Chapter 18 Ceremony Queen Bee

Another award had been handed out, which meant another Penelope speech, but I wasn’t listening. I have heard it all by now. Being a Queen Bee changes your life. Just like the sorority itself, this also felt cultish. My mind was on how I couldn’t see Diane losing, especially given the information that Emily had shared and that Ashley hadn’t done the oral round. Ashley was the most significant competition still left in the game and without the points in that round, I didn’t know how she could beat Diane.

Looking around me, I saw all the girls listening carefully. Emily was hugging her brother, still naked. But even her eyes were on Penelope. Fran and Gemma were watching, despite the competition being over for them. Their boyfriends were a few feet away from them, talking with Ashley’s and Brianna’s boyfriend. Brianna herself was nowhere to be seen.

Finally, Penelope stepped off her podium and walked toward the left, where Diane was still tied to the bench. But she didn’t walk to Diane, she walked to Carolyn. Penelope reached for the little key around her neck and unlocked Carolyn.

“Carolyn, “Penelope said in her usual loud theatrical voice, “you are a fierce competitor, but you did not win. I recommend you stay in the barn, as there is another opportunity for you to change your life.”

Carolyn stretched her body after she was unlocked and hugged and thanked Penelope. That was the first contestant that had done so. Then she ran to her boyfriend and hugged him. I couldn’t see if she was crying, but I saw Emily trying to comfort her.

Penelope was on the move and was slowly walking to the other side, where Heidi was hanging. With the same key, she unlocked Heidi and helped her down. I noticed despite being nude, Heidi still looked graceful.

“Heidi, you are a queen.” Penelope started her new speech, “But you are not this year’s Queen Bee nominee. Please join your fellow sisters. Like Carolyn, if you stay in the barn, there is another opportunity.”

A few exciting things happened. First of all, Heidi didn’t go to her partner. Instead, she walked up to Carolyn and comforted her. Carolyn was indeed crying, but Heidi was not. The two naked girls hugged, but not in a sexual way, but more as survivors of a tragedy that had left them naked.

The second thing that happened was Brianna reentered the room, fully dressed and showered. Fran and Heidi walked up to her, and there was a short exchange of words and hand gestures. It wasn’t loud enough for me to hear, but from the hand motions, it was clear that there was a disagreement. Brianna left the barn again. Her boyfriend, however, stayed in the barn.

I looked back towards the podium and to my shock, I saw Penelope standing next to Diane. Penelope had waited for the commotion to die down and without saying a word unlocked Diane. Only after she had unlocked Diane and Diane got up, she started talking.

“Diane,” Penelope said, “nobody will argue that you are the most eager for this title.”

She waited for a few seconds.

“You are a candidate. Please go to the podium.”, Penelope said and walked over to Ashley.

Diane looked around and took the walk to the podium. The fact that she was naked didn’t seem to bother her. Partly, probably because there were still six other fully nude women in the room, and none of them had decided to cover themselves.

“Ashley, “Penelope said after she had unlocked Ashley, “Few women possess the natural beauty you possess. You are a deserving candidate. Please follow me to the podium.

You could hear a pin drop. Even the most boisterous men had stopped joking around. Penelope moved in front of both girls, standing next to each other, facing the audience.

“Ashley, Diane, “Penelope asked, “There is one challenge left. The challenge will determine who gets the Queen Bee title. If the nominee completes the Queen Bee challenge, she will become Queen Bee and receive the title and benefits. If the nominee fails, the Queen Bee title and benefits will automatically go to the other person.”

Penelope turned around and looked at us, and talked again.

“But there is more. Only one person will do the challenge; the other will participate in a different challenge. This challenge is a group challenge, and all sisters who haven’t won can also participate. Therefore, each of you can win the benefits of the Queen Bee program.”