Maggie's father bought her a video camcorder for her twenty-second birthday and though that was more than a month ago, she still couldn't make herself get enough out of using it. Her lifelong dream had always been to become a movie director, hence the birthday gift.
It was sometime past three one hot afternoon. She was expecting one of her best friends Olie to show up any time from now. Olie had called her a few minutes ago saying she was on her way over to her place. Maggie couldn't wait. She dug out the camera from where she'd left it and began practising with it for when her friend showed up.
She was in the living room watching something on the tube when she heard the doorbell ring. Great, she said to herself, getting up from the sofa and picking the camcorder along. Time for action, ladies and gents.
Action!
POV -- Camera:
The camcorder's eye approaches the front door unsteadily as Maggie's hand appears to unlock then open the door.
A pretty brunette with large brown eyes and an angular face wearing a tank top and khaki shorts stands on the veranda of the house and smiles into the camcorder.
"Hi Maggie," she says and then indicates at the camcorder. "I see you're still playing with that thing."
"Hi Olie, come on in. I'm just trying to make a small movie."
"Yeah right, you're going to be Steven Spielberg overnight."
The camera steps back for her to step into the house away from the heat of the sun. They make their way towards the living room. Olie plops down on a couch and the camcorder records her from the sofa across.
"Oh man, I feel so goddamn bored. Your folks aren't at home?" Olie asks. The camera remains focused on her.
"Nah, it's only past three. They won't be back for another two hours."
"How about your cousin, Jake?"
"He was here when I came in, but he left soon after. Which is probably a good thing though."
"Yeah, why?"
"'Cause I called Rick right after you and I talked on the phone and he's on his way over here right as we speak. You remember Rick, don't you?"
"Yeah, of course I know Rick. Tall, dark-skinned and handsome, who wouldn't know him," Olie giggles. At the mention of Rick's name, all sign of dullness evaporates from her in an instant. Her friend Maggie knows very much of the crush she has on Rick. How sometimes not a day goes by that she doesn't talk about seeing him in school ... chatting him up after class about this or that ... but most especially about the kinky things she seriously would love to do to him if even they found themselves a room. Maggie had gotten to know Rick through her cousin, and it was a good thing she had her camcorder so as to put her action into plan.
"Anyway as I said, he's on his way over here right about now, and I was thinking that maybe now would be a good time for you and him to really get acquainted with each other."
"Acquainted as in how?"
"Come on, Olie. You know just how acquainted I'm talking about. You having your arms around him and him having his around you ..."
Olie burst into a paroxysm of giggles. "Maggie, how dare you! You're so naughty!"
"Hey, you're the one who's always liked him, remember. Just think of me as someone who's about to make that wish come through for you. And like I said, my folks aren't home, so you two can do whatever it is you so much want to do."
"But there's another thing -- what if he's not in the mood, or thinks that I'm throwing myself too much for him? I hate it when guys start thinking like that. Makes me feel like I'm a tramp or something worse."
"Look at you: you're hot and I know it just as he too will. You've got tits and ass too." Both girls burst into laughter. Maggie continues: "Tell me one guy you've ever met -- besides someone who's gay of course -- who doesn't dig a chick that's got tits and ass? You two are made for each other."
"Yeah, but you still haven't answered me. What happens if he doesn't like me?"
Irritably: "Will you please stop dwelling on negativity, Olie. He's going to like you -- I know it. You two can start here in the living room, and maybe then you can lead him upstairs to my bedroom. I can always clean it up when both of you are done."