[A note to readers: I know this story is taking a long time to get to the "good parts." But we're almost there, I promise.] *** No weekend had ever felt as long to Jenny as that one did. She and April kept telling each other not to get their hopes up, that there was a lot of competition for the ten spots, that it didn't really matter anyway. Deep down they...
Early Friday afternoon Jodie walked over to her old dorm room to pick up a few things. At ABD she now wore the maid's uniform full time — when it needed to be washed, she went naked or wore a towel — but she still needed some clothes for when she went to class or work. She had been living in a triple with two other girls, and was surprised to find one of he...
Jenny didn't have a final on Thursday so she spent the day in Bowmore's main library, where she hunkered down in a comfortable chair with a stack of books on European history. That was the subject of her last final, which would be the next day; she thought that by doing some research she could give herself more context and hopefully improve her grade. When...
Jenny's parents had noticed immediately that their daughter was different after her first semester in college. All her life Jenny had been shy, even mousy; now she carried herself with a new air of confidence, speaking her opinions and desires with self-assurance. At first Jenny's mom and dad were a bit taken aback by this new version of the girl they had...
Wednesday morning Kristin and Jenny had a big bacon-and-egg breakfast made by Kristin's mom, then went for a tour of the town. Kristin showed Jenny all the sights from her childhood — the schools she'd attended, the studio where she took dance lessons, the hill where all the kids used to sled. There was no snow on it now; the day was cold but sunny, perfect...
Miss White and Jodie were sitting quietly, sipping Champagne and gazing out at the lights of Las Vegas, when they heard a faint knock at the door to the suite — it seemed to be coming from a great distance, though it wasn't really that far away. Jodie instinctively started to rise, but Miss White held her arm and told her to sit. Jodie fell back into her se...
Coming out of a dream about the desert, Jodie woke up to the sound of a zipper from across the room. After blinking for a few seconds she finally made out the source of the noise: Alexis White, who was now standing next to the bed with a suitcase in her hand. "Good, you're up," said Miss White. "We're going on a road trip. Get your stuff together, we leave i...
Friday morning Kristin woke up early, before 6, and couldn't get back to sleep. She was nervous about that evening's meeting with Miss White. Alexis White exerted a powerful and complicated influence on Kristin, and indeed on all the women of Alpha Beta Delta. To some extent this was attributable to her position of authority, but there was more to it than t...
Jenny was in the middle of a strange and sexy dream — it was the 1960s, she was at a party, and different crazy things were happening in every room — when she felt herself being gently shaken awake. "Hey, Jen," whispered Kristin. Blinking, fighting to remember who and where she was, Jenny responded "Hmmm?" Kristin grinned at her, finding her especially ado...
Jenny woke up wrapped in a blanket on a couch, groggy and disoriented. It took her a few seconds to remember where she was, but then it all came flooding back. After leaving the club, she and Lindsay had followed Hana for a couple blocks to an old apartment building, then up three flights of stairs. It took Hana a minute to get the door open, but when she d...