In 1929 my father was born. A little while later, but in the same county, my mother was born in 1975. She died giving birth to me on her 20th birthday. My father homeschooled me until a high fever fried his brain.
After a brief court battle between us, the judge ruled he was not competent to care for himself. I gained legal control of all of his assets and money. Still alive and still slightly coherent, I moved my father into a nursing home.
As the daughter and only child of a retired senior citizen, who chose to have me homeschooled; I blame him for ruining my childhood. I sold the home he built, his gun collection, and his truck. 20 years old and a comfortable 6 figure bank account.
I planned to live the life I had missed out on for so many years. I took only a suitcase and drove to California. I checked into a luxurious hotel in the city. The lights span the foreseeable landscape through the windows running the length of the wall. I fell into a deep sleep after a quick shower.
The following morning, I spent applying my makeup until it was perfect. I wore my favorite short white dress and sandals. My petite frame was dwarfed by the enormous door as I left my room. I walked confidently to the elevators and then out into the lobby.
I pushed one of the heavy glass double doors open slowly. A doorman walked briskly over and assisted me. "My apologies ma'am." He said as he held the door open for me. "Enjoy your day, Ma'am" I was too absorbed by the new sights to respond to him. I walked leisurely down the block looking around.
A serious-looking woman approached me. She was in her early thirties, beautiful, voluptuous, with dyed blonde hair; she was wearing a fitted business outfit that accentuated her curves. Her steel-grey eyes locked on mine.
I rubbed my sweaty palm with my thumb, my hands behind my back. She stopped in front of me and introduced herself,
"Hello, My name is Kendra." she extended a hand out to me. Her fingers had red fake nails and almost a ring per finger. I hesitantly shook her hand contemplating who she could be. Before I had thought about it, I was lying to her. "Morning ma'am, I'm Daisy" I spoke and faked a southern accent
"Well, hello Daisy. I am with a prominent local church for good Christian girls like yourself. You're a child of God right?" She paused and looked at me. Her gaudy red lipstick, glossy and distracting, drew my gaze. "Of course you are. Well, Daisy, the church is holding a fundraiser...I mean an event at the park at 9 am today. See you there!" Her voice was straining to keep the forced enthusiasm as she spoke.
"Of course I will join yall." I returned the false enthusiasm with my fake southern accent. She smiled, excusing herself as she walked past me. I watched her walk to the end of the block. Her tight black skirt shifting and forming and reforming to her butt as she walked.
I had walked for a block and spotted a coffee shop. The warmly lit business had several people using their phones and laptops inside. I stared blankly at the menu mounted behind the counter. I did not order and walked to the restroom. The door was locked.
I patiently stood around the corner and waited. A woman walked out with a stick that had a key tied to the end. She passed me and handed the stick to the cashier. I asked for the key and entered the bathroom with the stick.
I slid off my whitey tighties, that I was always so embarrassed about. I threw them away and left the bathroom pantieless. A sense of vulnerability accompanied my new lack of underwear. Paranoia about keeping my dress down plagued me as I left.
The warm morning air flowing under my dress brought a deviant kind of pleasure to me. I checked a map on my phone and walked towards the nearest park. I arrived at a small grass field with some tables.
The woman I had met early, Kendra, was there with several people. I blushed as I walked toward the small collection of churchgoers. Kendra spotted me as I was halfway and started towards me. We both smiled.
"I'm so glad you could come," she exclaimed, leaning to hug me. She embraced me, pressing her cheek against mine. "Yes ma'am," I said quietly. She guided toward the rest of her group like I was some sheep that had strayed from the herd.
"Excuse me, Father. Father, this is Daisy." Kendra said. A man with a large belly and a wrinkled shirt looked down at me. "Say hello Daisy..." she urged as the man smiled and reached out to touch my arm. I tensed, as if about to be struck, then spoke. " um, Hello sir... Good Morning!" I said in my southern accent as he felt my upper arm.
