Maria is jarred awake by an unfamiliar sound. Ring! Ring!
"Hello," says Joe. "Yes. 930? Sounds great, thanks! Bye."
Maria sits up and looks over the back of the couch toward Joe who is standing in a small hallway.
"Joe! You have a telephone?" Maria screams in a surprised voice. Maria had seen phones before but had never used one. Having a telephone inside the home was a concept that hadn't quite made it to Canadian farming communities. In fact, most lower, middle-class homes in New York didn't even have private phones in them. Joe must be a man of some importance for him to have his own line. Maria was quite impressed.
"Of course I have a phone." Joe responded. "A man in the delivery business such as myself needs to be able to be contacted by his clients any time, day or night."
"Can I see it, Joe?" asked Maria.
"Sure thing kid, come on over." he answered.
Maria moved from the couch to the hallway and stood squarely facing the phone on the wall with Joe standing behind her.
"How does it work?" she asked.
"Easy," he said. "Pick up this part here, it's the receiver. You put that part up to your ear." Maria put the receiver up to her and heard a female voice on the other side.
"Hello, operator speaking, how may I connect your call?"
Maria was blown away to be talking to another person who could have been miles away. In her excitement she sat the receiver back into its holder, disconnecting the call.
"Oh no, I think I broke it." she said.
"Don't worry, it's not broken, you just hung up." he assured her.
"What are these numbers here for Joe?" she asked
"Those numbers are how you make a direct call. Direct calls bypass the operator and allow you to connect directly with the person you would like to speak to. I have a direct line, Maria. My number is 0678. So if at any time you're here in the city, if you ever need to talk to me you just dial those numbers and the phone will ring here and I can talk to you." said Joe.
"Can you teach me how to dial?" she asked.
"Easy peasy!" Joe said as he scooted closer to her until his chest just made contact with her back. Joe reached down and grabbed Maria's right hand with his own. Maria didn't know if it was the excitement of using a telephone for the first time or the feeling of Joe against her body, but her breathing became slightly heavier. Joe raised her hand up to the rotary dial and placed her finger in the zero ring and rotated the dial clockwise.
"Now release it." he said.
The pair repeated the process for the last three numbers. Maria took a deep breath and said, "this is amazing, Joe!"
"I'm glad you like it!" he said.
Maria relished this new experience but was not so awestruck that she didn't notice the way Joe's body felt pressed against hers. The lower part of his chest touched just at her shoulder blades. Without thought she gently nestled further into his chest so her head came to rest just under his chin. Because of the pressure of his hand on her hand Maria hadn't noticed that Joe's left hand had fallen ever so gently down to her hip where it rested comfortably. A sly smile crept across Maria's face at this discovery. Allowing her thoughts to move further down, she realized that there was something round softly resting toward the top of her right butt cheek.
She instantly realized that Joe's large cock was pressed up against her juicy peach of an ass. Feeling this made Maria quiver. Maria took a sharp deep breath and instinctively and subconsciously pressed her ass harder against his meaty cock. The two lingered there momentarily. Not long enough to make things awkward, but long enough that the two of them were well aware that the contact they were making was welcomed and wanted.
"Ahem" Joe cleared his throat. "Probably oughta get you on back to your dorm now, Maria."
"Yes, Joe, thank you for letting me stay here last night and for taking care of me since I arrived." she said.
The pair gathered their things, got in Joe's truck and headed to the Mainard School of Performing Arts.
"Thanks again for the ride and for everything else you've done for me, and for not murdering me, Joe!" Maria said happily.
"It was my pleasure, doll face. And remember if you ever need anything just dial 0678." he said.
Maria exited the truck and stood looking at the dormitory whose door was now open. She took a deep breath and thought to herself, finally I've made it home. Maria excitedly walked up the walk, up the steps and into the building. Once inside she saw the signs for the room numbers and headed up the proper staircase to the second floor and room number 27.
