"Good. Get it tonight and make two copies tomorrow at lunch. Meet me here after school and give me one of them. I'll give you further instructions then."
She looked devastated. "You want a keyofyourown!? How long is this supposed to go on?" Her voice was choked.
I smiled and looked her straight in the eye. "As long as I say, Annie.
Now be a good girl and do what I said. Or else."
She muttered a very childlike, pouty "OK" then got up and practically ran away, her arms crossed over her chest as she ran…
I sat there for minutes afterward, basking in glorious delight and hard as a post in anticipation.
Chapter 4 – Afternoon delight
I arrived at the Garage apartment at 4:00, expecting to find her there.
I checked to make sure I was not seen, then entered through the side door and up the plain wood staircase to the rooms above. The same key that had opened the side door opened the door to the main room, and the musty smell of the place told me how long it had been unused. But it was basically clean.
Ann was not there. At lunch I had told her to be there by 3:45 and to wait for me. She had seemed totally cowed and I was disturbed to find that she had disobeyed. Had she decided not to show? I could make good on the threats, of course, but the truth was that though she may have believed me, I looked forward to having her as my playmate far more than the prospect of ruining her by distributing the photos. I was not even sure I would actually do it. She was so pretty, so doll-like and cute, I'm not sure I could bring myself to shit on her like that, bitch though she certainly was.
But the point was rendered moot when she appeared in the doorway.
"You're late," I said.
"Sorry, I'm really sorry. My mom saw me coming up the walk and wanted to talk to me about some stuff. Then I had to wait until I could sneak away…"