FJ Festival, Part TWO
This one involves group trampling.
"Congradulations on your win" Henrietta turned towards her friend Mai,
who was sitting next to her washing her feet. "First place, and another
trophy on your wall" Mai continued. "So, how did you do?" Henrietta asked.
"He lost his erection. I guess it was the noise and the crowd" Mai
replied. Henrietta smiled and shrugged. These things happened. Sometimes
you just get a dry one.
"The second meet isn't until this afternoon, so we have a few hours off
to relax" Henrietta said. Time off between meets was important, to rest the
feet and maybe get a bite to eat. And of course, to meet the boys!
"Well, I don't think our feet can get any cleaner" Henrietta said,
removing her feet from the bath pan. They both dried their feet. Mai put
on her favorite ankle-high pink dress socks with the lacy top, and slid her
feet into her white Asics sneakers, while Henrietta put her favorite blue
socks with the little red hearts on them before putting on her Nikes.
"Well, let's see what today has in store" Mai exclaimed as they headed for
the door. "This should be fun!"
The second round was just finishing up when Henrietta and Mai walked
out on the field. Henrietta was wanting to see who she'd be facing in the
semi-finals. Deep inside, she was also wondering about the boy she worked
with. She wondered if he'd even made it back to the field for the second
round. "So, can you guess who won?" came a voice from behind her. She
turned and saw her teammate, Ami. "Was it you?" Mai asked. "Sorry, no. I
came in fifth. It was Karin" came the reply. Henrietta's face scrunched up
a bit at that. She COMPLETELY hated that stuck-up bitch from The Heights.
Stuck up, spoiled rotten and proud of it, Karin was an arch-rival, and close
to an arch-enemy. "So, did you notice anything that would help me?"
Henrietta asked. "Sorry, no. She did have a KILLER pedicure" Ami replied.
"Hey, let's see what's going on over there" Mai said, a little too quickly.
"Talk about changing the subject!" Henrietta replied. "Don't worry, I'm
going to stay focused. Don't worry about that".
The three teammates walked over to see what Mai was talking about. It
appeared to be several groups of two girls each standing on top of
something. A glance down showed they were standing on several of her larger
classmates, five in all. "Okay, so everyone can manage two. Let's go for
three" came the announcement. At that, five girls who'd been in line
stepped over to each of the groups. Two girls were already standing
full-weight on each boys chest and stomach. "Okay, get ready" came the
announcement as several of the girls untied their sneakers. "Okay, step on"
came the announcement. At that, most of the girls slipped off their
sneakers, and tried to find footing on the thighs of each of the boys. One
girl kept her shoes on, and stepped right up, as the other girls struggled
to find their balance. "You see, it's a matter of trust" Mai stated. "The
girls are trusting the boy to hold their weight, and to not move. The boy
has to trust the girls not to step too hard any place, as well as to keep
their balance. The girls have to hold themselves up, and not throw each
other off balance. Every body has to trust each other, or they'll all fall
down". Mai pointed to the girl who had left her Keds sneakers on.
Henrietta then noticed the other two girls had left their shoes on as well,
one newer pair of pink Converses on his chest, and one pair of old, beat
Nikes on his stomach. "The first girl didn't bother removing her shoes, and
now each girl will just assume they can wear them" Mai continued. "I guess
it's okay if you're confortable with them, and they're good for traction,
but I'd be afraid of hurting someone with shoes on". Henrietta and Ami
nodded. "Okay, stand by for four" came the next announcement. Five more
girls stepped out of line, and headed for their respective human floor mats.
Henrietta noticed the numbers on each of their shirts cooresponded
with the group she was heading towards. Again came the quick untying of
shoelaces. "Okay, step on" came the announcement again, as the girls
stepped out of their respective shoes and stepped up on the legs, right
above the knees. The announcer says "Okay" a lot, Henrietta thought to
herself. She glanced over to the boy under the shoes, number 5, and noticed
the fourth girl was in flip-flops. "How hard is it to kick off a pair of
flip-flops?" Henrietta asked. Mai shrugged. "Like I said, they'll just
follow what each other is doing."
Henrietta took a closer look at the boys on the ground. Three of them
seemed to be grimacing in pain, while one seemed to be concentrating, almost
meditating, on keeping the girls evenly balanced on his body. The fifth,
under the sneakered girls, looked almost thrilled to be in his position.
"Okay, stand by for five" came the announcement. Henrietta gritted her
teeth. That announcer was REALLY getting on her nerves. Five more girls
broke off from the line, headed towards their respective group, and started
removing their shoes. The girl who went to the shod group was wearing black
patent leather Mary Janes, and bent down to unbuckle them. Number 5 glanced
up, and shook his head at her. She shot him a surprised look, but rebuckled
her shoe. "Okay, step on" came the announcement. Mary Jane girl
hesitated a bit, but stepped up on his bare shin in her shoes. A loud groan
came from number 4, as the girls who were balancing on him fell off. Number
1 started to pound the ground with his hand, and the girls on him stepped
off as well. Number 5 grimaced a little, but quickly regained his
composure. Numbers 2 and 3 appeared to be just barely hanging on.
Henrietta could see most of the girls trying to maintain balance, both on
their respective boys, and against each other. One girl had her toes
sunk so deep in the stomach of Number 3 that Henrietta was certain she was
digging into his spine. His face barely looked human, it was so contorted
with pain. Number 4 still had that meditative look on his face. Number 5
actually looked happy to be under so much weight, much to Henrietta's
amazement.
"Stand by for SIX". Thankfully, the announcer left out "Okay", thought
Henrietta. Three girls stepped out of line. With a feeling of horror, she
saw a slightly heavy set girl with short,dark curly hair, wearing hiking
boots, head towards Number 5's head. "That can't be right. She'll crush
him" Mai whispered to Henrietta. Ami nodded. "There's no way he can handle
that" she whispered back. "Particularly if she's going to step where I
think she's going to step". The other two girls had already removed their
sneakers. "Step on" came the announcement. Hiking boots put one shod foot
between the Keds on his chest, and stepped up. She then lowered her other
foot, putting it right on the side of his head. A collective gasp came from
the crowd at that move. Henrietta could see the imprint of the waffle-soled
boots on his cheek. Remarkably, Number 5 actually seemed to WINK at the
collective audience.
A loud groan came from Number 3. The sixth girl slipped off the side
of his head (slippery socks, thought Henrietta to herself), and brought the
rest of the team down with her. They landed in a big, giggling pile, and
helped each other to their feet, while Number 3 struggled to turn himself
over, coughing and gagging the whole while. This was followed by a squeal
from the group on Number 4, as they fell off as well.
"The winner is, NUMBER 5!" Even the announcer seemed impressed
Henrietta thought, as the crowd arround her erupted in applause. Number 5
stood up, a bit gingerly it seemed, and gave a small wave to the crowd. "I
can't believe my brother could do that" piped up a small voice to
Henrietta's right. Man, he sounds familiar, she thought. She snuck a
glance at the boy. I wonder where I know him from?
End of Part TWO