Not one she likes

Alice suddenly recalled something. Her aunt owned a shop here, somewhere in town. She turned to Kristen, who now had her face in her hands.

“Do you know a place called Stephanie’s somewhere near here?” She asked hopefully.

Kristen thought for a moment, then seemed to recall something. “Oh yeah! That new escape room place at the old bank! Why?”she asked curiously, raising her head up from her hands.

“Well... she’s my aunt, and she might be able to help us out of this...” Alice said nervously, embarrassed at the thought of being seen by another close family member.

Kristen blinked a few times, then eagerly jumped up. “Hell yeah! That’s awesome! That’s right across the street from the park! Let’s go now!” Kristen said, preparing to run back out on the path.

Alice couldn’t believe what she was hearing. “Already?” She thought. “Wait, let me get ready for it.” She said, standing up and taking a few long, deep breaths.

After placing her hands over her privates, Kristen did the same, reflecting her pose. They looked to each other, each one waiting for the other’s signal. Kristen took a deep breath, and quietly counted down. “3...2...1...Go!” She exclaimed, instantly running right through the trees, Alice trailing right behind her.

They found the path empty, but not for long. Two old men were jogging by, and one shielded his eyes when the sight of the two nude girls came around the corner. The other jogged on as if he hadn’t noticed, his sunglasses concealing his stares. They continued running, Alice and Kristen both now a deep shade of pink from embarrassment.

Behind the old men, lagging behind, were two equally older women. Upon coming around the same curve their husbands had moments before, both exchanged looks of disapproval. They walked past, but not without glaring daggers into Kristen and Alice.

Alice and Kristen’s deep shade of pink had now become a bright shade of red, clearly showing their embarrassment at performing such an act. They broke free of the wooded path, and suddenly found themselves exposed to a small collection of families playing in the river. One woman, sat in a lawn chair, gave them a wolf whistle to draw attention towards them. The lady mischievously grinned as children began laughing, and pointing while their mothers hastily worked to cover their eyes. Fathers stared in dumb awe, grateful to see what they saw before them. Alice and Kristen unfroze after a mom began yelling obscenities towards them in anger. They quickly ran away, out of sight.

The woman from earlier ran straight into Kristen again, from the side. Kristen fell over, toppling into the grass.

“Oh my god are you alr- wait a second. Is that you Kristen? What on earth are you doing?” Mrs. Yang said, smiling from ear to ear. Her sunglasses hid it well, but she looked Kristen’s body up and down, reminding herself of her own body many years before.

Kristen struggled to find the right words. “I-I...uhm...well...” Kristen blubbered, her words finding no place. Alice noticed her struggle, and ran back.

“We’re streaking. Part of a dare, you know how it is.” Alice said with a faked laugh.

Mrs. Yang formed an O shape with her mouth, then burst out laughing. She laughed for a long time, slapping her knee as she bent over. After several seconds, she spoke up. “Well... I’ll be honest, I’m a little surprised. This is not the type of thing I could ever see Kristen doing, she’s always so shy. I guess I was wrong!” She said, laughing again. “That’s quite a dare. Who did this to you?” She asked, raising an eyebrow.

Alice answered for her. “We can’t tell. It’s a uh... secret! It’s part of the rules of the dare!” She said, Kristen now nodding her head in agreement.

Mrs. Yang seemed to accept that answer, and nodded her head in understanding. “Well, I’ve got to run.” She said looking at her watch. “It was nice to meet you! Kristen make sure to study for the exam!” With that, she ran down the path, as if she hadn’t just ran into two streakers twice. Both girls saw her leave their field of vision, and remembered why they were running in the first place.

After their run in with Mrs. Yang for a second time, they saw a group of teenage girls near their own age hanging out in front of the last bridge out of the park. Kristen recognized them, and realized she was too close to stop. One of the girls noticed them, and quickly got the others’ attention. Another girl stood up, and placed her arms across the bridge to prevent them from passing. They slowed to a stop.

“Would you mind letting us through?” Alice asked angrily.

“Sure, let us ask some questions first.” The blonde girl stated dryly. Her plaid shirt was left unbuttoned near the top, and her jeans had holes cut into them. She slyly grinned. “This is new.” She said barrenly, nodding towards Kristen’s whole body. She flushed a deep shade of red. “First, you cut all of us off, and stop speaking to us after you broke up with Jacob. Then, you drop out of the softball team, leaving us without a good shortstop. Now you’re in the park, streaking. At first I thought there was maybe a little something wrong with you, but now I know. There’s a LOT wrong with you.”

Kristen sat emotionless. She’d been doing bad in school after her breakup, so she’d had to leave the softball team to focus on her grades. She understood why her friends felt the way they did. “Sarah, I-I’m sorry. I really am. I didn’t want it to turn out like this.” Kristen said, motioning to her body. “This has nothing to do with it. I can explain later. I’m really sorry, but I need your help right now” She pleaded.

Sarah thought for a long moment, and called her friends over to talk in private. While they talked in slight mutters and whispers, Alice sat awkwardly over to the side, hands over her bush and breasts. She desperately hoped the end to this ordeal would come soon. Kristen desperately looked to the group, hoping that at least one of the five girls had come to her defense.

Eventually, the group broke apart, and Sarah asked “I’m guessing you want something to wear?” Kristen looked to Alice, and looked back to Sarah. She felt bad about potentially being clothed before Alice, but hoped she would understand. It wasn’t her familial tradition anyways.

“Yes. That’s all I need.” She said eagerly.

“Since none of us have anything more than underwear on beneath our clothes, it’s going to cost you. Do you want to hear the conditions?” Sarah said, grinning. The other girls grinned as well, eager to bestow the conditions upon Kristen.

“Yes. I’ll do whatever it takes, just give me a shirt and some pants.” Kristen pleaded.

“Firstly, you must recount to us the whole truth about what happened today to us. As well as details about your break up with Jacob. These are both for our own curiosity, and your own health.” She explained, almost ignoring Kristen. “Second, you will rejoin the softball team as soon as possible. We will help you with your work if you need it, but you’re an essential part of the team.” A few other girls nodded at this. “Lastly...” Sarah said, grinning ear to ear. “You’ll be required to streak all the way around the softball field after all our practices for the rest of the season, as payback for abandoning the team.” She said.

Kristen gulped. She was barely holding it together like this, but she couldn’t imagine streaking the softball field after every practice! In front of the coach, the whole team, and any potential onlookers! And not just once, but twice or more a week for at least six or seven weeks! She’d run around the field naked at least twelve times by the time softball would be over. She abhorred the thought of it, but understood the reasoning. Since she had left, their win streak had ended, and they were two more losses from being completely out of the playoffs. She swallowed her pride. “...Ok. I’ll do it.” She said, blushing madly across her cheeks. The girls hooted at her, and Sarah laughed. She slapped Kristen on her bare back. “Welcome back.” She said, unbuttoning her shirt. A milky white sports bra was hidden underneath, revealing small mounds contained within them. Sarah continued, unbuttoning her jeans and pushing them to the ground. Her matching boy shorts were now in view, hugging tightly to her rear. She non-chalantly handed her clothes to Kristen, who stared in disbelief.

“You’re... you’re sure you’re ok with this?” Kristen asked in disbelief.

Sarah nodded her head. “Absolutely. We’re headed to Tiffany’s anyway, and this isn’t much different than what I planned on wearing. You want to join us?” Sarah asked, raising an eyebrow towards Kristen.

She looked nervously to Alice, as if for approval. Alice mouthed a single word: Go.

Quickly, Kristen got dressed in Sarah’s outfit. She waved goodbye to Alice, and ran to catch up with her friends gleefully.