SNAP!

There was a sudden and violent SNAP as the ruler broke free and the lock sprang open. The noise startled even Sophia. She had hoped to control the breaking, but the opposite came true. She knew the clerk had heard and would come to check the office any second now. She frantically looked around for a hiding spot, but it was already too late. She spun around just as the lady entered the office. She did not know what to say as she stood there clutching her towel in the middle of the room. The broken lock behind her made it immediately apparent what the noise had been, too.

"Hey!", the lady began, "what are you doing back here!?"

"I... I was looking for my bathing suit."

"You know damn well you should not be in here by yourself. Come here", the woman spoke sternly.

Sophia meekly obeyed, walking timidly out of the office and joining the woman behind the desk. Two people had just entered the reception area and stood still by the entrance as they watched the woman continue her questioning.

"Have you taken anything from back there?"

Sophia denied having done so. She spoke the truth, but she must have seemed far too suspicious for the woman to let her go. She was hiding something, after all, and the woman may have caught onto that. The clerk was not that much older than her, perhaps in her late twenties or early thirties, and was clearly pretty sharp. Not taking Sophia at her word, she made the worst request she could have made.

"Alright, please put the towel aside for a moment so I can be sure."

Sophia's eyes grew large. She could not drop the towel now! She was in direct view of two onlookers and she did not want to be naked in front of the clerk either. She stuttered as she softly explained she could not take off her towel.

"Why not?"

"Because I am not wearing anything underneath..."

That surprised the woman somewhat, but then she seemed to grow suspicious again. She seemed to think Sophia was hiding something and returned to a stern tone as she responded that was not her problem. She extended her hand and grabbed hold of the towel and Sophia, knowing she would be in even bigger trouble otherwise, simply let it happen. She felt the towel glide from her naked figure, gently stroking her skin as it became exposed. She dropped her head down as she felt her face grew red. She used her hands to cover her nipples, hard from the chill, and quickly dropped in a squat to avoid being seen by the two spectators. The woman held the towel and lost her stern tone, but gained a mischievous smile, although Sophia couldn't look her in the face to notice it. She was so incredibly embarrassed and felt so incredibly exposed, which she was, of course. At least the woman was the only one who could see her right now, although the other two people in the lobby must have noticed.

"Ahh, so you weren't lying!", the woman laughed. "Still, you broke into the office. That's a crime, you know."

"I'm sorry," Sophia muttered under her breath.

"Sorry won't cut it, I'm afraid. Of course we don't want to get the police involved, but I cannot let you off the hook just because you haven't got any clothes on.",

Sophia wished she could just straight up disappear right then and there, but she had no escape that would not result in her getting spotted by even more people. The lady clearly enjoyed taunting her, and Sophia was completely at her mercy. While the woman pondered on what to do with her, Sophia could do nothing but cover herself awkwardly.

"You know what, I'm in a good mood. Just take a seat in the waiting area while I help the last few guests before my shift is up and then I'll help you out. Won't be much more than half an hour."

Sophia felt a wave of relief wash over her. She was afraid the woman might have had a devious punishment in mind, but it seems she was sympathetic to her cause. She still had to spend some time in nothing but a towel out here in the lobby, but if she acted casual nobody would think anything of her. She thanked the woman and extended her hand to receive the towel.

"Oh? No, I'll hold onto this until we're done! Don't worry though, there's a few pillows on that couch over there you can use," she laughed in response. "Here, you can take one of these though."

The woman handed her a big can of coke from the cooler behind her and gestured the duo of waiting guests to approach. Sophia could not believe it. She had severely misjudged the situation. Yes, she just had to wait in the waiting lounge for half an hour, but she had to do so entirely naked! She continued hiding behind the desk while the people bought their tickets, clearly not oblivious to the fact a naked girl was hiding behind the counter. Once they had left for the pool, the woman shooed her away from the desk. Feeling utterly humiliated, Sophia quickly ran to the nearest couch. She held one hand between her legs and used the other arm to cover her boobs as she ran, her round butt bouncing as the woman laughed behind her.

Sophia took refuge on a couch that faced away from the entrance. She felt incredibly embarrassed already, even though no other guests had arrived yet. She took two pillows and placed one on her lap and held the other pressured against her torso. She sank as deeply into the couch as possible, so that passers-by would only see the back of her head.

Now, she could do nothing but wait.