He spoke in a deep soothing voice as his hand fell back to his side. " Happy to meet you, Daisy. Enjoy the food, hang out, and welcome to our family." I relaxed and looked at the collection of food and coolers. I noticed a ziplock bag protruding from the top of a small basket in the middle of a table. The man handed me a business card and I put it in my purse.
Kendra and the man walked together talking leaving me alone. I walked amongst the others to the cooler to grab a drink. I paused, contemplating how to open the cooler without flashing the group. I grew aroused at the thought of accidentally letting people see my butt.
A skinny boy about my age, in a sweater vest, stared at me brazenly from his seat next to his parents. My heartbeat became audible in my ears, as I decided to risk grabbing a drink. The rhythmic thumps quickened, my hands trembled mildly, as I bent to open the cooler. I could feel the fabric moving higher as I sorted for my beverage of choice.
"Careful Daisy, your dress," Kendra said. Her speaking for the first time in a natural tone. I stood rapidly with a bottle of water, running my free hand over the back of my dress. "Thanks," I said, smiling nervously.
I found an empty bench of a picnic table and sat. Kendra sat next to me.
Kendra: "Where are you from?"
Me: "Texas"
Kendra: "I heard it is beautiful there. Are you here with your parents?"
Me: "Yes."
Kendra: "Where are they? Would they like to join us?"
I forgot to fake a southern accent when I answered "yes." Kendra knew that I was lying, she knew I wasn't Daisy. She leaned closer to me touching my back with her hand. I looked at her cold grey eyes and her awful red lipstick. "They are at the hotel still. I don't think they would be interested." I said sticking to my deceitful narrative.
She had a caring maternal look on her face. "I can help you. I can get your underwear. What's going on?" Her voice struck a sensitive spot in me. The exhibitionism and emotions had me feeling a warmth That I had been unknowingly craving for my whole life.
I studied her face, appreciating her full lips and perfect bone structure. She pulled me to her, resting my head against her breast. Her fingers ran through my hair gently. I melted into her loving embrace for almost a minute, She spoke breaking the tranquil trance I had entered. "Ok, let's go get you some panties."
"Ok," I said. We stood together and looked at each other. I glanced towards the ziplock bag in the basket. I saw a handful of bills in the bag, I estimated it to be no more than 10 dollars. "I'm going to grab a sandwich before we go," I said to Kendra.
I knelt on the bench with both knees leaning over the table. I felt Kendra's hand brush against my partially exposed butt. I put the sandwich in the basket covering the bag of donations, while she covered me with her hand.
"Ok. I am ready.' I said. We walked out of the park back towards my hotel room. I ate the homemade sandwich as I mindlessly guided Kendra into the hotel lobby. Reminded of my wealth, I discarded the donations and basket.
"This place is nice," Kendra stated, we stepped into an occupied elevator and rode it to my floor. My door opened with pronounced mechanical unlatching. She put her hand on my lower back communicating for me to enter first.
I plugged my phone in at the desk. Kendra put her purse down on a chair and signaled she was going to the restroom. I acknowledged her and walked straight to her purse. I heard the door latch shut. I started counting in my head, "One Mississippi, two Mississippi...."
I allowed myself 15 seconds to look through her purse. Immediately, I noticed a prescription pill container. I picked it up and read the label. "Xanax'. You won't mind if I take a few for myself, will you Kendra?" I thought, palming three bars and returning the container.
"Eleven Mississippi.." I tossed her wallet behind the close by the dresser. "Done." I thought, slipping the Xanax bars into my purse. I sat on the bed until she came out. "Did you put on some panties?" She asked gleefully walking out of the bathroom. "I need new bras and panties. I don't like my current sets." I said
She looked at me with a smile. "I will take you shopping. My car is parked at the park." She said. Alarms went off in my mind when she offered me a ride in her car. All the lessons on how to not get abducted by a stranger came to mind.
I accepted her offer. She picked up her purse, forgetting that I still was not wearing panties. We left the hotel together. We got into her car and started towards the mall. "So, How do you end up in a fancy hotel, alone, and with a wardrobe that doesn't match with that lifestyle?" She inquired.