Cleanup on aisle 3

The milk fridge had just two gallons of milk left inside, much to Zoey’s relief as she opened the door. The brisk air blew over her skin for a few seconds while she reached inside and pulled the gallon out with a huff. Zoey moved to set it awkwardly into her hand basket, but her finger slipped slightly as she tried to set it down, causing a chain reaction.

Zoey first managed to correct her mistake by immediately lunge-crouching to catch the gallon in her grasp before it fell. The sudden jerk, coupled with her half-dropping towel quickly sent the garment flying open, which surprised Zoey so much that she jumped in surprise, causing her foot to slip on the slick, freshly mopped floor.

Then it all came crashing down at once. The milk fell onto the floor with a loud crash, followed by it rupturing immediately, spilling the milk all over Zoey’s right arm as she fell. Then the towel flew forwards, landing almost ironically right on top of the ruptured milk cartoon, and became soaked completely within mere seconds.

All of this occurred in the span of a 5 second tumble and fall. The milk was ruptured, Zoey’s towel was on the floor about 6 feet in front of her. And she was now laying on her side on the ground, completely naked. Zoey was so stunned for a moment that she couldn’t breathe. She only blinked in disbelief for several seconds. Then, sound came flooding back in again when she heard a loud declaration of “What the hell was that?” By the register girl, who had just opened the door to the back of the store.

Zoey began to panic, her eyes darting in several directions as she tried to stand up and flee in a panic. Instead, she slipped again in the milk, her head smacking hard against the tile. She was stunned for several seconds, which deprived her of the time to make a hasty enough retreat to get away.

Around the back of the aisle appeared the goth-looking register girl named April. Her eyes widened twice as large when she saw the scene before her. A naked girl sitting down on her side in a puddle of spreading milk, with her towel and an almost empty gallon jug sitting a few feet away. The girl was left unable to respond, only managing to stare.

Zoey heard a gasp to her right. “Oh my god Zoey! Are you ok?!” Jenna exclaimed, practically racing down the aisle towards Zoey. Zoey couldn’t manage any sort of speech at first, but began to feel her face reddening as she began to realize just what her situation was.

“I uhh… The milk… I fell…” Zoey managed, flushing red in the face at a rapid pace.

“Oh god, I knew I should have warned you about the floor! Here, stand up, let’s get you off the floor!” Jenna said, quickly reaching an arm around Zoey’s back as she tried to pull Zoey off the ground.

Zoey slowly stood, now dripping with milk down her right side from having laid down in the puddle when she fell. She shook herself, and now the momentary stun of the fall had worn off. Which left her fully facing the fact that she was standing stark naked in front of both April and Jenna.

“That sounded like quite the fall, you alright?” Jenna asked, as Zoey stood up on her own, and began bringing her arms up to her body in an attempt to cover herself from the eyes around her.

“I… Yeah… I’m fine… My towel though…” Zoey managed sheepishly, trying to walk towards the towel carefully while blushing bright red.

It seemed that moment was when April snapped out of her blatant staring, because she walked forwards and plucked the towel off the floor. She kept it distanced from herself, and watched with a slight tinge of disgust as it began dripping milk onto the floor.

“…This towel’s completely soaked with milk. Completely drenched.” April snarked, before looking back at Zoey. Zoey could swear she caught the hint of a smile behind her stoic stare. “I’ll take this to the back, so we don’t have it dripping milk all over the store.” She said, already walking off before Zoey could protest much at all.

Zoey watched in horror as April walked away with the one thing that had been standing between her and public nudity. She suddenly felt EXTREMELY exposed, due to the fact that she was standing stark naked in a grocery store.

Jenna coughed, which drew Zoey’s attention back towards her friend. Jenna was looking at Zoey with a raised eyebrow and a smirk. “So err… I thought you were wearing your suit under the towel…” Jenna said, giggling a bit. Zoey flushed a cherry red in response, scrambling her hands . “I uhh… Well, err…”

Jenna laughed loudly. “Don’t worry about it babe! I can keep a secret! If you like going to and from work in just a towel that’s fine by me. It’s making what WAS a boring night pretty cool.” Jenna says, nudging Zoey in the shoulder.

