On the bed.
I moved in and looked at what Auwei had indicated, a single folded dress in a dark-blue-grey color.
Yup, just as I thought. Auwei sighed.Those pesky girls stole the other sets of clothes that should be here. Every Chosen is provided with three sets to account for different sizes, a small, a medium, and a large set. There should also be a note here with instructions for what to do next. They’ve taken that too. I don’t know what they thought to achieve, their Lumani must know that your Lumani would be aware of what should be here.A heavy sigh.Some Lumani…
“What did the note say?”
To get dressed and meet in the Great Square. Assemble with your group at your instructor, who should have a sign of some sort.
“Ah, yes, I would have just sat here all evening, clueless.”
But they must have known I’d know that, so their intent wasn’t to stop you, just…
“Humiliate me.” I lifted the single garment they’d left and it would be a tight fit on me, and fairly scandalous if I wore it. Auwei had said there would be three sets, small, medium, and large. This must have been the small. Since I was rather tall for a twenty-year-old, I’d have wanted the large dress most likely. As it was, an intriguing set of buttons down the front of the dress looked like it allowed for varying builds.
I laughed.
What?
“I’ll show them. I’ll wear it proudly.”
Or, just a thought, you could ask one of the other girls in the dorm to borrow one of their dresses if they’re not using their large one.
“No, this’ll be more fun.” I shrugged. “I’m guessing there aren’t going to be many here with my height, and with you as a spider, I’m already stamped as someone who’s going to stand out. I might as well play that up.” I stripped off my clothes and squeezed into the dress.
There’s a looking glass on the inside of that long closet door.
I went, opened the long door; within was a full-length closet space, for my dresses and clothes, though it didn’t look like they allowed for much in here. On the back of the door was the looking glass and—
I burst out laughing.
I’d never been all that busty, and with the active childhood I’d spent, I was fairly slender. Still, this dress made me look like some wanton lady-of-the-night. It was skin tight over my bust, waist, and hips, buttons bulging. Even as I watched one button popped off, the dress coming open to expose my belly-button. Then there was the length, it covered my thighs at least, but only barely, ending at the knee.
Oh yes, I’d make quite an impression in this.
Are you sure you want to do this? I’m certain one of the other girls would allow you to borrow one of their dresses.
“No, we’re doing this! In fact… How much time do I have before the meeting?”
An hour perhaps, maybe two. They’ll ring a bell when it’s time.
“Then I know exactly what I’m going to do.” My mind was working. If these girls wanted to humiliate me, I’d show them. I’d own this, make it mine, make them see there was nothing they could do to hurt me…
And oh… all the young men out there, were going to go nuts!
Chapter 4
The bell rang for assembly,and I strutted out in my now custom-made dress. I’d taken the time that afternoon to alter it a little with the needle and thread I’d brought with me. I was, by no means, a seamstress, but I could hem a dress and hem it I had.
You’re going to be in so much trouble—Auwei said with a giggle.I love it!
I passed a few girls in the hall of the dorm who gawked at me, and I tried my best to keep up my confidence strut, though I felt horribly self-conscious. I’d never done anything like this before… Well not since coming into my womanhood. I’d swum naked in the river as a little girl, with other village boys and girls around, doing the same thing. But… all that had changed once we’d grown older. Now, here I was, near to busting out of a dress with the hem so high I was having to work really hard to keep myself from not pulling it down.
Cedar and River wanted me to be embarrassed, ashamed, but I was going to turn this back on them and… probably make a name for myself in the process. I hadn’t been the sort of girl who wanted to stand out before now, but something in me had gone all hard and determined. I was already the tallest girl here; I might as well stand out in other ways.
Once outside the spring breeze was just a bit chilly on my naked legs, but I soldiered on.
Cedar was already out and with the Forest Group. She caught sight of me and her mouth fell open, eyes going wide. I flashed a grin at her. There were two boys in our group as well, and they both had the same look on their face… only with a hint of that shame-lust most boys had at their age. They looked to be no more than sixteen.
