by BigBird74
11.
It actually took a couple of days for the bulge in
Dahlia’s stomach to work its way out of her body. The thick glutinous sludge of
the various treats she had enjoyed that sinful night was hard for her bod -
used to a richly fibrous diet - to digest and expel. When it finally vanished,
she felt mildly remorseful, as her guilty souvenir from the weekend had been
lost. The strange thrill of appearing to be less than perfect was matched by
the sweet tingling she got inside of her every time she recalled that weekend’s
events.
In fact the only downside had been the strained
conversation she had with her sister when she returned to find the mansion
virtually spotless and cleaned. Melissa swallowed Dahlia’s explanation that she
had hired a ‘one-time’ cleaning company to deal with the mess. She was on too
much of a high after the weekend camp that she was not in the mood to deal with
what she saw as minor triviality. For her part, Dahlia was relieved that
Melissa bought her story with relatively little fuss.
The only fly in the ointment was that the clean-up had
done nothing to correct Melissa’s slack attitude and, two days into the new
week, the house was already looking untidy around the edges. This left Dahlia
confused as to how to handle the situation. Perhaps she really should hire a
cleaning company and be done with it and let Melissa have her ‘victory’?
These were the thoughts swirling in her mind as she
met with the doctor again for their first session of the week. He seemed much
more animated than usual as he lightly interrogated Dahlia as to what had had
occurred that weekend. Once in the state of blissful relaxation she had come to
expect on these visits, she laid back and her innermost thoughts flowed forth
like an opened tap.
By letting Dahlia lead the narrative without
questions, the doctor was able to understand what parts of her experience had
most affected her and he was not to be disappointed. He could see her flush
brightly as she spoke of her feelings as she pulled the cheap dress on; how it
seemed to give her a new identity; how right he had been about the thrill she
felt at being ordinary, somehow anonymous. Much of this he expected as he had
been feeding her suggestions along these lines for a few weeks now. But what
followed was not expected.
For starters, he had not expected her to start placing
herself in the mental framework of ‘Petra’ - that was an added bonus. He was
also taken aback at how she spoke of gorging on those sugary junk foods and how
obviously she was attracted to the feeling that it somehow made her less
attractive. The fact that she clearly wanted more was not a surprise, but the
depth of thought she had given it was.
Professionally speaking, he could see so much to work
with here. Unprofessionally his heart was thumping hard as he began to see a
world of new possibilities open up in front of them both. He shifted awkwardly
in his chair, his sense of deviancy rendering him as excited as her. He barely
needed to push her at all, she was making so much of the running herself. This
exquisite, beautiful woman was walking into a trap of her own making. The only
this was that he wanted to be the one holding the key.
“So becoming Petra again is something you want, huh
Dahlia?” He asked her softly.
“Very much so. It felt so exciting, so liberating!”
She replied with gusto.
“Being Petra means not feeling pressure. Petra’s life
is simple Dahlia. She does not have to perform, to please other people all the
time, does she?”
Dahlia nodded silently.
“That is just how you want to be. I understand. You
want to be ordinary, unremarkable. You want to be able to hide and not feel
anxious and judged for your looks every time you enter a room.”
As he spoke she nodded again and again, her chest
rising and falling slowly, her body palpably showing her arousal.
“Bring your uniform with you….. Petra. Bring it next
time and I can help you hide.”
He had now well and truly crossed a professional red
line and was moving fast into the shadows. But the idea was only his to
harvest, the seed having been planted a long time ago in Dahlia’s fertile and
receptive mind. The idea had taken root weeks ago, he was merely reaping what
her own imagination had nurtured.
Dahlia herself of course felt very little was wrong.
Though certain senses were dimmed, the sessions were not in any way a mystery
to her, she remained fully aware of her surroundings throughout the sessions.
As she left his room, her face maintained its redness. She could not quite
believe what had happened and how loose her tongue was. The doctor had a knack
for getting her so comfortable and relaxed, she just felt no need to hide what
she was thinking or how she felt. She trusted in his professionalism and
assumed she was in safe hands, the slight flickers of doubt put to the back of
her mind.
As she got to her car she checked the time. 4pm! There
was still time to collect the extra items needed for her outfit.
12.
Dahlia was feeling anxious in the hours leading up to
her next appointment with the doctor. She had spent the morning putting the
final touches to her uniform, trying to get her look absolutely correct. The
image of Petra she held within her mind was not that which stared back at her
from her bedroom mirror, but it would do. What one definitely could say was
that you would have had to look two or three times to recognise her as Dahlia
Western, supermodel and face of Diabolique.
