Sera's Torment
(A UK version of a classic story by James Dawson)
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Chapter One
Sera was very happy to have been accepted as a Panther. Panthers were
**the** coolest social group in her College. Mostly it was for her
mother, who had also been a Panther, and had really set her mind on
Sera being one as well. It was, she had told Sera, a tremendous
affirmation of her social standing, and meant that she had been
accepted at her new College.
Sera herself wasn't so sure of all of that, but her mother didn't
mind. She told Sera that she'd understand later. In fact Sera had
secretly almost hoped not to make it. The thought of hanging round
with the smartest people in her year made her nervous.
She had been a plain looking girl growing up, and had never received
much attention from boys. They always went after the more flashy
types, but this suited her just fine. Animals were her real love, and
she hoped to one day become a veterinary assistant. She much preferred
to spend time with animals than with the kids she knew and she had
grown up a rather shy solitary child. Her mother had always worried
about this. She had always encouraged her to get out and try out for
school plays or sports or anything to get an active social life. Sera,
however, had never been interested. She had a few friends, but just
wasn't a social type of person. She was also very shy, and had never
really dated. She knew one day she'd meet Mr. Right, and she was in no
hurry.
Sera thought about her pets as she packed a bag. She had been invited
on a camping trip with the other girls in the Panthers. It was a sort
of a trip to get acquainted. They also mentioned some kind of test
that Sera would have to perform, though they didn't make much of it.
It was just something they all had had to do they said, an initiation
of sorts.
Her mother had said that it was perfectly normal, and that she'd had
to do the same thing. She'd laughed to herself when Sera mentioned it,
seemingly remembering wild times. It made Sera uncomfortable. The most
important thing, Sera's mother had told her, was to be a good sport.
If you didn't go along, you got dropped from the "A" crowd, and once
dropped there was no getting back.
Caroline, who was the leader of the girls had told her to bring lots
of jeans, T-shirts, and warm things just in case. She also told Sera
to bring along the swim suit which she had helped Sera pick out. It
was very skimpy, and Sera had been embarrassed when Caroline had
pulled it off of the rack. It was a black two piece with bottoms that
cut high up around the rear, which in Sera's case would leave her
full, round cheeks hardly covered
Until a few years ago, Sera had been what they call "skinny." Though
her frame was not inordinately frail, she had just always been a thin
girl. In her early teens, however, she had blossomed substantially,
growing not only flaring hips and a lush bottom, but very large
breasts as well. They had started to call her "Wonder Woman," back at
school in Cornwall, much to her embarrassment. Not only did her breast
grow very big and round, but they stood out from her chest, and looked
even bigger on her slim frame. Though they seemed to be the envy of
many women, they made her feel cheap, and the effect they had upon men
of all ages made her extremely uncomfortable. They often just stared
openly. Even at her young age she was already considering reduction
surgery. Both her parents and doctor had advised her to wait a few
years.
Though there was nothing "bimbo-ish" about Sera, she was not
comfortable with her new found attention. Her luscious thick, long
fair hair and dark eyes gave her a more sophisticated look and she had
really grown quite beautiful. With her slightly almond shaped eyes,
high cheekbones, and full sensuous mouth, was often even compared to
Michelle Pfeifer. She, however, wanted to be taken seriously.
It was the top of the bikini, therefore, that was the real problem. It
was skimpy too, basically just a string that went horizontally around
the lower half of her chest with two strips about three inches wide
that rose vertically from it up across her nipples. Ample amount of
Sera's breasts would bulge out of either side of both of the straps
going up over them, and this bothered Sera even more than the bottoms.
Though Sera had initially balked at the bikini, she relented when
Caroline insisted that she bring it- as well as a figure hugging black
dress with spaghetti thin shoulder straps that Caroline lent her-
"just in case" she decided later that she wanted something sexier.
Sera had not wanted to argue, and though she was quite sure that she
would never wear anything like that, she agreed to bring them all
along. She also made quite sure to bring a pair of cut-offs and
T-shirt and sports bra in case they did go swimming.
This was Sera's first trip without any real adults, the first time she
had been away with friends without any supervision. Of course her
parents did not know the whole story. They thought that five girls
were going to stay at the cottage Deirdre's parents owned up in Wales,
a place that they had inherited but rarely used more then one weekend
a month.
As the time approached Sera became increasingly nervous, hoping that
the other girls didn't forget her and thinking about the test Caroline
had mentioned to her. The Panthers was a special group, Caroline had
said, and all of them had had to pass the test. If Sera wanted to be
part of the group she would have to pass it as well. Probably it would
be embarrassing but worth it because in the end everyone would know
that she was a good sport.
She jumped when she heard the blast of a car horn and rushed out to
the street pulling the backpack she had borrowed from her brother
behind her. The other girls were in the car with Caroline, who jumped
out and opened the truck for Sera's bag.
"Got everything?" she asked. Sera knew what she meant.
"Yes," she'd replied.
