"Shh. It's all right. You did the right thing to come to me,"
said Father Abel gently stroking Daisy's head as she sobbed into his
black cassock.
"I don't know
what to do, Father. I cannot refuse Emily." sniffled Daisy.
Father Abel sighed.
"All right
Daisy, here is what you can do. Continue to be friends with Aaron,
and whenever Emily asks you for dirt on him, just tell her honestly
what you observe. I'm sure Aaron has nothing that Emily will be able
to use against him, but I will keep a close eye on everything and
step in to protect you both. All right?" he told her.
Daisy dried her
tears and stood up. "Thank you for listening Father," she
said.
After she had left,
Father Abel held his head in his hands.
With a sigh he
dialed Ivan's number.
----
"Using global
variables like that will give you a lot of trouble. It would be much
more readable for you to use getter and setter functions inside the
class," said Aaron as he pointed to a section of code Daisy was
working on.
"Thanks,
Aaron," said Daisy blushing as she corrected her mistake.
Later that day,
Emily cornered her near the lockers. "Well?" Emily
demanded, her arms crossed. "What dirt do you have on him?"
Daisy hesitated,
clutching her books tightly. "He... he doesn't really talk to
anyone else. Just me. His dad works at MIT, and his mom teaches
English at the public school."
Emily's scowl
deepened. "That's it? Ugh, you're useless. Keep digging,"
she snapped before storming off.
As the midterms
loomed closer, Daisy found herself spending more time with Aaron, not
because of Emily's demands, but because she genuinely enjoyed his
company.
----
"Aaron! I can't
believe I scored so high in computer science!" squealed Daisy.
"It was quite
an improvement," said Aaron, his voice muffled as Daisy almost
smothered him.
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Daisy released him
with a blush. "Let's celebrate! Where would you like to go?"
she asked him, hanging on his arm.
"The school
outfitters, I seem to need new uniforms," said Aaron.
"Oh," said
Daisy, taken aback and about to disengage from his arm, but he pulled
her closer. "Your blouse has ripped, come along," he
whispered in her ear.
Daisy looked down in
surprise, and sure enough, a button on her blouse had ripped. Her
cheeks burned.
"OK," she
said nervously, hiding behind Aaron as they walked down the corridor
to the school outfitter's shop.
"Ah! Welcome,
Mr. Zakhrov," greeted Sophia as Aaron and Daisy entered the
uniform shop.
"U-um I need
help," mumbled Daisy, stepping forward, showing Sophia her
ripped blouse.
"Come along Ms.
Eddington, Aaron was right to bring you straight here," said
Sophia placing a comforting arm on Daisy.
"T-Thanks
Aaron," said Daisy before she was led away by Sophia.
----
"Looks like
you'll need a new bra," remarked Sophia as she observed the
marks Daisy's bra strap had made in her soft white skin.
"Again?"
sighed Daisy, before she let out a squeal of pain as Sophia massaged
the impressions her bra had made in her skin.
"You know. If
you feel like you're going through bras too quickly, you might want
to consider an over-bust corset instead," said Sophia as she
stitched new buttons on Daisy's blouse.
"Do people
still wear corsets like that?" asked Daisy.
"Sure they do.
All right, here is your altered blouse," said Sophia and helped
Daisy back into her blouse.
----
"Were you able
to fix Ms. Eddington's predicament Ms. Sophia?" asked Aaron as
Sophia returned with Daisy in tow.
"Temporarily at
least. Unfortunately, Ms. Eddington requires new undergarments as
well," said Sophia as Daisy grew red with embarrassment.
"Well, I'm sure
Emily would be able to assist you with that," said Aaron.
Hearing Emily's
name, Daisy almost fell at Aaron's feet. "No! No! Please, I
can't face her like this!" she wailed, tears spilling from her
blue eyes.
"All right, I
might have a solution," said Aaron, his eyes shining with
resolve. He pulled out his phone and dialed Kate's number.
"Ms. Kate, my
friend has a bit of a predicament, I cannot go into details over the
phone, but can you come and pick us up?" he spoke into the
receiver.
"Aaron is that
you? My goodness your voice has changed quite a bit. All right I'll
be there in 20 minutes," replied Kate's voice before the call
cut off.
"Who is Ms.
Kate?" asked Daisy curiously.
"She's Father
Abel's classmate from college," replied Aaron.
20 minutes later,
Kate pulled up in front of the school entrance in an Uber.
"Ms. Kate, this
is Ms. Daisy Eddington, I shall let her explain her predicament."
said Aaron.
"I-I need a new
bra," whispered Daisy in Kate's ear.
Kate fought down a
giggle. "Well, no need to be so nervous dear," she said,
moving further into the Uber. However, Daisy still clung onto Aaron.
"Can you come as well Aaron? I don't feel comfortable,"
said Daisy, blushing crimson.
"Very well,"
sighed Aaron and climbed into the Uber with Daisy.
----
Aaron gave Kate a
questioning look as they entered Summer's Shoe Shop.
"What I'm about
to show you is not meant to be public information. You both need to
keep it a secret. OK?" said Kate in a business-like tone.
"Yes, Ms.
Kate," replied Aaron.
Kate unlocked a red
door at the back of the shop, and beckoned them inside.
"Wow,"
gasped Daisy as they entered the room. It was another section of the
shop, but instead of shoes and boots, various pieces of lingerie and
other strange clothing in exotic materials lined the walls.
"Come along Ms.
Eddington, let's get you fitted," said Kate and steered Daisy
into a fitting room behind a thick red curtain.
Aaron, left with
nothing to do, decided to explore the various items in the shop.
He found himself
being drawn towards a black leather over-bust corset.
It looked beautiful
on the plastic mannequin, with its soft supple leather, steel front
fastenings and sweetheart neckline.
His thoughts
inexplicably turned to Daisy as he ran his fingers over the corset's
smooth leather.
