Kari and Curtis (Two Friends)

Kari panted with her hands on her knees for support as she tried to catch her breath. She was exhausted. Out of the corner of her eye she saw her partner Curtis with his hands on the top of his head doing the same. He had long ago discarded his shirt and his well defined chest glistened with sweat

The lights of the outdoor tennis courts beat down on them. They were the only thing beating back the darkness that enveloped the area around them. The courts were a long ways off from the majority of campus and it allowed for the groups impromptu practice match to have gone on undisturbed.

“You two ready to forfeit already?” Derek teased as he bounced the little green ball waiting for his opponents to pick up their rackets. Kari’s gaze fell on Brenda across the net from her. The blonde wore an unmistakable smirk.

“Come on Curtis.” Kari said picking up her racket. “Let’s lose with dignity.”

“After this point I don’t think you two will have to worry about dignity.” Brenda teased.

Kari knew she was right. It was match point for Brenda and Derek. Forty to love in the final set. For Curtis and Kari to mount a comeback would take a miracle.

“Yeah hurry up Curtis! I can’t wait to see if Kari’s carpets match her drapes!” Derek’s taunt was far from a joke the ginger girl hadn’t heard before. As a natural redhead she’d been hearing it her entire life. Only this time was the first time she had ever been threatened with the reality of actually having to prove what the bad joke alluded too.

As Derek sent his serve sizzling over the net, Kari knew they were done for. Curtis’ return went straight to Brenda at the front of the net. Who in turn spiked her return past Kari’s reach and sent the ball bouncing high towards the chain link fence enclosing them.

Curtis spiked his racket as Kari simply tossed hers aside in disgust. She’d been rivals with Brenda ever since their freshman year. Now seniors she thought this would be her opportunity to finally get the best of the snobby girl. Instead she had failed.

“Well Brenda I do believe we’ve won.” Derek approached the net with a huge grin on his face.

“You’re right Derek we have.” Brenda joined him on the other side of the twine taking in the two losers. “And Derek I can’t seem to recall… didn’t we make a little wager on this match?”

“You know I think we did now that you mention it.” Kari was to tired to stop the Abbot and Costello routine happening in front of her. She chose to let it happen. She knew she’d have been doing the same thing if she’d have won.

“Kari? You wouldn’t happen to remember what we bet would you?” Brenda asked sarcastically.

“Oh fuck off.” Was the redheads only response. Kari wanted nothing more than to take her racket and to hit Brenda over the head with it.

“Oh you know what? I just remembered!” Brenda said with glee. “We bet that the losers had to run home!”

“You know that does sound right… but I think you’re forgetting something…” Derek said, setting Brenda up for the final part of the bit.

Kari stood hands on her hips trying to look defiant as possible. She hoped the internal excitement and anxiety didn’t show on the outside.

“So true Derek. So true. Not only do Kari and Curtis have to run all they way back to the dorms for losing. They both have to do it Butt. Ass. Naked.”