Caroline made her open her bag and show her that she had the dress,
the bikini, and her own clothes. She even insisted that Sera go back
inside and get her make-up, such as it was, mascara and an eyebrow
pencil. It was okay, Caroline had said. She had plenty of make-up, and
she'd put a lot of stuff into a case and would put it in Sera's bag.
She also grabbed Sera's big white fluffy towel and bathrobe as well.
The other girls were all very nice, and as they set off, they chatted
away. Dierdre even joked about how one of the boys in the Panthers, a
star footballer, had noticed Sera and had begun asking about her. They
had all laughed because he was sort of Caroline's guy, and they teased
her about Sera as competition. Sera assured them that she had no
interest in football players.
Caroline drove to the out-of-town shopping centre where she pulled
into the main parking area. She drove around, obviously looking for
someone and then pulled up behind another car and gave him a blast
with the horn.
A guy got out, and Sera recognised a guy named Billy. Billy worked
with the College, supplying computers or something. Sera didn't really
know him. He was older, late twenties, but she'd seen him around.
She's heard that he had a lot of access to all kinds of computer
stuff, games, hardware, etc, and so a lot of people vied for his
attention. There were others in his car as well, but Sera couldn't see
who they were.
He walked up to the car and said hello to everyone. All of the girls
seemed to know him well. He looked at Sera and smiled. He introduced
himself and put his hand in the car towards her to shake. She took it
and said hello. They made small talk for a minute, and then he went
back to his car and they all started off.
They headed for the motorway and drove North. In less than an hour
they were driving through empty countryside. The time passed quickly
as the girls told her about where they were going, the lake, the
wildlife, the privacy, and the beer Billy was going to get. They
explained to her that for this weekend she was a guest, but if she
passed the test and became part of the group she would have to chip in
for the beer and food like the others. Sera told them that only seemed
fair and she would never complain about chipping in, hoping that they
would tell her more about the test....but nobody mentioned it again.
The stopped once for petrol and everybody shows snacks from the garage
shop so that they wouldn't have to waste any time. In fact the only
delay was when Caroline ran up to Billy's window, checking directions
Sera thought.
Shortly afterwards dusk started to settle in and the cars left the
motorway for the side roads, heading into the Welsh borders. Sera
watched the sun drop behind the hills in the West and began to notice
how much more isolated it was up here. The towns grew further and
further apart and the traffic on the road became lighter and lighter.
As they passed through one small town, Billy slowed and then pulled up
outside a small bed and breakfast and they decided to stop there for
the night.
As the guys got out of the car, Sera realised that she only really
knew one of them, and he gave her the creeps. His name was Jack, and
she had him in one of her classes. He was overweight and pimply, and
was one of those guys who stared.
Billy and Caroline each got a room, and the girls and guys all piled
in accordingly laying sleeping bags on the floor. Sera tried to find
out more about the test, but none of the girls would say much.
The next morning they set off again, but after about twenty minutes
Sera noticed that Billy's left hand indicator was on. She hoped
nothing was wrong with his car, as they were two thirds of the way
there according to Caroline. She sat up and peered ahead trying to
see why he was pulling over into a parking area. Caroline pulled in
behind Billy as he jumped from his car. The boys all got out and went
to the men's toilets. The five girls climbed out of their car to
stretch their legs. None of them had to go, and soon the guys were
back.
"Okay, let's load up." Caroline nodded and started back to the
driver's door. She turned to Sera and casually said, "Sera, you ride
with the boys for the rest of the way." Surprised. Sera stopped
in her tracks, looked about nervously. She was about to ask why when
Caroline came around and pulled her to one side.
"Its time for you to begin the test now Sera," Caroline said suddenly
seriously. "From here on out, you have to do exactly as you're told."
Sera looked into the older girl's eyes for a sign of what this might
mean, what she might have to do, but couldn't find one.
"What will I have to do?" Sera asked, feeling a rush of adrenaline in
her stomach.
"Nothing that we ALL haven't had to do." Caroline replied. "It's not
so bad." She looked Sera in the eye.
Sera looked over to the car where the guys were standing waiting, and
started to feel a little scared. How bad could it be? Caroline
noticed her apprehension.
"If you don't want to go," Caroline continued curtly, "let us know now
and we'll drop you in Ludlow and put you on a bus."
Her head spinning Sera thought for a second and realised that if she
went back there would be all kinds of questions from her parents that
she didn't want to answer. Plus she knew that going home now, would
be end of her hanging around with these kids, her friends, and besides
they had all passed, they were just trying to scare her.
She turned to Caroline and said "What would make you think that I
would even consider going back."
"Good girl. We'll see you at the campsite."
Caroline opened the trunk and pulled out Sera's bag and walked it over
to Billy, who took it and put it in the truck of his car. Caroline
winked at her as she walked back to the other girls. Sera walked
around the passenger side and climbed in the door that a guy she
vaguely knew as Tom was holding open for her. As if she wasn't
nervous enough, the smile on his face made her feel even worse.
