Chapter 19: Public Speaking

The following week, Eveline’s life became even stranger, as though that were even possible. She turned in her report about Comandante Foxtrot and the West African Confederation to her social sciences teacher. The report was so good that the teacher had a hard time believing it wasn’t plagiarized. He remained unconvinced, even after talking about it to Coach Strickland.

The social sciences teacher figured there was one easy way to find out whether Eveline had plagiarized the report or not: have her talk about it in front of the class without any notes. The student was allowed only one prop, a map of Africa so she could direct her classmates’ attention to the various places she needed to speak about.

Eveline was extremely nervous, but there was no doubt whatsoever she knew the material. In fact, her speech was so good, and so informative, that her teacher decided to have her present it to five classes at the same time. She would be expected to stand on the school theater stage and speak to an audience of 150 students and faculty members.

Eveline had only three days to prepare. Coach Strickland helped her print a large map of the West African Confederation and contacted the Confederation’s embassy to see what other materials they could provide to help her student. The embassy responded with an overnight shipment of information that included a poster-sized portrait of Comandante Foxtrot.

Eveline looked at the portrait with bewilderment.

“What am I gonna do with this?”

“Use it in your presentation. Why else would they have sent it?”

A lot of people have nightmares about being naked in front of an audience, or naked at school. Eveline already had been naked at school for two months, but now she had moved on to being on stage and having to give speeches in the nude to large audiences.

And that was how she gave her first large presentation, in the nude. By then she knew there was no point whatsoever asking Coach Strickland about buying an outfit.

The following Monday was a teachers’ workday, which meant the students at Eveline’s school had the day off. Jenny, of course, had hopes of going to Coach Strickland’s house for another round of sex, massages, and spanking.

However, Eveline got called into work that morning. Coach Strickland took her to the auction company before continuing onward to the school. The coach left Eveline with a final warning that did nothing to ease her anxiety.

“I still don’t think you appreciate how lucky you are to have that presenter job.”

“Yes, ma’am, I ... I mean, thank you for helping me get it.”

“Good. Then I don’t expect any trouble or disappointments from you. Your assignment today is part of your contract, so I expect that you will do exactly what Nancy tells you to do. I expect nothing but 100 % obedience from you. That’s why you’re getting the big bucks.”

“Yes, Ma’am.”

As soon as Eveline was through the door, Nancy approached her with an expensive pair of designer sandals.

“Get those sports shoes off and don’t ever let me see you wearing them on this property again. You are a representative of this company, and our reputation rests on elegance. Grungy athletic shoes don’t cut it.”

Eveline took off the shoes and put on the sandals. They fit her perfectly, which made her wonder how Nancy knew her shoe size. Eveline recognized the brand name: an Italian company that was ridiculously expensive.

“As soon as you notice any wear-and-tear on these sandals, let me know and I’ll replace them.”

“Yes, ma’am.”

The two women exited the building and walked towards the waiting limo.

“Uh ... Is there an auction today? It’s Monday.”

“No. What’s going on is you’re getting some pictures taken for our catalogue, and we’re also going to see about putting you in an ad campaign. So, today, you’re having a photo session with Jay Sessions, the famous advertising photographer.”

Nancy added some details when they arrived at the lobby of the commercial photography studio and checked in with the receptionist.

“We’re going to taking be a series of pictures of you over the next couple of weeks. You’re going to be the featured presenter in out upcoming ad campaign.”

“I ... I don’t know what to say, ma’am.”

“Well, if I were you, I’d consider it an honor, and it does mean you’ve got a bright future with us.”

After a grueling full-day of modeling, Eveline returned to the coach’s house and did some homework. School work had become oddly comforting, a boring, mundane activity that was a reassuring bit of normality in her increasingly strange world.

The following week, the auction house limo was waiting at Eveline’s school when she finished classes to transport her to company headquarters, where Nancy was waiting with some paperwork.