Chapter 4 Thursday

Thursday

When Zoe woke up that Thursday Morning, she remembered she will be hanging out with Brooke that day. Zoe stretched her arms and opened her eyes. Tracy was, of course, there, so she got up and hugged her before moving to the bathroom. Having removed her pajamas, she tossed it into the laundry hamper before she got up and walked into the shower, where she hurriedly got herself washed before coming out to sit over the covered toilet.

This allowed her to rest her feet and get herself dry from the shower before getting dried. “Zoe! Breakfast is ready!” Her mother called, “I’ll be right there!” Zoe replied, and walked out of her bathroom. Two more days, she thought, two more days and I’ll be dressed forever. Zoe had gotten used to going to school naked, but it would overjoy her to be clothed again.

Zoe found her seat beside her sister and mother, whom like the day before, were naked as she was. Nicole has placed the plates with their breakfast before them, while being assisted by her elder sister. Zoe couldn’t help but notice the breasts of her mother and sister jiggling and move as they worked. She tried not to think about it too much and let it distract her, or worse, cause offense.

With her mother and sisters’ work complete, the naked women began eating their breakfast. This time, they ate the eggs of varying styles. Zoe liked scrambled eggs, while Tracy liked it sunny side up, and Nicole liked it poached. Zoe didn’t know what style her other mother, Kelly liked, but she had a suspicion that it was scrambled like her.

With Breakfast finally finished, Zoe left the dining room and entered the living room to watch TV while she waited for her mom and sister to get ready. She knows their routine, so she didn’t think about her mother and sister, leaving the room to get ready. When Tracy came in and found Zoe sitting on the couch, she sat beside her. Zoe allowed her body to lean over towards her sister, who held her close. The two watched together quietly, save for giggles during the hilarious parts.

They were watching a comedy TV because of daylight savings time screwing with TV schedules. Unfortunately, they couldn’t finish the show they were watching as their mother returned to them and brought them to the car. They spent their ride talking about the day’s events and how different it will be. Eventually they could see their high school, and the girls spotted Brook, with Cecilia, Jill, and Jan.

When Nicole parked the car, and Zoe got out, beside Tracy, Brooke shortly moved to give Zoe and then Tracy a hug in greeting. As Zoe watched, she saw Brooke move to stand behind her and felt an arm around her shoulders. Zoe appreciated how careful Brooke was in not touching her breasts. “Morning Cutie, I heard you got a ball in a hoop yesterday. I have to say I am so proud!” Brooke said, and at the cutie comment, Zoe couldn’t help but blush.

She continued blushing as Cecilia tagged on. “Yeah, that sounded so amazing. I wish I had thought to follow you to the gym,” said Cecilia, before Jan added her own comments, which echoed how amazed she had felt. Zoe soon spoke of the topic in her own words. “Yeah, I’m glad Tracy brought me up there to toss the ball. It was amazing! To be able to toss the ball in.”

The nude teen remembered her discovery yesterday and wondered if Tracy had told the others who hadn’t been aware. Thus far, they didn’t seem to comment on it, but she noticed Cecilia looking at her periodically with an odd look on her face. Instead of speaking, she leaned into Brooke, who held her close. Her mind processed the feelings of clothes on naked skin, as well as Brooke’s skin on her own. Brooke was warm, perhaps because she stayed a bit in the school’s warmth.

“Man, do I ever feel excited, I get to keep Zoe all day.” Brooke said with a smile to Zoe, before her attention went to Tracy and in a serious tone of voice, she spoke to her. “I promise to be on my best behavior, and Zoe will be safe with me. I also got everything set up with my teachers.” Brooke had said. Zoe turned her head to her sister, who nodded her head in approval. “I trust you Brooke, you’re my best friend and you’re a kind person,” Tracy had said in reply.

Cecilia was the next to speak, but it was to Brooke, telling her about the special way of walking that she and Zoe had discovered. Brooke nodded, accepting the important info and adjusted how she was holding Zoe so that Zoe didn’t put too much weight on her right foot. At that moment, the bell rang for the start of school. This meant that they should go their separate ways. Tracy placed a hand on Cecilia’s shoulder, and Brooke did the same with Zoe, and they walked. When Brooke didn’t stop at the elevator, Zoe looked up at her and opened her mouth to ask.

“My first class is downstairs,” Brooke said, having sensed the question Zoe wanted to ask. The younger teen quietly nodded her head and followed beside her as they walked. As Brooke continued to have her arm over Zoe’s shoulder, the 9th grader found she enjoyed having Brooke’s arms over her shoulder. She felt protected by it. Zoe also used Brooke’s strength, as Cecilia had warned her as they made their journey into Brooke’s first class.

Zoe blinked her eyes in surprise as she took in the classroom before her. They lined the room with mirrors and chairs in front of them. As the two entered, she caught sight of the teacher’s desk, which was attached to the wall across from the door. “Morning miss Boobier!” Brooke said, calling out to the teacher as she led Zoe inside. The teacher, a woman with red hair, looked up and smiled at the two of them. “Ah, hello Brooke, who is the cutie with you?” She asked as the two teens came closer towards the teacher, only to stop at the chair and mirror set closest to the teacher’s desk.

Zoe couldn’t help but spot a mannequin head with hair, which immediately told her this was the cosmetology class. Though at being called Cutie, again Zoe blushed with embarrassment. She allowed Brooke to introduce her as she saw Brooke take a towel from the teacher and placed it on the seat, and tenderly she got Zoe to sit on it, and the seat.

