SHOCK AND AWE
I left Barbara's office in a state of shock over everything that had transpired there. As I walked through the ninth floor toward the stairs the same people who had ignored me earlier as I'd passed through wearing normal business attire were now staring at me. I know how weird it sounds but it didn't occur to me until then that I was naked. I guess that's just how crazy my life had become when walking nude through a busy office building felt like the most "normal" thing that had happened to me lately.
I made my way down the stairs to the Mailgirls locker room in the basement. I opened my locker and saw it was empty except for my makeup and toiletry kit along with my mailgirls smart watch. Our clothes - both mine and Anna's - had been taken to the charity clothes bin in the parking lot by Kelly. For the first time it really hit me: I have no clothes. Not in the building, not in the condo, not anywhere. I know this was something I'd fantasized about before, but now that the fantasy had become reality it was a frightening prospect. How can a person function in the modern day world without access to any clothing whatsoever? I was about to find out, I guess.
I hopped into the shower to clean up and prepare myself to get to work for the last part of my shift. I dried and brushed my hair, reapplied my makeup, and strapped on the watch. It didn't take long before I was called out for a pickup. After a couple of pickup and deliveries I found myself on the sixth floor without a new assignment so I headed for the Mailgirls mat. When I got there I found Kelly already kneeling on it also waiting for a new assignment. I knelt down beside her.
The two of us remained in uncomfortable silence for a minute or so before Kelly finally spoke up. "So you had to go straight to Barbara and tell her what I told you in confidence today?"
"Kelly, you're not in any position to be talking about betrayed confidences," I retorted.
"Maybe not, but I was trying to help you," she said. "I was trying to warn you that Barbara's been trying to get her claws into you for a long time."
"You're way too late for that," I said. "A couple of months too late."
We kneeled there in silence for several minutes before Kelly spoke again. "Did you hear what happened to Hector Flores today?"
"Flores? No, what happened to him?"
"He got fired this afternoon," Kelly said. "I got called up to his office to pick up a box of his personal effects as security was escorting him out. He was screaming bloody murder about it, too. Said he didn't know why he was being fired."
"When did this happen?" I asked.
"An hour or so ago. Maybe a little longer than that."
It was during the time I was locked in the closet. Now I knew what Barbara had been up to while she was gone. "Barbara did it," I said to Kelly. "Barbara fired him."
"Barbara?" Kelly replied. "He doesn't even work in her department. I mean, the guy's a creep and I'm glad he's gone, but why the hell would Barbara fire him?"
"Just to show me she could," I said. "To prove to me she had the power." I knew now her offer of protection for me, Anna, Kelly, and any future mailgirls in exchange for my obedience was no myth or idle boast. She had just shown me that she could do what she claimed she could do.
Kelly pondered what I'd said for a few moments. "Are you going to tell me what the hell happened in Barbara's office?"
"No."
We both remained kneeling together in uneasy silence for at least another five minutes before Kelly's watch finally alerted her to a pick up. "Thank god," she said as she leapt to her feet and took off.
I finished my last run of the day a little after six and by the time I got to the locker room Kelly was already dressed and bolted out the door without speaking to me. Anna was sitting on the bench looking at me with a puzzled smile. "My clothes are gone," she said to me. "Kelly said you could tell me about it."
"I'll tell you about everything back at the condo, Anna. I just want to get a quick shower and get the hell out of here. It's been a crazy day."
Anna got up and walked toward me. "That's okay," she said with a smile as she wrapped her arms around me and kissed me on the lips. "Clothes just get in the way anyway."
This caught me a little off guard and I laughed a little as my lips pulled away from hers. "Wow, what's gotten into you?"
"You have," Anna replied as she kissed me again. The warmth and touch of her bare skin against mine felt wonderful and was the perfect antidote to all of the craziness of the day. My shy, frightened little girl is growing up fast, I thought to myself. I let her kiss linger this time before pulling away. I took her by the hand and led her to the shower.
The two of us shared the same shower nozzle as we soaped each other, letting our hands wander over each other's bodies. When we were done we toweled each other off, then kissed again. When we were done Anna looked at me. "Now what?" she asked. "How do we get to the condo?"
I took her by the hand. "We're going to have to get an escort from the Security office," I said. "And something to wear."
We walked hand in hand through the basement hall to the same Security office that Anna and I had been brought to the day her mom had showed up here at DDE and sucker punched me. Unlike that day the room was empty except for one man, a balding fortyish security guard with a gray flecked stubble beard. A crooked grin came to his face as he watched us enter. "Hello girls," he said.
"Did Barbara Anderson talk to you about the arrangement to escort us to her condo?" I asked.
"As a matter of fact she did," he replied, his eyes wandering over our bodies. He picked up a radio and keyed the mike. "Hey Tim, I've got a task to take care of. I'll be out of the office for a few minutes."
"Need any help?" Tim's voice replied over the radio.
"Naw," the man said, his eyes glued to my tits. "I just need to escort a couple of employees out. Looks pretty boring. I can handle it."
"Okay'" the voice said. "Let me know when you're back."
"Roger."
"You have something for us to wear?" I asked.