Cheerleader's Torment
by James Dawson
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Chapter One - The Beginning (Part 1)
Kate was very happy to have made the cheerleading squad. Mostly it was
for her mother, who had also been a cheerleader, and had really had her
mind set on Kate being one as well. It was, she had told Kate, a
tremendous affirmation of her social standing, and meant that she had
been accepted at her new school.
Kate herself wasn't so sure of all of that, but her mother didn't mind.
She told Kate that she'd understand later. In fact Kate had secretly
almost hoped not to make it. The thought of dancing in front of a crowd
like that made her nervous.
Kate's family was new to the east coast, having just moved from a small
town in Idaho where Kate had grown up. Her parents were both from
Philadelphia and had moved to Idaho when she was a baby. Her mother had
hated Idaho, and was thrilled to get out. It was far too rural and
boring for her, and she considered herself a city person. Soon after
arriving, her mother's naturally light brown hair had become blonde. She
liked the way it matched her blue eyes and fair skin. Her body was lean
and athletic, and she liked to dress much younger than she was, and she
carried it off.
Idaho had suited Kate's father however, and it took a promotion to get
him to leave. Though they'd known it was going to happen for some time,
he was none too eager. He had grown up in the rat race and had liked the
peace.
He was in many ways the opposite of his aggressive and often boisterous
wife. His Mediterranean heritage provided him with dark eyes, thick dark
hair and an olive complexion, though unlike the stereotype, he was not
hot tempered. He was a very easy going person, and was loathe to fight
with his wife, preferring to let her have her way most of the time.
Kate took after him much more than she did her mother. She too had
thick dark hair and a tanned complexion. She also had her father's big
soft brown eyes and long black lashes.
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,
usually blondes, but this suited her just fine. Animals were her real
love, and she hoped to one day become a veterinarian. She much preferred
to spend time with animals than with the kids she knew, and having no
brothers and sisters, she had grown a rather shy and 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. Kate, 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.
Kate thought about Idaho as she packed a bag. She had been invited on a
camping trip with the other girls on the squad. It was a sort of get
acquainted trip. They also mentioned some kind of test that Kate would
have to perform, though they didn't make much of it. It was just
something they all had had to do they'd 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 Kate had mentioned it,
seemingly remembering wild times. It made Kate uncomfortable.
The most important thing, Kate'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 Kate to
bring along the swim suit which she had helped Kate pick out. It was
very skimpy, and Kate 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 Kate's case would leave her full, round cheeks
hardly covered.
Until a few years ago, Kate 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
Idaho, much to her embarressment. 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, however.
Though there was nothing "bimbo-ish" about Kate, she was not
comfortable with her new found attention. Her luscious thick, long dark
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 Sophia
Loren. 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 Kate
breasts would bulge out of either side of both of the straps going up
over them, and this bothered Kate even more than the bottoms.
Though Kate 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 more sexy. Kate
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 Kate'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 cabin Deirdre's parents owned up in Maine, a place
that they had inherited but rarely used more then one weekend a month.
As the time approached Kate became increasingly nervous, hoping
that the other girls didn't forget her and thinking about the test
Caroline had mentioned to her. The cheerleading squad was a special
group, Caroline had said, and all of them had had to pass the test. If
Kate wanted to be part of the group she would have to pass it as well.
She hoped that they wouldn't tie her to tree all night or anything like
that. She decided that she could do anything the others did and besides
she'd been tested by Caroline before. During her tryout, she had made
Kate put her panties on outside of her jeans and walk over to watch
football practice for awhile, then to McDonald's for a snack. It was
embarrassing but worth it because in the end everyone thought she was a
good sport.
The actual tryout had been worse. Having to memorize dance steps and
perform them in front of a group of people sitting on a panel was worse
than a whole crowd. She remembered the way that Mr. Hurley had looked at
her, and it made her shudder. He owned some kind of big business and was
a benefactor for the school, so he along with some others were involved
in some decisions and were at the panel. He'd stared at her long legs
and then watched her breasts move as she went through her routine. She'd
almost wanted to leave, but had promised her mother.
Kate jumped when she heard the blast of a car horn and rushed out to the
street pulling her backpack behind her. The other girls were in the car
with Caroline, who jumped out and opened the truck for Kate's bag.
"Got everything?" she asked. Kate 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 new cheerleading outfit. She even insisted that Kate 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 Kate's bag. She
also grabbed Kate'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 the star quarterback had noticed
Kate, and had begun asking about her. They had all laughed because he
was sort of Caroline's guy, and they teased her about Kate as
competition. Kate assured them that she had no interest in football
players.
