Chapter Sixteen
Before long, autumn arrived and it was time for Elizabeth to begin a new chapter in her life – college. Her parents dropped her off at the small private school upstate and after prolonged goodbyes, Elizabeth made her way to her dorm room. She opened the door and found a perky blonde girl unpacking her things on one of the beds.
“Oh hi! You must be my new roommate Elizabeth! I’m Alicia! Its so nice to meet you!”
“Hey,” replied Elizabeth.
“I picked this bed because I got here first, but if you want it, you can have it,” she proclaimed in excitement.
“No, its cool. You can have it.”
“Great!” she blurted in perky excitement. “I just know we’ll be the best of friends! College life is so exciting!”
Elizabeth had chosen to go to the school for its academic reputation, but also to get away from home, from the judgment of the people at her school, in the community, as well as her parents. She felt much freer in this environment, like anything was possible. But she also didn’t want to be reckless. Her days of frolicking naked for everyone to see would have to remain memories.
She adjusted well to college life, getting involved in extra-curricular activities and enjoying her general education classes. She had met several new acquaintances, but hadn’t made enough of a connection to call anyone a good friend yet. She still missed her best friend Sarah, who had gone to the nearby state school.
One day when Alicia was out, Elizabeth wandered the dorm to see what others were up to. She met a room of stuck up sorority girls, met a hippie pot-fiend, and could barely fit in a “hello” to a girl obsessively talking on the phone to her boyfriend back home. She finally got to the end of the hallway and poked her head inside the room at the end to say hello. Inside she saw a room adorned with beautiful portraits, painted and sketched. Sitting at the desk was a beautiful raven-haired girl in pigtails and overalls studiously working on a sketch of a plate of apples.
“Hello. I’m Elizabeth. I was just walking around to say hi to everyone.”
The girl, still working hard on her sketch, failed to even look up as she mumbled a “hello.”
“So…..anyway. I’m at the opposite end of the hallway. If you ever want to say hello. Or just hang out. Or whatever.”
The girl looked up for a second and studied Elizabeth’s face. “Sit down,” she commanded.
“Um…okay,” replied Elizabeth.
Elizabeth sat in the chair facing the girl. The artist tore off a new sheet of paper and began furiously sketching.
“You have wonderful bone structure. A well defined jawline. And your face tells a story. Like you’ve grown up, and urge to fly free.”
“Um…..okay,” replied Elizabeth.
After a few minutes, the artist tore off the paper and showed it to Elizabeth. It was a beautiful portrait.
“Thanks for sitting for me. My name is Marie.”
“I’m Elizabeth. Its really good. Are you an art major?”
“Yea, I’ve had my work shown at a few places. I came here to learn about different media though. You’ve got a great look. If I have some portrait projects this semester, would you mind sitting for me?”
“No, that’s fine. I kinda enjoyed it.”
“Cool.”
The two girls chatted for a bit, and Elizabeth was very impressed with how confident and sure of herself Marie was. She seemed to have everything figured out. For all of Elizabeth’s confidence-building in high school, moving to an unfamiliar environment like college had made her less sure of herself. And she sure didn’t have everything all figured out.
She left Marie’s room impressed with her new friend. She then realized she had to get going to her art class soon. She took a quick shower and went to her room to dry off. In her room, she took her towel and wrapped it around her head and went to grab some clothes. The door opened and in walked her roommate Alicia. Elizabeth was standing completely naked before her, but she didn’t think it was a big deal as they were roommates. Alicia on the other hand, was mortified.
“Oh my god! I’m sorry,” screamed Alicia as she dashed back out. “Let me know when you’re decent,” she yelled from the hallway.
Elizabeth wrapped the towel around her body and opened the door. “Its not a big deal,” she said. “We’re roommates, I don’t mind if you see me naked.”
“Well I mind! Elizabeth, the body is a temple and we shouldn’t flaunt it to just anyone! It is to be shielded, only for our future husbands to see on our wedding night. Otherwise you just cheapen what God has given you!”
