"I'm sure that you understand how the way you look, the clothes you wear, have a direct influence over the way others perceive you, correct?"
I didn't know what else he wanted me to say. I'm not the one making us wear these uniforms. I made a mistake, one that everyone makes at some point in time. Even 18 year old girls like myself. Clothes shrink, and the white polo I have to wear (against my will) shrunk. I didn't notice it until I pulled it out of the dryer, and I was already running late. My plan was to keep my books in front of my chest, and pull the skirt up to cover the parts of my upper body that my shirt no longer covered. At first, I thought, 'this isn't too short, it'll be fine'. And then I got off the bus, noticed some leering eyes on her. Yeah, too short. The shirt was tight and push my already perky breasts up like it was show and tell and I just got them for my birthday. So now I was being forced to wear this over-sized sweater, that's so baggy I'm guessing they got it from the Break In Case of Slut emergency kit somewhere in the back.
I'm kind of just sick and tired of being treated like some innocent kid being carefully airlifted through life by overbearing parents and authority figures. I'm pretty. I've got a nice body. I like when people look at me with a little glimmer of desire in their eyes. Every guy I date acts like it's the 18th century and we're going to spend our time waltzing and declaring our feeling in overlong, churched up monologues. Sometimes, I really just want someone to grab me, without even asking, and just--
"Am I making myself clear?" Principal Sankey was in his early '40s and used to play defensive tackle in the NFL, so when he put on his tough voice, you listened.
"Yes, sir," I said as I got up from my chair. I left his office and walked into the empty hallway. School had already let out and it was the last week before Christmas break, so pretty much everyone was gone, I was sure. I headed to my locker to grab my coat before I walked home.
My locker, just like any other senior's, was toward the back of the school near the showers. Did someone turn the heat off? I felt a cool breeze, steadily gliding across the pale inside of my thighs. I turn a corner and I see my locker, just past the boy's locker room. As I walk by, I over hear some boys talking.
"Hey, did you see Greta today?" Sounds kind of like Ryan Stoney, but I'm not sure. He's one of the more popular kids in my school, though infamous is more fitting. Everyone suspects he sells weed and Adderall, but I don't know for sure. He's tall and thin, but not athletic. He doesn't play sports, but he's close enough to that circle that you wouldn't know it.
"No, why?" Pretty sure that's Mike Stockton. Just one of Ryan's cronies, really. The only thing he's known for is his gigantic penis and the frequency with which he will show it off.
"I'm not really sure what's up with her, but she was wearing this way too small shirt and you could see her tits," Ryan said.
"No way, you couldn't see her tits," Mike replied.
"Well, you could see her bra and it was working overtime. Those puppies were gasping for air." Ryan added, "And dude, her skirt was pulled up and you could definitely see the bottom of her ass."
"Pretty nice?" Mike asked.
"Textbook bubble-butt, man."
My face was getting red listening to them. I've never heard anyone talk about me in a way that didn't involve my "scholarly prospects" or "go-getter attitude". The idea of being someone's sexual object had never occurred to me. And now that it had, I could feel myself getting wet. Aren't I supposed to be offended at the thought of being objectified? I had unconsciously moved my hand over the dampest region of my panties.
"I'm feeling' like pizza tonight. You down?" Ryan asked. I could hear them leaving the locker room. I scurried over to my locker nearby, spinning the lock to open it and grab my sweater. They're going to see me, I thought. Maybe they'll be too embarrassed at the possibility of me overhearing their conversation that they'll ignore me. I just focused on my locker, looking down, as they emerged from the locker room.
"Have you tried that new place, Pizza Town? It's over by...," Mike trailed off. I heard their footsteps stop, undoubtedly at the sight of me in front of them.
"Hey, Greta. What are you doing here so late?" Ryan asked.
"Uh, just, I'm just leaving," I stammered.
"Did you hear us talking about you just now?" Ryan moved closer, leaning against the locker like he was a dreamy male lead in a romantic comedy.
"Yeah, a little bit," I admitted.
"How did that make you feel?" Ryan reached out and touched my shoulder. I recoiled just a little bit, surprised at the contact. But didn't hate it.
"I don't know." I was bemused at the sudden sexual attention.
"Probably don't hear people talk about you in that way often," he told me, correctly.
"Uh, yeah, not so much," I mumbled, smiling weakly.