Chapter 9: Stimulation at the Coffee Shop
I finally remembered to get Lance and Yazmín's numbers before we left the bar that night. A few days later, I received a text from Lance. I was excited to see it, but it turns out that it wasn't really meant for me at all. Instead, he asked me for Alexis' number. Though I shared her contact info with him willingly, I was really put off by the request. Was he ditching me to pursue my roommate after meeting her just once? I contemplated telling him how his text made me feel, but I couldn't figure out how to word it, and then I got busy with school and work, so I wound up not responding at all. Still, it left me feeling put off.
Alexis and I were spending the afternoon studying quietly in our room when her phone pinged. She picked it up, read it, and whispered, "Oh my god." I went back to reading my book as she texted back. A few minutes later, she stood up and said, "Come on. Let's take a break. We're going out."
"Now?" I asked.
"Yes, now. Get up, we've got to get dressed."
"We're already dressed," I objected. "Why do we have to change clothes to take a study break?" We were both wearing sweatpants and t-shirts. It was pretty much our unofficial uniform for hanging out in our room. The scene at college was so informal that we never really bothered to change to go to the dining hall or the quad. We dressed better going to classes, but we only really dressed nicely to go to work or parties.
"We need to look good for the occasion," she answered cryptically.
"What occasion?"
"You'll see. Now strip. I have to choose your outfit." She pulled a short summer dress out of my closet. "This is perfect!" she exclaimed giddily.
"Perfect for what? Why are you so excited?"
"It's a secret." Her phone pinged and she looked at it. "Oh, wait. No bra. Take off your bra."
"Huh? Why?"
"Take it off. It will be better. Trust me." She stripped off her clothes and put on a short skirt. She took off her bra and pulled on a tight tank top.
"Okay? But you're acting weird, you freak." I took off my bra. "Happy?"
"Yes, I am. Now, let's go." She grabbed my hand and pulled me out the door. When we arrived at the quad in the middle of campus, there were a handful of students sitting on the grass, quietly enjoying the afternoon sun. Other students were studying on the balconies overlooking the quad. Alexis' phone pinged again. She stopped to read it, then looked up at me with an astonished surprise. "Okay, here's the dare. Unfasten one of your sandals. Then, walk up to that group of guys sitting on the grass over there. When you get right in front of them, turn your back to them, bend over at the waist to refasten your sandal. Do it slowly. When you finish, take your time standing up so they have an opportunity to watch you. Then turn your head around and look back at them. Make sure to swing your hair around when you turn. Then sashay back to me."
"What! What are you talking about? Are you crazy?" I was shocked. I had never heard her say anything like that before. "You realize that if I bend over in this short dress, I will flash my panties at them?"
"That's the idea."
"How did you come up with that idea, you pervert?"
"I didn't," she demurred.
"Then who did?" I demanded.
"I'll tell you after you do it."
"You won't tell me whose idea this is unless I go through with it?"
"Precisely. The deal is that you have to earn the right to know whose idea it is. If you don't do it, then you'll never find out."
I glared at her defiantly. "Fine. You think I'm not brave enough to do it?" I squatted down to unfasten my sandal. I stood up and stuck my tongue out at her. I turned dramatically and stomped toward the guys. The further I got from my bratty roommate, however, the more my resolve dissipated. By the time I stood in front of the guys and they all looked up at me, I was petrified. I hesitated. We stared uncomfortably at each other in silence for a moment. I decided that it was more awkward to face them full of nervous energy than it was to just go through with the dare. With my heart beating fast, I turned my back to them, and slowly bent at the waist. I felt my dress ride up my ass. I heard one of them say, "Whoa. Look!" I fastened my sandal slowly. I waited for a second, then stood up straight. I quickly looked back over my shoulder with my hair flying. All of them had their mouths open and eyes wide. I gave them a little wave goodbye, and walked back toward Alexis, swinging my hips exaggeratedly. I looked up at Alexis. Her mouth was wide open in surprise. I noticed that she was filming me. "What are you doing!" I said out loud. "Why did you record that?"
"To prove that you did it. I can't believe that you actually went through with it! Those guys are stunned. Look, they're still staring at you!"
I looked back. All of them were looking at me and talking excitedly. "Come on, let's get out of here before they ask me to do it again."
"Just a second." She was typing on her phone and then it made a "zoop" sound.
"What did you just send?"
"The video."
"The video that you just took of me?" She nodded.
"What?! Who did you send it to?"
"The person whose idea it was."
"Why would you do that?"
"To prove that you went through with it."
"Who did you send it to?"
"Lance."
"Oh my god! He told you to film me flashing some random guys?"
"Yes."
"That's why he asked me for your number? What did he say?"
"He told me to dress you in a short dress with no bra and dare you to do exactly what you just did."
Just then, my phone pinged. It was a text from Lance. It said, "Good girl. I bet you made their day." I looked up. "Oh shit! He's already watched the video!"
"Did he like it?"
"Yes." I was blushing.
Her phone pinged. "He wants to know if
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