“Oh, uh, well I don’t mind. It just seems natural to me.”
“Well its not Elizabeth. You should just consider yourself lucky I didn’t have my boyfriend with me! What if he saw you? That would be so embarrassing!”
Elizabeth thought about Alicia’s boyfriend catching her naked and the thought made her feel warm all over.
“Honestly Elizabeth, you have to be careful in college. Temptation is all around. I even heard there are students that run around campus NAKED in the spring. How awful is that? Just flaunting their private parts everywhere! Disgusting!”
Elizabeth was intrigued by this. She hadn’t heard of any kind of nude run on campus. She hoped it was true. Maybe she could join these “disgusting” streakers.
Elizabeth dressed and made her way to art class. She was a bit troubled by Alicia’s reaction to her nudity, and it appeared as if Alicia would not be the kindred friend that she had hoped. Marie, on the other hand, seemed like a warm, interesting character. She hoped she would get to hang out with her more.
Elizabeth set up her supplies and her easel in preparation for class. She was rather glad she had art class today, as it would give her time to clear her head and forget about the troubling confrontation with Alicia.
“Students, set up your things and we’ll get started,” announced the teacher. “Now today we will be sketching the human body, an elegant framework of lines and shadows. Of course, the best way to learn how to draw the human body is to study a nude subject. If anyone is offended by nudity, please leave the class.”
Elizabeth perked up in surprise. She should have known that in a drawing class, nude models would probably be utilized. But she had been concentrating so hard on drawing a plate of apples, she had forgotten about the possibility of nude subjects. In walked a male model, tall and dark, dressed only in a robe. Elizabeth’s heart skipped in anticipation of seeing this rather attractive young man completely naked. And she would be required to study his nude body! College was great!
He strode confidently to the podium and dropped his robe displaying a masculine physique with beautiful muscle tone. His penis, while flaccid, still hung like a beautiful ornament. Elizabeth wished she could cup it in her hands.
“We’re ready for the female model too,” called the teacher.
In walked a dark-haired female model, dressed only in a robe as well. She too strode confidently to the podium and dropped her robe, displaying a well-toned physique with firm buttocks and perky young breasts. Elizabeth looked up to the girl’s face only to realize it was her friend Marie! Their eyes locked and Marie gave Elizabeth a smile and a wink.
“Models, begin pose number one. Students, be sure to make bold lines to define the curves of the two subjects. Notice how the female subject’s buttocks make a beautiful curve in contrast with the incline of her back. Study how the muscles on the male subject connect with each other to form his body.”
Marie looked so beautiful up on the podium, completely naked, in strident confidence. Her muscles were taut, her curves elegant, her face glowed. Elizabeth was quick to get to work on her sketches.
The hour seemed to fly by with Elizabeth churning out sketch after sketch, inspired by her friend Marie. At one point the two models embraced, and Elizabeth found herself envious of both. Too soon the class was over, and the models put their robes back on as the students packed up their things. Elizabeth waited around outside class to catch up with Marie.
“Hey, I didn’t know you modeled too,” said Elizabeth as Marie emerged from the bathroom.
“Yea. I got involved this summer a few times. It doesn’t pay that much, but it gives me some extra weekend money.”
“You don’t have any hang-ups about the nudity?” asked Elizabeth.
“Not at all. The human body is a beautiful thing. Besides, I’ve drawn my fair share of nude models. Turnabout is fair play.”
“But to be naked in front of all those people…aren’t you nervous?”
“Its nothing they haven’t seen before. Besides, I like my body. I think it looks good. Why not show it off?”
Elizabeth grinned from ear to ear. Perhaps she had a kindred spirit after all. Marie’s outlook on nudity closely mirrored that of Elizabeth’s. Maybe she could disclose her secret fetish to Marie? She didn’t want to push her luck though. Besides, Elizabeth had promised herself that her nude adventure days were over.
“Hey, would you mind sitting for me again tonight?” asked Marie. “I have another project I want to work on.”
“Sure,” smiled Elizabeth. She looked forward to spending more time with her new friend.
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