While Lydia was still standing naked in the middle of the bathroom, trying to process the fact that both her towels and her clothes were gone, she heard a knock on the door.
Involuntarily she called out, "Who is it?"
"Lydia, are you still in there?" asked the voice of a woman who sounded just like Lydia's stepmom Delia. "It seems like you've in there for hours."
"Oh, for God's sakes, Delia, don't exaggerate," said Lydia. "We both know I haven't been in there that long. Now please leave me alone."
"No, I won't," said Delia. "We have company downstairs and I won't have you moping around up here like a hermit. Now get dressed and come out here."
"Er, that might be a problem," said Lydia.
"Oh, don't be fussy," said Delia. "We all know what your favorite color is in regard to dresses. Now hurry up and make yourself presentable. Otherwise, I'm going to have to break down the door and drag you out of there."
"Oh, please don't do that," said Lydia despite herself. "You'll break a nail."
"Lydiiiaaa!" exclaimed Delia in a tone that implied that she was beginning to lose her patience.
Lydia hastily looked around for something to cover herself with but could see nothing.
Wait a minute, she thought. How about the floor mat? No, it wouldn't cover enough of her. The bathroom scale? Only if she was wishing to pose for a novelty calendar. The window curtains? What was she, Scarlett O'Hara? The shower curtains? Well, they weren't quite see-through...
Unfortunately, they did not easily come off the little pole to which they were attached by little hooks. Lydia kept tugging and tugging but the darn thing wouldn't budge.
Perhaps if she gave it one big yank...
Lydia did give it one big yank, only to fall backward as the shower curtains finally detached themselves from the little hooks that kept them attached to the metal pole. Just then the bathroom door opened. Delia walked in and saw a naked Lydia who was lying on her back with her legs wide open while at the same time clutching the semitransparent shower curtains to her chest.
"Geez, Lydia!" Delia exclaimed. "You could have at least warned me that you were still undressed!"
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