The Hallway and The Wait

Saturday, August 8th

1:00 PM

Kelly stood in the hallway in front of the door as she was instructed to do. Dr. Valentine had given her a barebones overview of what was going to happen and knew that normal her would have either fainted at the idea or run when given a chance. Between the medication, wine, and the therapist's pep talk, she felt ready to try though. She examined the wood-paneled door as she waited, knowing that soon she would be beckoned inside and the trial would begin.

The brunette had been told there would be at least three men waiting for her inside and all were important in this scenario. The professor would be there with his worn suit and sophisticated glasses. Another older fellow she only knew was a businessman who was a VIP of some sort. He was supposed to be a crotchety old man who was rude and demanding. The last was going to be a guest/associate of the business fellow. She wasn't exactly sure what would happen except that she was supposed to listen to the professor and treat the other two as very important persons. The coed highly expected some sort of sexual something would happen but it wasn't exactly spelled out. She was supposed to put herself in the frame of mind that she absolutely had to make everyone happy to succeed and hoped she could do it. All she knew was that the doctor was certain this would break her block for good and the brunette trusted her. She started repeating a calming yoga mantra silently as she waited, hoping this would be over soon.

1:15 PM

The door slowly opened and Meredith slipped out. She was impeccably dressed in a slightly below the knee dark blue pencil skirt which really showcased her long, curvy legs and a white button-up blouse under a blue blazer. She looked ready for an upscale office, the coed mused to herself. The blonde smiled at Kelly, stepped over to her, and straightened up the girl's outfit a bit. "You look like a million bucks!" Meredith exclaimed as she finished up. "They're almost ready for you. I dropped off a few refreshments and Professor Pierce asked me to leave by this door and assure you that you haven't been forgotten," she explained to the nervous college girl.

"Can you tell me anything?" Kelly begged, "I'm dying out here".

Meredith smiled, "Well the professor is speaking with the two gentlemen now. The older man is a grumpy perv but dotes on the younger guy. I suspect they are related in some way but didn't care enough to ask anyone. He's grabby, rude, and crude but the professor gave me the evil eye when I was about to slap the neanderthal." The blonde stepped behind the coed and adjusted her hair a bit. "The oldster is grabby and the younger lech stared at me the whole time." The stylest stopped and thought for a moment like she was searching for the right words. "I'm not sure exactly what the plan is in there but I'd recommend doing what you have to and exiting the moment Ronald gives you the go-ahead. I'm confident he'll keep them from hurting you or anything but he's the only one that knows what needs to happen," Meredith slipped around front of the girl, obviously feeling she was done tending her hair. "He'll call you in shortly, best of luck!" the stylist offered in a reassuring manner as she turned and walked down the hallway.

1:30 PM

The door opened as the professor stepped into the hall. He quickly closed it and turned towards Kelly with a slight smile on his face.

"Hello, sweetheart!" the professor offered jovially as he looked her up and down. He reached over and undid the top three buttons on her shirt, "Your outfit looks just as perfect today as it did last night. No bra is a good slutty touch, Kelly".

"Ok Professor, what the heck is going on here?" the coed asked with a worried timbre to her voice. "I mean. . .".

The man cut her off rather swiftly at that point. "This isn't a debate or some sort of collaboration, girl," he shot back tensely. "This is your last chance to back out," he cautioned pulling his phone from the side pocket of his worn tweed suit. "Once you enter that room, I expect you to do as you are told".

Kelly shook her head. "I don't want to back out, I just want some. . ."

The professor interrupted again as she saw him hit a button on his phone. "Good. I have a few things to say. They may or may not answer your questions. It is information you need through".

The professor cleared his throat as Kelly saw Meredith walk down the hall carrying a red plastic Solo cup. Wordlessly, she handed it to the coed and placed a small red pill in her other hand. The receptionist offered another of her patented cheery smiles, patted the brunette's shoulder for a second, and withdrew down the hall.

"You may want to take that now," the man recommended as Kelly popped the pill in her mouth and drank the water down.

When she was done, he nodded as she felt the calming warmth rush through her body.

"OK. Are you ready to hear your instructions?" the professor asked. After receiving a nod, he slipped into a deep monotone that the coed thought was likely his lecture voice. "After I step back inside, I'll finish speaking with my two guests and then I'll buzz you in. When the door opens, you walk in with a smile on your face. Look at me and greet me as Professor or Dr. Pierce and just refer to the other two as gentlemen. It is very important the three of us are very happy with you at the end of the meeting. The older of the two is an extremely important businessman and the younger is his son. It is best you ignore the fact the old man is in a wheelchair." He paused until she offered another nod and then continued, "He's a boorish asshole and the son just stands there and lets the old guy say everything. For this meeting, he specially requested a young college girl and they're getting you. I'm not exactly sure what they expect but unless it's dangerous, they'll get it. Understood?".

"I. . . yes professor I do," Kelly replied in a tone barely above a whisper. Her voice strengthened a tad as she continued, "I'm ready to do whatever you need me to".

"Good," the older man replied. "If you can handle this, you'll never have problems with public performing again," he chortled obviously enjoying the situation immensely. "You wait here for the buzz and remember to smile when you walk in," he took the empty cup from her hand and went back through the door leaving Kelly to wait again.

This time she wouldn't be left to stew for long.