"I Can't Go Can I ?"

Debbi and Carol wandered back from the shower block, Carol luxuriating in clean underwear, green cords and a crisp white blouse and Debbi in just her sneakers ! "Are you sure you haven't got anything I could wear ?" Debbi tried asking again. "These are the only clothes I brought with me, apart from those that the scouts got. Well, I have got another change of bra and pants but they won't fit you" replied Carol. "No, I guess not" Debbi admitted, fully aware of the difference in size and shape between them. "Maybe if I pinned the back of the knickers they might stay up ?" she wondered hopefully. "Is it worth the bother ?" said Carol. "Not really" Debbi conceded defeat.

"Come on you two, we've got to get going" Aditty called to hurry them along. "What do you mean ?" Carol yelled back, assuming leadership on account of her clothed status. "You promised we could all go to town to the pub tonight. We're all 18 after all" Aditty explained. "I'd forgotten all about it, a lot's happened since we decided that" Carol answered. "Well I can't go can I ? I'll stay here in your tent" said Debbi. "But you're the only one insured to drive the van" Carol reminded her. "Then there's no way we can go is there ?" Debbi decided.

Have you ever heard of pester power ? Ten minutes later, Debbi was in the driving seat as the van pulled into the lane and headed for town. "I can't believe I'm going back to that town naked " she complained. "Look, I'll take care of the girls. Slump down in your seat and nobody'll notice you. Be thankful Diane left your phone" said Carol. "Oh yeah. Like I've got so much to be grateful to Diane for !" was Debbi's sarcastic reply.

It was an hour later and Debbi had slid down as low as she could in her seat and was idly scrolling through her phone. She had pulled the van into a vacant slot outside the familiar tea rooms that were now shut. Her reverie was shaken by a sharp rapping on the window of the van. She jerked upright and wound down the window. "Er, good evening officer. What can I do for you ?"

"Good evening miss. This is a thirty minute maximum waiting zone and you've been here an hour" the policeman explained. It was a different pair of officers to this afternoon. Debbi wasn't sure if that was a good or a bad thing. "But it's Sunday evening. Surely that doesn't apply now ?" she argued. "It's a 24 hour restriction" she was told.

"But that's ridiculous, there's plenty of free spaces"

"We don't make the law, we just enforce it miss. By the way, do you mind me asking why you're not wearing any clothes ?"

"Er, I thought you might wonder about that. It's a long story officer. I'll just move the van, very sorry officer."

"Just a second miss. I think you'd better step out of the car first. This is unusual behaviour and we are within our rights to establish that you are in a fit state to drive this vehicle. We have a breath test kit here !"

"But I'm naked. And now there are people." Debbi noticed a small group gathering from who knew where in this sleepy town.

"Something that perhaps you should have considered before miss. Now step out of the car please !"