As she dressed for the day, Dahlia dwelt on how it
would feel to walk into the doctor’s office as Petra. The guilty stirring of
her loins explained a big part of why she was subjecting herself to this
nervous torment, but it was not the whole story. Dahlia’s little game was
leading her somewhere, to a conclusion she could almost envisage in her head,
though it scared her a little too much to flesh it out too much: being in a room
where no-one noticed her, where she could melt away to nothing. Much as she
tried, she could not make herself out. How did she look?
She packed the uniform into a few carrier bags, so
that they resembled shopping from some expensive boutique. Nothing was to
suggest she was anything but the successful rich supermodel everyone expected.
She had decided to dress to the nines. Her long legs displayed to perfection
under a small, tight dress that showed off her perfect body. Her tummy was flat
again; her hair cascaded down to her shoulders, where it sat seductively,
forming long defined curls. She looked a million dollars. Perhaps the only
thing missing was her normal, impeccable makeup, but she figured she would wipe
it all off anyhow, so she opted for something light and barely perceptible.
No, she wanted to feel the change. The thought of
playing dress up thrilled her to the core and she wanted to savour every moment
of her naughty little game. One final inspection in the mirror as she left, a
guilty smile and she was on her way.
Upon arriving at the office, Dahlia noticed that the
receptionist was not at her desk. As she crept into the empty room, she
wondered if she might be late, so devoid of life everything seemed. She walked
to the heavy wooden door of the doctor’s office and knocked a few times. Those
doors are heavy for a reason, they dim all the noise that might emanate from
inside. Dahlia was not sure if she could hear footsteps so she leaned in
towards the door. Just at that moment, it swung open and the doctor stood there
smiling.
“Petra, so pleased you made it for your interview,” he
said in a perfectly normal business manner, his eyes drinking in the figure
standing before him. He had noticed the effort she had gone to and understood
her need to contrast herself with what she was about to become. “You may change
in the adjoining room. Come through when you are ready.”
Dahlia’s heart was in her mouth as she nodded, her
face a picture of acute embarrassment. Unlike her earlier visits, she had not
been placed in a relaxing trance so she felt a sense of unease at what she was
doing. But if she was more aware than usual, her inner desires where just as
strong as ever. This was a test the doctor had in mind, to see how strong her
inhibitions were and to check whether they had been overcome. She felt on fire
as she walked to the adjoining room. Time seemed to slow to a crawl. It was one
thing dressing up in private, quite another to adopt another persona in front
of man she was desperately attracted to.
Once inside the empty office, she undressed, removing
her earrings, her jewellery. Next to go was the delicate pumps that perfectly
matched her peach coloured dress. She lifted her arms and pulled that off next,
before catching her mostly naked body in a side mirror. She was gorgeous. She
was bright and alive, so excited and turned on. Her arms shook as she pulled
off her expensive lace lingerie and laid them neatly on top of her – no
Dahlia’s – clothes.
No. She was now Petra. She wore a cheap, crisp and scratchy
uniform. Underneath were a pair of knickers and a bra she had picked up from a
discount store. As she secured the cups around her breasts, it all felt so
flimsy and loose, not like the firmer, quality materials she usually bought.
The sexual tension she felt was so powerful and risked overwhelming her as she
pulled the dress up her body. Unlike the other day, everything she wore was a
couple of sizes too big. She had bought various slices of sponge padding to
fill her body out and make her figure resembled something much more normal and
unexceptional. Alongside the wig and heavy glasses, she hoped the effect would
be mask her looks completely. Finally, she rolled the thick denier tights up
her legs and torso, till they reached all the way to her midriff. After
inserting the largest sponge around her stomach in the lining of the tights,
she took a step back and stared at her reflection in the mirror.
I love how the story is developing.
ReplyDeletewonderful chapter, i just wait for the next, TY!
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I don't think the doctor's motives are primarily pecuniary. They pobably were at the start but his success at persuading Dahlia down the path of self-damage, almost as a fetish is, in its turn, becoming a fetishistic activity for himself. In fact his very unprofessional behaviour is becoming an end in itself (he's probably quite wealthy anyway). I suppose transforming Melissa will be equally exciting for him and it will also give him access to Dahlia's money if he succeeds as he hopes.
ReplyDeleteSo the doctor gets a double kick - financial and pseudo-sexual (perhaps actually sexual). There's lots of ways this can progress given our writer's vivid imagination so Wednesdays have become a red leter day :)
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I like the way the story unfolds.
ReplyDeleteI was surprised to see that Dahlia agreed to dress as a petra in the psychiatrist's office.
I would be fascinated if in the next episode the psychiatrist could convince Dahlia to do some manual work in the offices in order to experience the life of a maid.
That way Dahlia will be overwhelmed by the excitement. And it will be easier for the psychiatrist to convince his patient to make more extreme changes in her appearance.
Loving the story BB
ReplyDeletecannot wait to turn the page
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Very well written with a pleasantly devious plot line. Thank you.
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