Sliding towards the middle, she saw the creepy Jack Wilcox. . She also
noticed another guy from school whose name she didn't know in the
front seat. She avoided any contact with Jack who was sitting just
behind driver's seat and she made her body even smaller when Tom
climbed in next to her.
"OK everybody we're ready to go" said Billy as he closed the door.
He turned the key and started the car. Sera listened to the engine
idle. Billy turned to the back seat
"Sera before we go....please take of your shoes."
"What?" she replied, not sure she'd heard right.
"Sera, until you pass the test, you don't get to ask questions. Your
shoes, or, the bus!"
Sera felt her face flush with embarrassment, and started to look
around at the other guys before realising that that only made it
worse. She slowly leaned forward and began to untie her left trainer.
"No," Billy stopped her. "Put your foot up on the edge of the seat."
Sera was momentarily stunned. She pulled her foot up on the edge of
the seat. She looked up and noticed that she had the rapt attention
of all four guys. It really gave her the creeps.
"Gently loosen the knot."
Slowly, she undid her shoe and then eased it off of her foot. Billy
held out his hand for it. She started to feel a bit dizzy as she undid
the other shoe.
"Socks too, Sera"
Sera hesitated and then stripped off her right sock, then her left,
and passed them to Billy. She instinctively stuck her feet under the
seat in front of her. Four sets of eyes stared at her, and then broke
into nervous smiles.
"OK. Everyone. We're off."
Embarrassed, but relieved Sera leaned back in the seat. Not wanting
to have even the most incidental contact with the boys sitting on
either side of her, she did everything she could to make herself
smaller. As Billy pulled back on to the main road and headed North,
she hunched her shoulders forward to make her breasts look as small as
possible.
The boys continued to talk about the trip, the need to get firewood as
soon as they got there, the beer, how much the beer cost, and most
importantly would they have enough. They never acknowledged her again.
It was as if she didn't even exist. She leaned back and closed her
eyes trying to make the trip go faster.
It was strange she thought, if anyone of these kids stopped by her
house when she was barefoot it wouldn't have bothered her a bit. So
why was she so embarrassed about Billy taking her shoes? Perhaps it
was because that they took them? That she had no choice! That had to
be it.
She nestled into the seat and tried to doze off, while at the same
time not moving any nearer to the boys. At first she thought that it
was nerves, but quickly realised that she had to go to the bathroom.
How was she going to handle this? Would they just ignore her and let
her go in her pants? No. Billy would never let someone do that in
his nice car. She would just hold on. They would have to go again as
well and she could tough it out. Sure enough, not long afterwards, Tom
leaned forward and said, "Billy, how about a piss stop?"
"OK. It's all that coffee. I'm due myself."
Turning on his indicator Billy waited until he could see that
Caroline's car was indicating too before he pulled over to the side of
the road. This wasn't a parking area. It was the middle of the
forest. As Sera wrestled with how she should handle this, the boys
jumped out, barely walked a few feet and started to piss. Looking
over her shoulder she saw Caroline and the other girls heading for the
woods.
She climbed out of the car as the boys were finishing and had their
backs to her. She opened the front door and reached for her sneakers
when she heard Billy shout "What are you doing?"
"Getting my trainers"
"No trainers. You didn't ask for them, so you'll have to do without."
He looked at his watch. "You've got thirty seconds."
"I can't go in thirty seconds"
"Maybe you could have if you went in the front of the car with us "
he said smiling.
Not even considering the alternative Sera headed for the woods.
Carefully watching where she put her feet she picked her way through
the bushes until she had some privacy.
Quickly pulling down her jeans and panties she relieved herself.
Jumping when she realised that she couldn't keep her balance and her
feet dry at the same time. Finished she realised that she had nothing
to wipe herself with and closing her eyes grabbed a fistful of leaves
....and prayed it wasn't anything prickly. Quickly and carefully she
pulled her clothing back on and worked her way back to the car.
When she came out of the woods Billy was waiting there staring at his
watch. "Five minutes, Sera. That's not good enough. She looked
around and suddenly noticed that Caroline's car was gone. She looked
again at Billy, who had a smug smile. She looked at the other guys.
They suddenly all seemed very nervous and were looking at the ground.
"They've already gone ahead," said Billy. "They know where to meet
us."
For the first time, Sera began to feel really scared. Now she was
alone with four guys.
"We'll deal with your lateness later," he said. "Let's get going."
As she approached the car door, Tom again held it open for her. Again
he smiled at her in a way the made her tingle with apprehension as she
slid into the seat. Again Billy started the car, and again he waited a
moment. Suddenly, Sera began to fear he was going to ask for another
piece of her clothing. Instead, he motioned to the guy in the front
seat.
"Where's the thing you got on the plane, on your last trip?" he asked.
The guy in the front seat opened the glove compartment and handed
something to Billy, who turned around in his seat to face her.
"Put this on," he said, handing her something.
Sera looked down to see one of those big blindfolds that people who
sleep during the day use on flights. She just stared at it.
For a moment, there was no sound except the idle of the car.
