They brought Gary down the stairs and headed for the front door. “Noooo! Please!!!” He tried to dig his heels in but with the two-inch heel he could only trot along between them. His mother opened the door and they brought him out. The cool breeze circulated up under his dress. It was actually quite refreshing given the layers of petticoats, tights and panties he was wearing.
He looked up and down the road, praying that nobody could see. It was a quiet cul-de-sac and there was nobody around. His mother closed the door and the women let go of him. He was left standing in the open in his pink dress, white tights, frilly socks and ringlets. He couldn’t get back in the door.
His Aunt pressed the key fob for her car and the central locking clicked. Gary made straight for the back door. He had to get out of sight. He stepped in quickly and then had to pull his petticoats in the door after him. Gertrude teased him. “I see you can’t wait to show off your pretty dress.”
“Please Mum, let me back in the house. What do you want from me? I’ll agree to anything if you let me out of these clothes!” His Aunt was in the driving seat. “It’s a bit late for that.”
They drove down the road. “We’re going to Lotti’s birthday party.” Lotti was in his class in school. She was one of the most regular victims of his bullying. Despite that she had invited him to her party. Perhaps she was scared not too. He had no intention of going to a dumb girl’s party but now it looked like he was going after all.
Gertrude was sitting beside him. “Here’s the deal. We’re going to tell them that you are Gary’s cousin Amanda. You either play along or we’ll tell them that you are actually Gary in a pretty pink dress.” Gary was appalled. “Mum?!” He looked desperately for her support but she seemed to be prepared to go along with it.
He sighed heavily and his hands flopped down on his mass of petticoats. “OK?” Gertrude asked. They turned into Lotti’s road. “Do I have any choice?” Gertrude smiled. “That’s the boy …eh… girl. Gosh, I hope that none of us give it away accidentally.” Gary glared at her.
“Now put these on.” She held a pair of white gloves with lace trims on the wrists. Gary sighed again. “You really don’t have any choice unless you want us to give you away.”
He took the gloves and put them on, getting them the wrong way around at first. “And this”, Gertrude said. She was holding a little pink purse on a gold chain. Gary took it in his white gloved hand.
They pulled up outside the house. His mother opened his door. He stepped out and stood up. He shook his petticoats that were somewhat awry from being bundled into the car. He realised that he looked totally dumb even for a girl. Nobody over 8 dressed like this anymore. He supposed that since his Aunt was from a very rural area they just might buy it. They walked towards the front door. He had little choice but to follow. His petticoats swayed and he stopped and steadied them. He knew that very little sway might well reveal his pink frilly panties.
His mother rang the doorbell. Gary felt sick in his stomach. There was no going back now as he heard the footsteps approach the door. He was about to appear at a party full of girls from his class in a pink frilly dress, layers of petticoats, tights, frilly ankle socks, high heeled shoes, ringlets and there was a good chance they would see his frilly pink panties.
The door opened. Lotti’s mother smiled at the women briefly and then saw Gary. “Oh my goodness!” She was clearly stunned by what appeared to her to be a teenage girl in the frilliest outfit she had ever seen in real life. “This is Amanda. Gary’s cousin. She’s in town with her mother and friend. Gary is unwell today. I was sure you wouldn’t mind if we came instead.”
“No. Absolutely.” Lotti’s mother stammered. She was looking curiously at Amanda’s face. “Wow. Very strong genes on your side of the family.” Gary clutched his purse nervously. He became conscious that he was pressing the tops of his legs together tightly he was so nervous about the shortness of his dress.
“Come in.” They went in the door. Most of the kids seemed to be in the back garden. They approached the patio doors. It was all girls. Of course, they were all in t-shirts and jeans. “Oh my”, his Aunt said putting her hand to her chest. “We seem to be a little over-dressed.” She exaggerated her country accent.
“Oh don’t worry about that”, Lotti’s mother assured her. “It’s lovely to see a girl who appreciates pretty clothes. It’s so rare now.”
Hilda nudged Gary into the back garden. Some of the girls stopped their playing and stared at the girl in the pink frilly dress. Other saw them staring and followed their line of sight. None of them seemed sure whether to laugh out loud or not.
“This is Amanda”, Lotti’s mother told them. “She’s Gary’s cousin.” They slowly gathered around. Gary wanted the ground to open up and swallow him. The girls looked at his pink dress, his petticoats, his frilly ankle socks, his ringlets tied up in a bow, his pretty purse. He desperately hoped that they couldn’t see his panties.