Walk and Talk

“So Loraine, why are you… you know…?” Asked Pierre, escorting her to her home. Loraine could clearly see that he was trying not to look at her nude body. She actually thought it was kind of adorable.

“Naked as a jaybird?” Said Loraine. She grinned a little when she noticed that Pierre was clearly just as uncomfortable with her nudity as she was. “It started at Desiree‘s party…”

“Hold on, you started that fire?!” Shouted Pierre, his jaw hanging open in utter disbelief.

“I’m honestly not so sure about that anymore. Earlier I got word that Mr. Bernard may have faked his injury. And if I could prove it…”

“… then this would all end. I see.” Pierre answered, massaging his chin. “What’s your plan of attack? Because I’m game!”

“Are you sure?” Asked a surprised Loraine. “I mean, we only just met.”

“I am. And not only just because of you. Both he and his son have bothered me for years. I desperately need some long awaited payback!”

“Great. In that case, here are my digits. Text me tonight and I’ll tell you my plan.”

A little later, the two arrived at Loraine’s home. After they bid each other goodbye, Loraine grabbed the hidden key underneath a potted plant to enter her house. At last, it was over!

The tension was palpable during dinner. Loraine’s mother and her father Adrien didn’t speak a single word to her when they came back from work, and now their eyes were glued to their plates. Loraine knew for a fact that her mother would ask a certain question any second now…

“So, how was school today?”

Loraine snickered. “How was school today? Really, mom? I spent the whole day nude while being objectified, photographed and humiliated by everyone. My ‘friends’ ditched me as soon as they heard what happened to me. And lest I forget, someone couldn’t pick me up from school anymore, forcing me to take the bus with a couple of perverts. So tell me mom, HOW DO YOU THINK SCHOOL WAS TODAY?!”

“Hey, don’t talk to your mother like that!” Ordered her father. “It’s not our fault you set the school on fire!”

“That’s the thing! I might actually be innocent, I-“

“Oh, please don’t claim that you’re innocent!” Moaned Adrien. “At least have enough of a spine to own up to it. This is just pathetic!”

Loraine stood up while she slammed the table with both her fists, knocking her glass over in the process. “GODDAMMIT, WOULD YOU TWO EVER FUCKING LISTEN TO ME?! IT’S LIKE-“

“LORAINE CÉLINE DUPONT! YOU MIND YOUR LANGUAGE, OR YOU CAN SPENT THE REST OF THE NIGHT IN YOUR ROOM!” Interrupted her father.

“YOU WON’T EVEN LET ME FINISH, YOU FUCKING-“

“THAT’S IT! YOUR ROOM, NOW!”

“FINE, YOU TWO NEVER WANT ME AROUND ANYWAY!” She yelled, as she fumingly walked up the stairs.

“GWWWWDFWWWWKWWWNNNNGGGDDDDWWWWMMMMMMWWWWTTTTT!” Loraine yelled into her pillow. She had to let it all out. Not just her parents, but the humiliation she suffered the whole day. When she was done she felt tears streaming down her face, and it was like they never stopped streaming. The day affected her even more than she realized. She decided to go to bed early, and let the day end as well.