A likely story

Paula marched towards the lockers, covering her breasts with one hand, and her vagina with the other. Much to her chagrin, people kept staring at her. Some a bit subtle. Others, not so much.

A woman in her fifties walked past her, a look of disgust on her face. “Unbelievable. This is a public pool, you harlot!”

Paula whimpered in response, and finally found her self in the locker room.

“God, why is this happening again?!” She moaned in despair and frustration. “At least this time I can get back to my clothes. I’ll just…”

Paula’s face lost all color when she looked at her wrist. The key to the locker was attached to a rubber band, which in turn was around her wrist.

Keyword being “was”.

“Nononononono!” Paula slamed the locker with her fist, the metallic echo being heard loud and far. She rested her back against the cold steel, only to slid down and slid her hands through her hair. She took a deep sigh, and moaned. “Guess I’ll have to go to the lost & found.”

After bracing herself for the walk, she calmly walked towards the reception desk. However, what she didn’t expect was the long line in front of it. And if the loud complaints from the woman who was currently being helped, Paula quickly gathered that this was going to take a while.

Hoping to scoot forward a bit, she tapped on the shoulder of the guy in front of her. “H-hey, do you mind if I go before you? I got a bit of a situation here.”

The guy turned around, his eyebrows shooting up from beneath his sunglasses. “I can see that!” He laughed. “But sorry, sweetheart. I’ve been here for quite some time. I’m not gonna give that up, even for a cutie like you.”

“But-“ stammered Paula, before realizing she couldn’t do anything right now. Defeated, she waited in line.

Ten minutes passed, and the line still hasn’t moved. The woman in front is still shouting at the receptionist, and she shows no signs of letting up. Furthermore, the line has only grown longer, with people now standing behind Paula. Not only does she feel their piercing stares, but she could’ve sworn that she saw the flash of a camera just now.

Another fifteen minutes passed, and it was finally her turn. Already seeing the surprised face of the receptionist, Paula spoke. “Hey, I kinda lost something.”

“I can see that.” The receptionist adjusted her glasses, making sure she really saw the naked woman. “Lost your swimsuit in the pool?”

“Well, no.” Paula looked around her, getting a bit tense. “I lost it while sunbathing, as well as the keys to the locker.” She raised her arm, showing a keyless wrist.

“By the pool?”

“Yes, on a lounge chair.”

“Where we have countless other visitors?”

“Yes.”

“And none of them saw anything?”

“Yes.”

“And you lost the tight rubber band on your wrist, completely unnoticed?”

“Yes?”

“…”

“…”

“…Miss, I just had an atrocious woman before me who threatened to have my boss fire me. I do not have time for your bullshit.”

“It’s the truth!” Shouted Paula desperately. “These things have happened to me for the longest time.”

“Don’t mind her,” a voice spoke behind her. “She’s an exhibitionist. This is just how she gets off.”

“Paula quickly turned around. There are a lot of people she would not want around right now. But out of everyone, this was the last person who could’ve come.