"Selfies Debbi !"

As Debbi trudged slowly back to the changing rooms after the others, she noticed the gang of rowdy teens that she was familiar with from the local pub, running around from their place on the far side of the track to intercept her. There were five of them, three boys and two girls. They knew Debbi as a familiar figure in the pub and while they were not bad kids, they were not people she would ordinarily choose to spend any time with. "Selfies Debbi" one of the guys yelled at her, waving his phone. "Oh no guys, not while I'm like this" Debbi protested. "But you look great" cried one of the girls. "Love the knickers" she laughed, staring pointedly at Debbi's prominent camel toe. "They're not knickers, they're running gear" Debbi corrected her. "Might as well be knickers for all they cover" the other girl joked. By now Debbi was surrounded by the laughing gang, countless snaps being taken with her. "Smile Deb. Peace signs ! These'll be great for the pub's WhatsApp group."

When she finally reached the sanctuary of the changing rooms, Debbi found the other three stretching and performing winding down exercises. All that she wanted was to take a quick shower to freshen up for the afternoon. She was sitting there wrapped in a towel afterwards when Aditty came in. "Here are your swimsuits girls" she announced. "Can't I just use my own ? I brought one along" Debbi asked. "These are a special sporting style we ordered and you can run in them too if you like" the Asian girl explained. "Now just so we know and can set up, who's going to change into their running gear in the transition area and who's just going to put on shoes and run the 800 meters in their swimsuit ?"

This was a disingenuous question in the case of Debbi, since Diane and Aditty had no intention of providing any clothes for her in the transition area. But there was a genuine need to know in the case of the other girls. Siobhan, the Irish cross country specialist, opted to change back into her running gear, confident that she could make up any lost time. Hilde followed suit but the black girl Celeste knew that she was a weak swimmer and so decided that she would save time by running the laps in her swimsuit. Determined not to come last yet again, Debbi announced that was also going to be her plan. She figured a swimsuit would hardly be any more revealing than the outfit she had been provided with for the morning events !

Debbi failed to notice the slight smirk that came over Aditty's face !