv. I am doing Engineering from Bhopal. I am 21 by age. I am not from bhopal so I live at the hostel. To describe myself I am not a body builder I am slim and my height is 5’9 not tall but decent. My major points are really great looks, handsome very fair skin, long hair. And people say I look really good clean shaven. You can give your feedbacks at I was very weak.in academics especially in maths. So I was scolded alot. Our teacher Sheetal maam always pointed me out in...
Hi friends my name is sam i m from bhopal m.p. yeh jo story mein aaplogon ko batane ja raha hoon ek real incident hai jo abhi 6,7 months pehle hua meri ek customer ke saath. to aab mei aaplogon ko boor na karte hue story start karta hoon. Meri mobile shop hai august 2011 mein meri shop pe ek ladki aayi usko data cable leni thi usnk chehra dupatese bandha hua tha but figure to aisa tha koi bhi usko dekhe to pagal ho jae kya bade bade boobs the kurta bhi bilkul fitting ka tha jisme uski puri...
[Note: This is a spoof of Revolution 2020 by Chetan Bhagat. For those unfamiliar, a small synopsis is given] Synopsis : Gopal is the loser turned rich guy who is in love with Aarti, the love of his friend turned enemy Raghav. However, as Gopal rises and Raghav bites the dust for his radical ideas, Aarti veers round to Gopal. However, Gopal gets a sudden change of heart, deciding Raghav deserves Aarti, and so invites two whores to his birthday, knowing Aarti would come and so get...
This is the story of my cousin Priya. I am 16 years old and my cousin is 17. Me and her grew up together but recently we have been living in different countries as 5 years ago my parents moved from India to England.This story is when I went back to India last year for the summer holidays. I hadn't seen Priya since she was 12 and was surprised to find that she had matured into a beautiful girl. She and my uncle came to the airport to receive me. The heatwave struck me instantly as I stepped off...
IncestHello friends. I am Pritam Sarkar. I am from West Bengal. Well, I am not married yet and I am 23 years old. I just finished my course and started to work in a private bank as a marketing executive. I have very good charming words and due to this, I have always achieved my target. Not in just the banking sector. I would reach heights in the fields like sports, education etc. But I am a bit weak when it comes to girls. I would feel a bit shy at first. But now, as I have to talk to female clients,...
Hello mitrano kasha ahat sarva jan mazya stories avadlya ki nahi jyani mazya last stories vachalya nasati tyani please zopalu mavashi ani zopalu mavashi I stries vachavyat tar ata storie continue karato tya divashi rati mama chya mothya mulila zavalya nantar amhi doghe apaplya jagevar yeun zoplo pan mala zop yet navhati me punha maza morcha mami chya balya mothya papayankade valavala ani jor jorat dabu lagato ani maza babu rav punga rangat yeu lagla me mama chya mothya muli la uthavale ani...
Hi Friends, this is Aniket from Mumbai. I read all the stories posted on this site. Some I found real some are fake. I am writing a true incident of my life. So let’s start a joy of ride with sexy salaam. Story tab ki hai jab. Bhaiya ke liye bahut rishte aane lage. Humare yaha se sab logo ne sab dekh kar ek ladki bandra ki pasand karke bhaiya ki engagement kara di. Jis ladki se engagement karai thi unka naam roopali . kyunki mujhme aur bhaiya me 4 saal ka antar tha to bhabhi lagbhag mere hi...
Hello mitranno this is babu again, kashe ahat sagale halavun halavun thakalat tar nahi na ani mazya maitrini pan majet asatil i hope, jya mitrani mazi pahili story vachali nasel tyani plz search box madhe jaun zopalu mavashi type karun agodar ti vacha tya shivay ghya kathet tumhala maja yenar nahi, tar me mazi story continue karato tya ratri mavashichi gand ani puchhi marun zalyavar sakali mala mavashi ne uthaval ani anghol karayala sangitali aai ganapati chi puja karnya madhe busy hoti tevha...
Hello friends this is babu (my nick name). Kaise hai aap log asha hai sabake land sahi salamat honge or chuto ki to baat hi chodo maje me chud rahi hongi. Let me come to the story, hi gosht mazi, mazya mavashi chi ani don mamyanchi ahe tya tighihi disayala kahi khas nahit but puchhi tar saglyanchi ek sarakhich asate. Itar stories pramane me kahi tyana pataval nahi but zavalo evad nakki. Ashcharya vatal asel na ki kas te te attach sangital tar story kon vachnar. Tar tumhala ata jast born a...
Hi Nikky Hare, from BHOPAL with yet another of my experiences. I have changed the name of my friend, for if he reads this, he will break my bones, though his mothers name is the same. It was in 2006, my classmate Rajpal, Panjabi Hindu, lived just two lanes away from my house in a one room apartment. His father was a sales rep. And was constantly traveling, at least 20/25days a month. So most of the times, Rajpal and his mother were the only occupants of their small house. I was a frequent...
I am Rohan (name changed) from Pune. I am 23 years old. My native town is Bhopal and once in 2-3 years, I visit my native town. Most of my visits are boring because I cannot play with anyone nor I am comfortable with elderly relatives. Also, there were no boys my age with whom I can play cricket or football. This incident happened around 3 years ago. Life was very boring as I used to search Facebook for hot girls for friendship and imagined ultimate pleasure. All my searches were in vain as I...
Ab apko jyada bor na krte hue story pr ata hu. Yeh story pichle mahine ki he me usdin college gya tha wha pr koi function chal rha tha to me bahar se hi dekhkr return ho gya or mp nagar a gya fr mene socha ki kisi park me chalkr betha jaye or thoda rest bhi krlu. To me chinar park me gya or wha jakr beth gya wha kuch bachche khel rhe the to me unhe dekhne lga. Fr kuch hi samay bad ek mast aunty mujhe dekhte hue bagal k raste se ja rhi thi. Uski age lagbhag 35 k aaspas hogi or uska figure to kya...
Hey readers this is raj (name changed) I am a big fan of ISS and have been reading it from quite a while…This was one of my encounter few days ago just after I lost my virginity as I just turned 18… Sorry forgot to tell you people about myself…I am a student…I m 6.1 feet tall having a nice build…With a 6.4 inch tool…I am quite the aroused one all the time and always thinking about sex since I was a child…I learned everything about sex through porn videos Now coming to story…Last week I went to...
Hi ISS readers, I’m Rajesh , 22 year old guy from Bhopal this is my first story in this site here I want to share my first sex experience with my cousin sis now come at the story. At that time , me 19 saal ka tha aur meri cousin priyanka jo ki 18 year ki thi, mere ghar ayi thi summer ki vacation pe to me pahle aap logo ko bata du ki meri sister ka figure kafi attractive hai. She has so beautiful body that time she was of 32-28-36 to story pe aaate hai, Us time hamare yaha family me main , mere...
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When Lola awoke later that afternoon at home, her hands slid immediately to her ravaged cuntal slit. God, it was sore! But the discomfort up between her legs faded into insignificance when compared to the black wave of shame which engulfed her. As she recalled the debauching scene earlier in the day with Foster and Denise, the humiliated young wife turned, burying her head in the pillow, as if trying to shut out a nightmare. She lay there sobbing for a moment, knowing that she couldn't go...
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