At the not so subtle accusations, Zoey immediately feels her already pink blush deepen to a shade of red. “No, it’s not what it looks like! I just... I had my clothes stolen after work, so I had to use the only towel I could find from the lost and found…” Zoey tried to explain. Her explanation seemed to fall on deaf ears to Jenna, who just shook her head and stifled a laugh.

"Anyway, I'll help you finish grabbing whatever it is you still need. You got a list or anything?" Jenna asked, staring eagerly at Zoey.

Zoey, for her part, was struggling to form a sentence as Jenna's piercing stare seemed to glide all over her now fully exposed body. "...Yeah, I just need milk... and uhh, cheese, eggs, bread, and a bottle of sunscreen..."

Zoey's eyes widened in suprise as Jenna grabbed her left hand, and pulled her along through the store. In a surprisingly small amount of time, Jenna made quick work of filling a basket with the 5 things she had asked about. Jenna managed to have all the items gathered up and Zoey at the register in under 3 minutes. Zoey could only manage an averted gaze towards the glass doorway that led out into the open parking lot. Her jeep, as well as what she assumed were Jenna's and April's cars outside were still the only ones in the lot, but the looming threat of being caught like this by some other shoppers in addition to the already humiliating nature of her predicament kept her extremely anxious.

"Cash or card? Zoey?" Jenna asked, snapping her finger to wake Zoey from her daze.

"H-Huh? Oh, yeah I uhh..." Zoey said, brushing her hand against bare hip when she tried reaching for her purse. "Oh shit..."

Jenna stifled a laugh, shaking her head. "Just kidding, don't even worry about it. Its like $20 anyway. Just pay me back later with lunch or something!" She said with a grin.

Zoey nodded, smiling a bit. "Thanks... I don't know what I'd do without you..." Zoey thanked. She suddenly felt a presence next to her, and turned to see April returning from the back with something in her hands.

"Hey, Jenna. Wanna hop next to uhh..." She began, looking to Zoey for a second. She seemed to blank for a second, only to turn back towards Jenna as she put an arm over Zoey's shoulder. "Wanna hop next to your friend for a quick picture? I brought my camera, the good one." She said, that same ever so slight smile returning again.

Before Zoey had the chance to protest, Jenna practically lept over the counter, and collided with Zoey. "Hell yeah! So long as you send me a copy when you're done! Quickly though, she was just going..." Jenna exclaims, as April backs up and narrows a rather impressive looking camera in her direction.

The camera flashes twice, just as Zoey's eyes widen and she attempts to cover her nudity. "W-Wait! Don't take pictures of me like this! I'm naked!" She stammers, flushing red. She tries to take the bag of groceries and uses it to try and shield herself as much as possible.

"Relax... April's a professional photographer on the side, and loves to enter competitions they hold at the arts center. Its all 100% professionally done, and artistic in nature." Jenna soothes, waving her hand dismissively.

April shrugs after taking a look inside the camera. "I'll probably just end up vaulting this away with the beach shots I take. Almost none of the art gallery's photography competitions permit nudity, even the artistic kind." She explains, looking slightly disappointed.

After thinking it over, Zoey decides that a picture of her like this not ending up seen except by these two sounds harmless enough. She takes a deep breath, before speaking. "Alright then... Just... Make sure nobody else sees it... I should go..." Zoey says, blushing as she turns her bare backside towards the pair and begins walking away. Amidst Jenna's reply of "Have a nice night!", Zoey swears she hears another click from the camera. She emerges into the parking lot, now completely naked in public. She blushes, and scrambles to her jeep. Two ignition turns later, the engine whirs to life, and Zoey finds herself facind down a rather embarrassing 10 minute drive home.