ANNA'S NEW BUSINESS O1
It was a slow Friday after a dull and boring week. Anna had already finished her last class and was walking slowly among the noisy crowd that was quickly leaving college. As she crossed the intersection to the next aisle, she heard her friend Emma calling her from behind.
"Hey Freckles! Are you going home?" Emma asked.
"Yes indeed," Anna replied.
"Any plans for tonight?" Emma asked.
" Just staying at my apartment to watch some TV," replied Anna nonchalantly.
"Wow... Such a thrilling plan!" mocked Emma.
Anna continued walking, shrugging her shoulders. It was always the same shit every week, although she wasn't happy with it. She always felt that boys didn't find her attractive enough to talk to, and those who did were just losers who didn't even have the slightest chance to invite her on any decent date.
"I have no money to go anywhere, Emma. I'd better not think about it, and Netflix is a good alternative to numb your mind when you are in my situation," Anna explained.
Emma grabbed her lifelong friend's shoulder and gave her a comforting hug while smiling. She cared a lot for her best friend, Anna, and wanted her to smile and enjoy. She wanted her naughty friend back from that dark gray attitude.
"How much money do you have left?" Emma asked with curiosity
"Not much. As a matter of fact, I still couldn't pay my electricity bill. I couldn't afford the increase in my rent as it also went higher than in previous months" complained Anna.
"Ohh, I see.... Any chance you can ask your mom to send you more money?" Emma asked
"No way! Poor mom!!! She already has three jobs and is paying a lot for my rent and tuition. She can't take anymore,
"I'm not sure how you handle paying all your bills, going out almost every day, and buying those gorgeous clothes. Isn't your mom in a similar situation to mine?" protested Anna, her words tinged with unmistakable envy.
Emma smiled once more. A faint blush adorned her face, though it was hardly discernible. She was correct. Anna and Emma had been childhood friends from a rural town far away. Both were children of single mothers and had been acquainted with financial constraints from a young age. However, somehow or another, Emma appeared to have recently discovered a way out of those challenges.
"Don't give me that look. I know what you're thinking...
"I don't want to work as a waitress in a bar or a McDonald's cashier, getting paid two dollars and ending up exhausted every day," she spouted.
There was an awkward silence as both continued walking through the streets. Suddenly, Anna shot a sharp glance at Emma. It was as if something had struck her, a realization about the implications of Emma's words.
"No way I'm getting into drug selling or something similar," she stated. She suddenly stopped her walk and gave Emma a harsh look
"No. No... it's nothing about that. Did you think I would ever put my best friend Freckles at risk?" Emma said with a surprised face
"Is it porn? Prostitution?" Anna wondered laughing
"Not quite like that... I'm not a prostitute!!!" Emma replied, with a bit of shame, trying to avoid getting into details.
There was another long silence, and as Anna furrowed her eyebrows, she kept guessing what all this was about. On the other hand, Emma struggled to find the best way to communicate what she wanted to say to Anna.
"Do you trust me, Freckles?" Emma said holding her hand
"Always," Anna replied, looking at her.
"I can only say that what I have to show you has a lot of fun and excitement. I enjoy this income every time... And it pays fairly well...
"I might confess it has to do with sex, but in an anonymous and careful way. Nobody will ever know who you are. Nobody will be able to trace you to this activity. I've been doing this for two years and you didn't even notice... Did you?" she revealed
Anna paused to think about it. She had always trusted her entire life to her lifelong friend Emma. There were lots of questions in her mind, but as they had already reached her apartment, she didn't want to leave her curiosity unfulfilled. Emma was about to continue her way home and Anna wanted to solve this puzzle before she left.
Emma cut off her friends' words "Let's do this... I'm going to surprise you. I'll bet you 20 dollars that you'll love it.
"Don't mind paying me if I'm right. You're already broke" she proposed with a mischievous smile. It was a take-it-or-leave-it challenge.
"Wow ... Are you that sure...?" Anna reacted with a surprised smile.
Anna had never seen her friend so excited and sure. There was something particularly strong behind the way her words sounded. A spark in her eyes was undoubtedly a guarantee that she meant what she was saying
Emma went directly to the point, "I will be picking you up here at 22hs tonight,
"If you decide to come with me, you'll finally understand what this is all about". "But...Emma...
"I don't feel comfortable about being sexy and seducing someone... I'm not that sexy. I have no luck in sex. I don't recall the last time I had good sex. Men have always been jerks with me," Anna said, putting a lot of excuses in her way.
"Trust me Freckles. Calm down and trust me... " Said Emma, stopping her from continuing her objections
There was an uncomfortable silence between them
"I'll pick you up here at 10PM. Be sure to wear any pretty skirt of yours. Dress sexy. Prepare yourself to spend an awesome night, and leave all other things in my hands. Let me surprise you," said Emma
"You're nuts, " replied Anna with a smile in her face
Emma raised her hand in the air, and Anna complied with a high-five. When she went upstairs, she opened her apartment door, leaving everything on the table as soon as she got in. Then, she lay down on her bed for a while. Her eyes were focused on the ceiling, her mind lost. Her mother's face appeared in her mind, in front of her, as she felt some hesitation and perhaps a bit of guilt building up in her mind.
"What are you about to do, Miss?" Her mind questioned herself. But some wetness in her panties, the idea of sex contact she missed so much, and for so long, was something she couldn't ignore. Her mind struggled between her mother's look at her, and a proposal she knew would be amazing.