Carmen hit a soft lob over her opponent's head and charged to the net. The blonde she was dueling hustled back to the baseline and returned a cross-court shot that made the professor lunge and lose her balance The ball died on her racket, as did the match, and the blonde jogged up to the net wearing the victor's grin.
"Great shot," Carmen mumbled. "I thought I had you where I wanted you."
"You never can tell," the blonde replied. "Looks are often deceiving. So do you want to tangle with me again?"
"Definitely!" the competitive professor said, barely hiding her anger at losing. "But before I kick your ass, I'm going to catch my breath and watch you demolish another sucker. You must have a weak spot somewhere I can exploit."
"My game's pretty solid," the blonde boasted. "In fact, some of my partners say I should turn pro. But you're welcome to scout my moves."
As the blonde started a new game with a clumsy brunette, Carmen picked up her gear and climbed the steps to the deck overlooking the courts. The tables were all vacant, and she sat at one close to the action below. After ordering a screwdriver from the waitress, she propped her feet on the rail letting the breeze blow under her short skirt. Exercise and heat normally made her sleepy, but the defeat at the hands of the athletic blonde kept her animated and steaming.
"This should cool you down," the waitress said, serving Carmen her drink.
"It will probably make me hotter!" the professor snapped. For alcohol always brought out her mean side, and after a single sip, she felt the urges of fantasy pluck her harshest mental strings. As images of pain and suffering burned in her head, she slumped back in her chair to plot her revenge--taking out her anger on her favorite student.
Sandy receives word from the Register's office that she needs a physical education credit in order to graduate. It seems stupid to her, especially at her age, but she signs up for a self-defense class that meets once a week in the afternoon.
Not knowing what to wear, she brings a short skirt and a halter top to the locker room, dismayed that the other women in the class are much younger and have brought sweat suits. Disrobing in a corner, she tries to ignore the naked bodies around her, but her eyes stray toward the other lockers and steal glances at the various shapes.
Most of the girls are small-breasted and lean, and many sport body art on their ankles, shoulders, and breasts. But one dark-haired coed seems to have grown up in a tattoo parlor--and a seedy one at that. For a virtual menagerie of insects adorn the canvas of her flesh. The young woman has beetles crawling across her shoulders, hornets stinging her breasts, a scorpion clinging to her bush, ants marching down her arms, flies buzzing on her back, roaches biting her thighs, and spiders weaving an intricate web over her butt.
As if this weren't enough to drive her mother to suicide, the girl has also pierced her nose, navel and nipples with gleaming silver rings. As she bends over to pull up her shorts, Sandy sees that the girl's pubes have not been spared either, for a triple set of large hoops dangle from her shaved pussy lips like an X-rated candelabra.
The girl senses Sandy's prying gaze and turns to confront her. No words are spoken, but Sandy blushes at being caught snooping and turns her attention to her shoes. As she bends over to tie the laces, she's suddenly aware that the tattooed girl has turned the tables, for Sandy's halter top has fallen away from her body leaving her hanging breasts in full view. Afraid to meet the girl's gaze, Sandy spends much time on her laces, and when she finally looks up, she's relieved to find that the circus freak has gone. But a scrap of paper has been left next to her on the bench. And on the paper, a blue pill.
Sandy reads the note several times as if it's written in code. There are only four words--THIS WILL HELP YOU. But who left it? The tattooed girl? And what was the pill? A sedative? Acid? Sandy's inner voice suddenly intrudes to tell her to shed her fears and relax. "Loosen up, will you? For Christ's sake, not all people are evil. Some can be regular sweethearts if you give them half a chance. Besides, that girl turned you on, and you know it! So accept her little gift and go with the flow. What's the worst that can happen?"
Torn with indecision, Sandy bites her lip and swallows the pill. Immediately, a surge of heat invades her gut, and the image of a menacing spider flashes in her mind. Feeling frightened and dizzy, she stumbles out of the locker room and makes her way to the gym where the other girls and a tall, tough-looking blonde are waiting for her.
"Nice that you could join us," the blonde coldly greets the redhead. "Now that we're finally all here, let's see if I can teach you something about abusing the human body."
The instructor, an ex-Marine, introduces herself as Ann, and begins the class by showing her students a chart detailing weak spots on males. No one is surprised that the eyes, throat, and groin are targeted, but few have ever considered attacking the shins or the knees. Ann asks for a volunteer to play the attacker so that she can demonstrate a few techniques on a real body, and not surprisingly, no one lifts her hand. Ann's eyes fix on Sandy, and though the redhead tries to become invisible, she's drafted into service anyway.
"Now we'll have to use our imagination," Ann says, "because Sandy could hardly pass as a guy--not with her big D-cups!" Everyone laughs except the tattooed girl who just grins and licks her lips.