Chapter 13 by c1ph4r

How does Erica's mom respond?

Sympathetic and curious.

Originally posted to Writing.com - Erica's Great Adventure; ID#2174597 on 07-03-16 - 5:25am

Erica's mom seemed shocked upon hearing her daughter's confession, but any anger or frustration that had been there were gone. Erica stood there huddling in on herself, on the verge of tears, and her mother was filled with sympathy for her daughter.

"So..." she responded calmly. "Your friend Alicia planned on taking you naked to an airport? Not only is that irresponsible, it's stupid! So many things could go wrong."

"You'll get no argument from me," Erica whimpered, quietly.

"What happened then?" her mother prompted.

"What do you mean?" Erica responded in confusion. "I ran back here, hoping to get some clothes on. You noticed me and jumped to conclusions. There wasn't time to explain while you were throwing me out of the house. And the whole time, I was still naked!"

A flash of guilt filled the young mother's eyes. "I am sorry Erica, but I've been hearing so many things..."

"For the record? I've never done any of those things willingly, Mom," Erica interjected.

"Then how do you explain the rest?"

So Erica told her everything. From her high school years, the first meeting with Lisa, her first public stripping at the water park, the news report on her public nudity... Everything. To Erica, it was quite cathartic. Nothing was left unsaid. Finally, there was somebody in her family that knew the truth. After she finished speaking, mom had an unreadable expression on her face and she also seemed a little flushed. Erica couldn't tell if she was upset, intrigued, or sad about what happened to her child. "Mom?" Erica prompted.

"Oh, I'm fine, Sweetie. I'm just at a loss. How could my baby be subjected to this torment? I don't remember bullies being this bad when I was young."

"I know, Mom," Erica groused. "I just seem to be their primary target."

"There's just one other part of the story that I want to understand, Erica. Do you really get wet and aroused when you are publicly stripped?"

Erica's jaw dropped. She was stunned. There was no way she could answer a question like that. Had her mom really just asked that question?! The unreadable expression filed her mom's face again, and any semblance of calm was quickly dispelled, leaving Erica a nervous wreck once more. "I... Yes... But I don't like it! Not at all! If there was some way for me to avoid it and control myself, I'd gladly avoid it altogether!"