Caroline drove to the Howard Johnson's where she pulled into the
parking lot. 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 Kate recognized a guy named Mike. Mike worked with
the school supplying computers or something. Kate 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 Kate 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 Kate 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 highway and 93 North. It only took an hour to
clear Massachusetts and enter New Hampshire, the time passed quickly as
the girls told her about the lake, the caribou they had seen, the
privacy, and the beer Mike was going to get. They explained to her that
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. Kate 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. In no time they crossed the
Maine border and continued on the long ride to Baxter State Park.
About an hour into Maine Mike stopped at a roadside McDonald's, they
went through the drive-thru line to save time as everyone wanted to get
there as soon as possible. The only delay was when Caroline ran up to
Mike's window while they were in line, checking directions Kate thought.
Shortly after they left McDonald's dusk started to settle in, Kate
watched the sun drop behind the mountains 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, Mike pulled them into a
motel parking lot, and they decided to stop here for the night.
As the guys got out of the car, Kate realized 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.
Mike and Caroline each got a room, and the girls and guys all piled in
accordingly laying sleeping bags on the floor. Kate 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
Kate noticed that Mike's right hand blinker was on. She hoped nothing
was wrong with his car, as they were over halfway there according to
Caroline. She sat up and peered ahead trying to determine why he was
pulling over into the rest area. Caroline pulled in behind Mike as he
jumped from his car. They all trotted to the men's room.
The five girls climbed out of the car to stretch their legs. None
of them had to go, and soon the guys were back out.
"Okay, let's load up." Caroline nodded and started back to the drivers
door. She turned to Kate and casually said, "Kate, you ride with the
boys for the rest of the way."
Surprised, Kate stopped in her tracks, and 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 Kate," Caroline said suddenly
seriously. "From here on out, you have to do exactly as you're told."
Kate looked into the older girl's eyes for a sign of what this might
mean, what she might have to do, but didn't find one.
"What will I have to do?" Kate 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 Kate in the eye.
Kate 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 Bangor and put you on a bus."
Her head spinning Kate thought for a second and realized 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 Kate's bag and walked it over
to Mike, who took it and put it in the truck of his car. Caroline winked
at her as she walked back to the other girls.
Kate 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
drivers seat and she made her body even smaller when Tom climbed in next
to her.
"OK everybody we're ready to go" said Mike as he closed the door.
He turned the key and started the car. Kate listened to the idle.
Mike turned to the back seat
"Kate before we go....please take of your shoes."
"What?" she replied, not sure she'd heard right.
"Kate, until you pass the test, you don't get to ask questions.
Your shoes, or, the bus!"
Kate felt her face flush with embarrassment, and started to look
around at the other guys before realizing that that only made it worse.
She slowly leaned forward and began to untie her left sneaker.
"No," Mike stopped her. "Put your foot up on the edge of the seat."
Kate 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. Mike
held out his hand for it. She started to feel a bit dizzy as she undid
the other shoe.
"Socks too, Kate"
Kate hesitated and then stripped off her right sock, then her left,
and passed them to Mike. 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 Kate 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 Mike pulled back on the highway 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 Mike 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 realized 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. Mike 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,
"Mike, how about a piss stop?"
"OK. It's all that coffee. I'm due myself."
Putting on his blinker Mike waited until the directional on
Caroline's car came on as well then he pulled over to the side of the
road. This wasn't a rest area. It was the middle of the forest. As
Kate wrestled with how she should handle this the boys jumped out and
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 Mike shout "What are you doing?"
"Getting my sneakers"
"No sneakers. 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 Kate 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 realized that she couldn't keep her balance and her
feet dry at the same time. Finished she realized that she had nothing
to wipe herself with and closing her eyes grabbed a fistful of leaves
....and prayed it wasn't poison ivy. Quickly and carefully she pulled
her clothing back on and worked her way back to the car.
When she came out of the woods Mike was waiting there staring at his
watch. "Five minutes, Kate. That's not good enough.
She looked around and suddenly noticed that Caroline's car was gone.
She looked again at Mike, 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 Mike. "They know where to meet us."
For the first time, Kate 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 Mike started the car, and again he waited a moment. Suddenly,
Kate 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 from the motel?" he asked. The guy in the front
seat opened the glove compartment and handed something to Mike, who
turned around in his seat to face her.
"Put this on," he said, handing her something.
Kate looked down to see one of those big blindfolds that people who
sleep during the day use in hotels. She just stared at it.
For a moment, there was no sound except the idle of the car.
