Chapter 1: Introduction
The gym was filled with the cacophony of footsteps, music, laughter, and the occasional cough. Teenagers huddled in cliques and couples whispered in corners, while the thrum of energy behind it all propelled the anticipation of victory, defeat, comradery, and morning after regrets.
In the locker room, Kendra stood in front of bald metal mirror, her uniform clinging to a perfect frame.
Perspiration trickled down her forehead, danced over the soft curve of her chest, slid over toned abs that were carved from hard work and sweat. Kendra's hands moved to her waist, slowly inching her uniform up, as if she were playing a taunting game of striptease.
The other girls in the locker room cheered, whistled, and slapped her back with playful enthusiasm. A few glanced at Misty, who sat crisscrossed on the bench, staring, unblinking.
Kendra's navel, pierced with a tiny gemstone, appeared and sparkled brilliance dead center above her narrow hips. A trap door of fabric lay shrouding her secrets, sinfully seductive. As the last teammates backed away, hands clapping in cheerful camaraderie, Kendra's smile grew brighter, mischievous, and a challenge.
"See something you like, wanna-be?" Kendra joked.
Misty deadpanned her best death glare.
The frozen expression lingered for but a
moment before the two succumbed to confident grins, and the spark in Kendra's sultry gaze intensified. Kendra's fingers slipped under the band of fabric, hooking onto the edge of her concealment.
"See you later, girls," Kendra called over her shoulder, silencing the room. She dropped her uniform away in confident grace.
A hush fell over the crowd. Gasps and murmurs of intrigue subdued the moment into a standstill.