Naked Girl: Part 2

Gabriella was standing on the front steps of her apartment. She had been waiting there for a while. There was a group of neighborhood kids playing in the street. Normally she would have rushed out to join them immediately. For some reason she was a little hesitant though. They were shouting and kicking a tin can one of them had brought. Eventually she could not watch any longer and ran back inside her apartment to get her soccer ball. She was not the only kid with a ball but none of the others seemed to be around that day.

“Hey, Ball Girl,” she was greeted with her normal nickname when she approached the group. She waved to them shyly. Manuel, one of the shorter boys, snatched the ball from her and dropped it so they could all start kicking it. There was a part of the street the kids had designated as the goal posts a long time ago. Gabriella sighed with relief as a little of her apprehension melted away. Seeing Manuel act normally was reassuring.

They all played together until the sun started to go down. One by one, parents would come outside to shout for their kids to return for supper, or at least shout out of their apartment windows. Gabriella’s mother was working late and was not home though and soon she was the only one left apart from Manuel who ignored his mother’s call the first time. After she yelled at him again, he approached Gabriella.

“Want to come over to my place?” he offered.

She bit her lip. “Are you going to do something weird to me again?” she asked cautiously. After her last visit to Manuel’s house she had done her best to avoid a similar situation again. Though she had more or less participated willingly, she still came to worry that they had done something wrong the more she pondered on it later.

“Depends on what you mean by weird.” Manuel shrugged as he entered his apartment complex. Gabriella waited in the dimming light of the setting sun for a minute, staring at all of the apartments where her friends had vanished. When the street lights began to flicker on, a shudder went down her spine. She was cold and covered in sweat from playing. She wanted to go home but the thought that no one was there waiting for her bothered her.

Finally she ran into the complex and up the stairs that led to Manuel’s floor. She left her ball in the street, assuming none of the other kids would steal it. Everyone knew it was hers after all. Mrs. Gomez answered the door when Gabriella knocked. “Can I help you?” she was surprised. “Gosh, you look cold. Shouldn’t you get home and take a shower? Is Olivia home right now?”

Gabriella shook her head. “Gosh darn it. Manny and Wanda just went into the bath together. I’m sure they won’t mind if you join them.” Gabriella’s face lit up. She was feeling far too lonely to hide her excitement. “Alright, you can borrow some of Manny’s clothes. I don’t think Wanda’s would fit you.”

Mrs. Gomez took her by the hand and led her through the apartment and to the bathroom. “Mom, shut the door!” Manuel shouted the moment she opened it.

“Oh shut up.” Mrs. Gomez pushed Gabriella into the bathroom and shut the door behind her. Manny was standing in the tub with his hands covering his crotch. Wanda was sitting down in a foamy mass of bubbles that obscured almost everything but her eyes from view.

“Hi.” Gabriella waved shyly.

“It’s just you,” Manuel sighed with relief. “Is Mrs. Sanchez out today?” Gabriella nodded. “Well then you can take a bath with Wanda. I’ll just wait.” Manuel stepped out of the tub. As he walked past Gabriella, she grabbed his hand to stop him. “What?” He stared at her in confusion. “I’m not gonna bathe with you.”

“Why not? It’s not like you haven’t seen it all before,” she reminded him shyly.

Manuel gulped as he recalled the day he forced her to strip naked before entering his room. “This is different. This time I’m naked too,” he explained.

“So?” She took off her tank top over her head and stared straight at him. Reluctantly he walked back to the bathtub and sat down on the opposite side from Wanda. Gabriella lowered her shorts and panties slowly and then covered her chest with one hand and her crotch with the other.

“Are you shy?” Wanda asked her loudly. “It’s okay, you can face me. Just keep your back to Manny. He doesn’t need to know what you look like anyway.”

“Thank you,” Gabriella giggled as she stepped into the tub. Wanda was adorably considerate. She sat down in the tub between them with her back facing Manuel. He seemed relieved that she was not staring at him either.

Wanda immediately began soaping Gabriella’s front. Gabriella responded in kind, using the soap to scrub the little girl’s head and shoulders. “Are you Manny’s girlfriend?” Wanda suddenly asked.

“What? Why?” Gabriella was caught off guard.

“Because he always talks about how pretty your skin is.” Wanda rubbed her front a little harder for emphasis.

“That’s kinda out of context,” Manuel tried to explain. “She’s always wearing such skimpy clothes and her skin looks like it’d be much rougher than it is.” Manual touched Gabriella’s back and ran his hand up until he was touching the back of her head and even tracing his fingers through her hair.

Wanting to feel his touch a little more, she scooted backwards in the tub.