Maria opened the door and walked into the dorm room. The room was dimly lit with an Edison bulb so Maria walked over to the window and drew back the curtain to let the morning light in. The new light revealed 4 twin sized beds, 3 of which had obviously been used the night before. Maria sat her small suitcase and handbag on the floor and threw herself back onto the undisturbed bed. Her mind began to race with fanciful thoughts of how amazing the year would be and how many wonderful friends she could make here. Maria's daydreams were interrupted by the sound of the large wooden bedroom door opening.
"Hello ladies." Maria said to the 3 young women who entered the room.
"Hi, you must be Maria." said the tall, thin, blonde bombshell standing in front of her. "My name is Florence. This is Betty. And this is also Maria. We're your roommates."
Maria was excited to meet her roommates, but also instantly felt insecure. Back home she was easily the most beautiful girl within 100 square miles. Here, as she stood staring at the beautiful women in front of her, she wasn't even the prettiest girl in the room. Even worse, she wasn't even the prettiest girl named Maria in the room.
"What happened to your dress?" asked Florence.
"When I got off the train last night I was trying to get a taxi and one came by and splashed muddy water all over me!" Maria shared.
"Good thing it's an old ratty dress, and not one of your nice ones." Florence barked.
Betty and hotter Maria chuckled at the quip. Maria could feel the tears start to fill her eyes. How mean could these girls be to make fun of her dress as a dirty rag the first time she met them. She hung her head so the girls couldn't see her eyes.
"Yeah, it's a good thing. That would have been pretty tragic." said Maria quickly. "It was lovely meeting you girls, but I could really use a hot shower after the night I had."
Maria gathered the things she would need for a shower and quickly headed off to the communal bathroom. Once inside she stepped into the shower stall and quickly turned on the water to help muffle the sound of her soft cries. She stripped naked hanging her soiled dress over the stall wall. After checking the water temperature with her hand she stepped under the head letting the water hit her directly in the face. Only Maria knew that she was crying, but she thought if she could mix her tears with the water she could convince herself that she wasn't.
As Maria soaked in the steam from the shower she couldn't help but wonder how she had gotten here. She had always dreamed of coming to New York and having an amazing adventure that no one from home could have ever dreamed to have. But so far, in less than 24 hours, the dream had turned into a nightmare. Maria began to wonder if she had made a mistake by coming here. She imagined being back home and surrounded by her family, and somewhat more importantly her best friend Graff.
Graffton Hodges had been Maria's best friend since they were small children. Hodges Farms was less than a mile up the road from Maria's family's farm. There were several families in the area that had kids the ages of Graff and Maria, but the two hit it off instantly from the moment they met. While the other boys would go off rough housing, fishing, and tree climbing, Graff was content to spend his days in the hayloft playing school and house with Maria in the barn. Graff was a bit of a pudgy kid, sandy blonde hair, kind blue eyes, and a bit of a stutter when he was young, though he grew out of it by his 10th birthday. He was very bright, much too bright to stay stuck on the farm. He could have grown up to be anything. And Maria reminded him of this often.
Being different from most of the boys in the area made him a bit of a target for the taunts of the meaner kids. But Graff didn't seem to mind too much. He found a safe haven in Maria and she was grateful to have his friendship as well. The two were inseparable.
As they grew into teenagers Maria often thought they'd fall in love, move away to an exotic place, and live a bigger life than what their town could offer. But Graff never really seemed to get on board with that plan. He definitely noticed as she matured and grew into her fine specimen of an ass. He'd often say, "Mare, that's one sultry peach you got there. If that was on my plate for supper I'd sop it up with a biscuit."
She would occasionally notice him from time to time admiring her backside just like the other boys. But that's just about where his interest in her physically seemed to end. For Graff's 18th birthday, Maria didn't have any money to get him a gift and she felt as though the homemade gifts she had made him in the past just wouldn't do for such a special occasion. When the day came Graff came over to Maria's house like he often did after completing his chores. Marie was waiting on the porch as Graff made the corner to walk up the drive.