LT Day 3 - Tough it out

You have to dress in your soiled clothes, sneak to the cabin, clean yourself up, and then go out into the raging heat to practice with the others... Lotte is there, laughing with other players.

A new girl has joined your drills, a brunette from England, but you are only thinking about Lotte. Everything she does pisses you off more. Even when she passes you the ball, because she might be a bitch, but she is a decent soccer player.

At lunch she sits beside you and you look at your plate of food, but don't eat because you are so afraid of what she will say next.

"What is wrong?" she asks, smiling at you. "Don't look sad, Riley! Don't cry!" She laughs.

You are not close to crying. You are just angry. You make yourself drink water because you sweated so much.

"It will be fun to swim," Lotte chatters on happily. "Do not worry, Riley. I will find you a swimsuit that you will like when we shop today. I wish you could come with us," she adds regretfully.

"What am I doing instead?" you ask bitterly.

"I thought you were doing everyone's laundry," Lotte says, frowning at you. "That is what you said, isn't it?"

"You want me to do laundry while everyone shops?" you ask her.

"It's what you want." She smiles.

After a day like today, the clothes will be absolutely disgusting... This is the worst.

But... you will be away from Lotte from a while, so it's not all bad.

"Riley, I need you to help me." Lotte leans close to you like she is your good friend. "Because you are doing laundry."

"What do you need?" you ask while you look at your plate.

"Just Julieta's panties," she says.

You look at her in disgust. "Why?"

"Just help me. Are we not friends?" She puts her hand on your thigh.

She wants you to steal a pair of Julieta's panties out of the laundry. Julieta is the French girl. She is small, and sweet, and always nice. It's one thing for Lotte to bully you, but if she's going to bully Julieta...

"Don't get mad," Lotte says. "It's only underwear. Oh. And you said you would fill the water jugs. For the match later."

Does she mean the huge jugs out on the field? They weigh like a thousand pounds when they are full! How are you supposed to do that?

She rubs your thigh and looks at you fondly.

"You are such a helper today, Riley! That is why I like you."