Jenny slept on into the early afternoon, and when she finally woke up there seemed to be a buzz of activity all around her. She sat up in her bunk and looked around; all of the freshmen girls were there at the same time, a very unusual occurrence, especially on a weekend afternoon.
Seeing Jenny awake, April came walking over. "It's about time," she said. "I was starting to think we were going to have to throw a bucket of water on you."
"What's going on?" Jenny asked, rubbing her eyes and trying to clear her head.
"I'm not sure," said April. "Miss White wants to talk to us all together."
"Is everything OK?"
April shrugged. Rousing herself to action, Jenny hopped out of her bunk and quickly headed downstairs. She grabbed a cup of tea and a muffin and got back to the dorm just as Miss White began to speak.
Seeing Jenny arrive late, Miss White fixed her momentarily with a stare that made her blood run cold. But then the moment passed, and Miss White turned back to the assembled group and continued.
It turned out that she had gathered them to brief them on a longstanding ABD tradition called the "Study Break." On this day, always the Saturday before Finals week, the freshmen were assigned to distract the seniors from their studies.
"I know it might seem counterintuitive," said Miss White, "that we want to interrupt their studying. But it's important to avoid burnout. We believe that while being prepared is certainly important, heading into the last week of school with the proper mindset is also important. You all should keep this in mind for yourselves as well.
"Your mission tonight, should you choose to accept it" — and here Miss White paused a beat to reinforce what they all knew, that there was really no choice at all — "is to show your seniors a good time, help them relax, and make sure they get a good night's sleep."
Miss White didn't say in so many words that they were to seduce the seniors, but as soon as she was done talking the freshmen began to discuss what they were going to wear. Lingerie was discussed and compared, and the room began to take on a distinct sexual charge.
Jenny didn't own anything that seemed to fit the bill, so she ended up borrowing a pink-and-white lace teddy from Maura, who was almost the same size as her. Jenny's breasts were a little bigger, but having the fabric stretched tight across the chest made for a pleasing visual effect.
After showering, shaving, and powdering herself, Jenny put the teddy back on and went to find April. "How do I look?" she asked.
April looked Jenny up and down, then spun her around. "I'd do you," she said, grinning slyly. "As a matter of fact," she continued more quietly, "how'd you like to come downstairs right now?" They still had some time to kill before sundown, which was when the Study Break officially began.
Jenny was tempted. The day's events had her in state of heightened sexual tension and anticipation, and April was looking scrumptious in a teddy similar to Jenny's, but red and black and even more revealing; its plunging neckline that went all the way down to her navel. But after considering for a moment Jenny decided that she wanted to keep herself clean and fresh for Kristin.