âYouâre very welcome, Miss Priscilla.â He turned to his third doll. âJenny, would you like some more cake as well?â
In yet a third voice for his third doll he replied as he picked her up, âNo thank you, Little Miss Shawna, Iâm full. Perhaps another cup of tea?â He put the doll down and pantomimed pouring her the imaginary tea and picked her up again. âDelightful, thank you, Little Miss Shawna!â He put her down.
âOh, youâre welcome, Jenny!â
And he went on and on like this, getting a dirty look from his mother any time he stopped babbling or pantomiming for too long. Everything else vanished aside from what was going on within the borders of the tea party playing out on the skirts of his dress. His entire world was his little purple and white patch where his bare arms darted this way and that among the dolls and play tea set. He was only vaguely aware of the green grass surrounding him. Anything beyond the border of his blanket was off limits to him because it might endanger his dress. He heard the sounds of the baseball game vaguely behind him but having to focus on his own little tea party game made it impossible to pay any attention to it. It was no concern of his at the moment.
He still felt the fuzzy and happy and ditzy feelings he had started to feel in the car, despite himself. He felt like a harmless little purple and white flower rooted into the ground here in his own perfect little spot in the shade of the nearby tree. A pretty little distraction for people to admire and enjoy. Maybe thatâs exactly what he wanted to be. He felt the butterflies and warm pink glow in his stomach starting to rise again, he could feel the happy skipping little princess inside him and for a moment the feelings overwhelmed him. âWhat a fab day for a cuppa in the park in my prettiest frock!â he squealed loudly with his hands flapping in delight.
Then, all of a sudden a soccer ball flew over his little flower patch and settled by the tree. The warm pink glow faded away. It seemed like a lone cloud had drifted into the sun and momentarily darkened the day. He suddenly felt a chill and when he looked down at his arms they were covered in goosebumps.
âWhatâs all this then?â a voice behind him on the right asked.
âIs he mocking us?â an identical voice behind him on the left asked.
âHis best mates? Donât be daft,â the voice on the right replied.
âBut he was so mean to us at school,â the voice on the left pointed out.
âHe didnât mean it, clearly. Look at him now,â the voice on the right replied.
Shawn froze, paralyzed in fear. He was forced to sit daintily in his pretty prissy dress in impotent, totally emasculated fear with tears forming in his eyes. He felt like a complete sissy. A little girl Prissy Princess who needed his Mommy. That was who he was becoming now, there was no doubt. This day had shocked him to the core, just as intended, and he had already begun to change.
âMommy!â he cried out of desperation but he looked over and she was gone, walking towards the baseball field.
He heard identical giggling in stereo behind him. âOh help me, Mummy!â they both replied mockingly together.
âThe Twin Tormentors made me wet my nappy, Mummy!â the voice on the left said.
âYour mummy told us to watch you, Shawny,â the one on the right said as she came to stand in front of him, forcing him to look up at her. She was wearing a soccer uniform and was clearly here to play a match on the soccer field located next to the baseball diamond.
The one on the left, wearing an identical uniform of course, looked down and addressed him, âItâs Little Miss Shawna, now, innit love?â
Shawn just looked up at The Twin Tormentors in horror. His fight or flight reaction kicked in. He couldnât believe he had to face them again, this time in a little girl dress in the middle of a tea party with his dollies. He couldnât even successfully stand up to them as a boy, much less as a Prissy Princess. He willed himself to stand up and run, but in panic he realized that one of the reasons he had felt so rooted to the spot was that his legs had fallen asleep from being forced to sit entirely still with the entire affair, tea set and dollies, set up on his lap and on top of his skirt. Even if he could run, he knew they could grab him before he could get very far without anyone to help him manage the dress. And if he got up quickly without putting the tea set away he would risk breaking the delicate tea set and spilling the cupcake all over his dress, he would get a spanking for sure.
He was stuck and utterly helpless before them and he knew it, there was nothing else to do but be a good little Prissy Princess and hope his mother returned soon. Shawn looked to the one on the left, âYes, Diane, Iâm Little Miss Shawna. Iâm a Prissy Princess now,â he said in absolute humiliation.
Diane, the one on the left, smiled as she raised her shirt revealing the birthmark. âYouâre not just going by, âThe Dolly Destroyer?â I quite liked that one,â she giggled.
Karen, the one on the right took over, âPretty dolls, Shawny. I guess we know who's really obsessed with dolls now. What was that you told us? âGrow up! Nobody wants to play with a prissy baby like you!â I guess we know who the real prissy baby is now, donât we?â
âIâm not a baby!â Shawn whined, unable to deny anything else in the current circ-umstance.
Diane laughed, âI bet youâre a Prissy Princess Pottypants. Is your nappy wet, Baby Miss Shawna?â
âIâm not wearing diapers, Diane!â He fumed, âIâm wearing my sisterâsâŚ.â They both giggled at his deeply blushing face as he trailed off.
Karenâs mouth dropped in mock shock, âYou mean you traded your baseball things to your sister for her cute little knickers?â
Diane continued, âBut you had a deal for a trade with us, remember, Dolly Destroyer? Donât worry though.â
Karen added, âYouâll make it up to us.â
âSo were you mocking your two best mates, Little Miss Shawna? That doesnât sound like something a proper Prissy Princess would do,â Diane asked.
âI...donât know what you mean?â Shawn asked in confusion feeling the mockery in this situation had been flowing only in one direction.
âIs he playing dumb?â Karen asked Diane.