Diana didn't feel any different when she woke up that day. Everything felt the same, even the tiredness and grogginess of waking up so early. She went through her morning routine in an automatic slumber. Thirty minutes after getting out of bed, she looked at herself in the mirror, and was satisfied with her job.
She was a beautiful, short-haired brunette, with a round, French face and red cheeks. She was 23, in the prime of her life. Guys found her short stature cute, but they found her perky, size-C boobs mesmerizing. Diana cupped her naked tits in front of the mirror, her nipples twitching even at her own touch. She'd had a bit of a dry-spell recently, she conceded. Not from lack of offers, naturally. Probably she was getting too picky in her guys. No one seemed to quite reach up to her standards. She'd also been busy with work and studies, which didn't leave much time for dating.
She got dressed, in tight, black jeans and an ugly, green t-shirt with the text COMIX-ZONE emblazoned on it. It was 5:25. Time to go to work.
It was a cool summer morning, and the slow breeze woke Diana up somewhat. The streets were mostly deserted, which they always were at this time of day. Diana lived close enough to her workplace that she could walk it in thirty minutes, and she enjoyed the route through the outskirts of the city. Especially on Wednesday's, when she'd be early enough to have the streets mostly to herself. Diana worked in a comic book shop, and Wednesday was New Comics day, so she had to get in early to make sure the shelves were stocked before the store opened.
Her eyes were still sleepy, but Diana still noticed a woman walking on the other side of the road, completely topless. The woman didn't notice Diana staring, probably zoned out with the music from her thick headphones. Diana would call herself a feminist if asked, but she'd never gotten behind the whole free-the-nipple thing. She chose to ignore the exhibitionist woman, and looked away.
Ten minutes further down the road, Diana saw something else that disturbed her. Down a side alley, a homeless man was getting a blowjob, barely hidden behind a dumpster. Having lived in the city for the past ten years, Diana wasn't unaccustomed to the homeless doing their private business in public (although usually they were more subtle than this guy), but what fazed Diana most was the woman giving him head. She was dressed in a long, black skirt and a smart suit. Next to her on the ground was a briefcase. Here was a business woman, clearly on her way to work, sucking off a dirty, poorly groomed and probably smelly hobo. Diana must have stared for too long, because the man looked up at her, and without any shame or hesitation, shouted to her: "Come over here." Diana immediately looked away, and picked up her pace. What the fuck was happening to this city.
She'd barely gotten to the next block when she was an old man jacking off at a bus stop. A grown man, seemingly well adjusted based on his clothing and personal hygiene, jerking off in the middle of the street. Because of the narrow street, if Diana didn't want to cross the road, she'd have to pass within a meter of the man. But she was not planning to cross.
"What the fuck's wrong you!" Diana shouted to the man's face, going right up to him. "There could be kids seeing you."
But the old man didn't look embarrassed or even discouraged. Without any emotion, he reached out, took Diana's hand, and put it around his cock.
It took Diana a full second to process what had just happened, but as soon as her brain caught up, she pulled her hand back, and slapped the man hard. The look she got in return was unexpected. The man looked confused. To angry to form any coherent thoughts, Diana spat in the man's face, shouted "creep!" and ran away.
She got to the store in record time, and let herself in. What was happening to the city. It had always been a bad place, but never anything like this.
She was alone in the store, as she expected. Ron was supposed to start the same time as her, but he always showed up at least half an hour late. As the daily manager, he felt entitled to come and go as he felt. Diana tried to keep her mind of the morning by digging in to the work of filling the shelves with the several full boxes of new comics.
At 7:30, right on cue, Ron stumbled in. He was a chubby guy in his 30's, with a thick, red beard, exactly the kind of guy you'd expect to work in a comic book shop. He was a jovial guy, but he was deeply irresponsible, especially with work. Diana had considered telling him about what had happened to her that morning, but memories of their long fights about #MeToo had resurfaced, and that was not something she needed today.
"Hey, Di," he said causally, as if he wasn't thirty minutes left. Diana had already finished one box, and Ron seemed in no rush to join her.
"Hi Ron. Want to help me out here?" she said, nodding her head towards the remaining boxes.
"Tempting offer, but I got some on the bus over here, thanks."
What was that supposed to mean? Diana decided not to ask, and went back to her job. Ron eventually joined her, and quietly they got everything ready for opening. At 8:00 on the dot, Diana unlocked the front door, and turned around the "OPEN" sign.
Their first "customer" was Sydney, Diana's co-worker and best friend. Also chronically late, Sydney usually showed up a few minutes after opening. She was a tall, long-legged vixen with jet-black hair. She was wearing the same t-shirt as Diana, but hers was noticeably too small, clinging tightly to her slender body and showing off her large bosom that she usually worked to minimize.
"Hi Di," she said with a smile as she saw her friend.
"Hi Syd. That's new," Diana said, indicating the newcomer's shirt.
"No it's not," Sydney responded, confused, and it was clear she had had the same thought about Diana's. "How's it going?"
"All good, you?" Diana would tell Sydney what had happened on the way to work, but only when they were in private.
"Living the dream," Sydney quipped.
"Hey, Sydney," Ron said as he came over, and then he gave the girl a tight squeeze on the ass. Sydney didn't react, but Diana did.
"Whoa. What the fuck was that," she exclaimed.
Both Sydney and Ron looked at her. "Don't get jealous, Di," Ron explained himself. "You know I've got a thing for Sydney's ass. Doesn't mean I like you any less."
Diana did know he had a thing for Sydney's ass, but usually that was a fact he was trying to hide. Before Diana could continue fighting, the first customer of the day walked in, and she bit her tongue.
The new arrival was a man in his late twenties, a true nerd with a soul-patch and pony-tail. He went to the far end of the store, where the indie comics were kept. Diana followed after, needing some distance from what had just happened. She could tell both of her co-workers were watching her with distrust as she left them.
"Good morning. Can I help you with anything?" Diana asked the pony-tail with her best costumer service voice.
The nerd glanced at her, then looked back at the wall of comics as he considered her offer. "Do you want to suck my dick?" he finally said, blasΓ©.
"Excuse me?" Diana blurted out, stepping back.
"I said, do you mind sucking my dick," he repeated, slower this time, as if Diana just hadn't heard him properly.
"Get the fuck out of here, you pig!" What was wrong with everyone today. The guy looked at her with genuine surprise. As if he couldn't fathom why a stranger woman wouldn't suck his dick on command.
When the man showed no inclination towards leaving, Diana was about to cuss him out again, but suddenly Sydney ran in, Ron hot on her heals.
"Don't mind her. I'll help you out," Sydney said quickly, and to Diana's shock, she went straight to her knees, her hands quickly unbuckling the man's belt. The guy wasn't even looking at her, his eyes still staring unbelievingly at Diana.
"I apologize for her. She's been a bit strange today." Diana was about to protest, but Ron put a strong hand around her arm, and pulled her away. As she was dragged out of sight, Diana could she her best friend taking the customer's cock in her mouth and quickly start sucking on it.
Ron dragged her into the back room, and sat her down on the single chair there. He stood above her, his grave face something she'd never seen before.
"What was all that about? What happened out there?" Ron demanded.
"The guy said I should suck his dick!"
"And?"
"And what?"
"And why didn't you?"
Diana looked baffled.
"I didn't want to? I'm at work, I don't know the guy. Fuck, I don't like sucking dick, not that that has anything to do with it."
"You're right, it doesn't have anything to do with it. A guy wants you to suck his dick, you suck it. It's not exactly difficult."