“The cutie is Zoe, Zoe Dancer, who is the younger sister of the girl’s Basketball Team Captain, Tracy,” Brooke said as she made sure that Zoe was relaxed in the seat. Zoe’s head instantly shot to Brooke as she discovered something new about her sister. “Wait, Tracy’s the captain of the Team?! She never said!” Zoe said and noted the other students entering the class. She noticed she was the only one in the program amongst them, which caused her to feel a little embarrassed. She also saw they seemed to be alone and not with a companion like she was.

“Yeah, she doesn’t like to brag about it.” Brooke explained, as around them the other students got themselves set up with a mannequin. As the teen noticed they were sitting in the seats, it made her feel guilty about stealing the seat. The teacher had gotten up from her seat and had approached Brooke, as Zoe spoke her apology “Sorry, I stole her seat, didn’t I? I’ll get up.” Around this time she started getting up, but Brooke and the Teacher placed their hands on her shoulders. “stay” they said, and she saw them smile. “So what do you think, Brooke?” The Teacher asked as they looked at Zoe.

Zoe, like most girls at the school, had long hair. Her own almost covered her eyes at the front, and at the back it came near her butt.

“I’d like to part her hair so that her eyes aren’t covered, but might need to cut it, and at the back, maybe we bind it like that one character in ... What’s it called ... Evil Sky? Yeah, she had pink hair that was kept in a long ponytail. I think it went below her butt, but hers isn’t that long,” Brook said with a smile for Zoe’s benefit.

Zoe sat there with confusion on her mind as the mannequin behind her didn’t have that long hair. She didn’t know what the two were talking about before the Teacher spoke. “Indeed, might be the best, since she isn’t supposed to be covered in the Program, though I had thought of giving you the assignment for twin tails, think that would look better?” Zoe realized they were talking about her which made her blush. Brooke grinned “oh that would look cute on her!” The teacher smiled, before she nodded her head. “Then that’s the plan.” She said before she moved on to check on the other students.

Fear shot through Zoe’s entire body as she started to fret that Brooke might get a lower mark because of her. “Please, no, I ... I’m not cute, not like you or Tracy,” Zoe begged, but she became distracted as Brooke hugged the naked girl and kissed her on her lips. “Dont worry, and you’re wrong, you are cute. Just need to bring it out into the open and I will.”

[Authors Note: I’d like to mention that I have never attended the cosmetology class at my high school, but I have had friends who did and I saw some mannequin heads, so I thought this was it, I apologize If I was wrong]

The act of getting kissed surprised her, and Brooke used that to her advantage. Zoe both felt and saw her hair moving from her vision. She also saw them fall away as Brooke used a pair of scissors to cut them. She knew this meant she wouldn’t be able to hide her eyes anymore. The teen saw Brooke turn her chair and face the mirrors, and she could see what Brooke was doing.

She continued watching as Brooke pulled her hair back tenderly and draped it over the chair. After this was done, Brooke began working on her hair, turning the long strands into twin tails.

She showed Zoe how she looked with another mirror after she finished. Zoe continued to blush as she saw herself. “She has Hazel eyes?” The Teacher asked as she saw her eyes for the first time. “Yeah, Tracy mentioned she should have hazel eyes. And looks like that hasn’t changed since she was 6 years old.” Brooke told her teacher and turned her attention to Zoe again.

With her attention on Zoe’s face, Brooke noticed she was blushing, and frowned as she thought of a way to help Zoe.

Brooke set down the comb and the other tools she used and then helped Zoe to stand. “be brave, you are cute, and beautiful ... but don’t take my word for it” Brooke whispered to Zoes ears as their teacher soon spoke to the class “ “Everyone, I’d like you all to look at Brooke’s companion and how beautiful she looks.” Brooke moved Zoe forward to show off the blushing 14-year-old program participant. Zoe could hear comments, all of which were a form of how cute she was.

As the teen scanned the room, she spotted and recognized two of the girls in the class who had been there yesterday in the Gym.

Brooke lightly led Zoe through the classroom so that the class could get a closer look, as well as the two basketball players. She’d learned already that the players were Alice Swan and Tina Mack. As Zoe and Brooke came closer, they each smiled at the 14-year-old and lightly placed their hands on her cheek. “I wish I was in grade 11 and could have chosen you! Gosh, you’re so cute!” “Right?!” Brook and Tina said at the same time, before she brought Zoe back to sit and she watched her focus on the other work she needed to take care of.

It fascinated Zoe as she watched the class continue their work and turned her attention to the mirror again. It had been a while since she’d seen her face like this, and she didn’t think it was normal. Before she knew it, the bell rang, as she’d gotten distracted by her watching. Brooke helped her up and once more placed her arm around Zoe’s shoulders. But this time, Zoe felt different, because her hair was providing some cover. Now, because of what Brooke had done to her, her hand had snuck under her hair.

Brooke’s hand was warm to the touch, so she didn’t complain about it as they left. Though unfortunately, Brooke’s next class was upstairs, so they had to walk down a hall to the elevator, and then walk in the opposite direction.

The class was a Computer Programming class, and the two were quiet as Brooke led the way to the back. “I’m far-sighted, so back here is perfect for me, and don’t worry about taking notes, just listen,” Brooke whispered in Zoe’s ear. As the two came to what Zoe discovered to be Brooke’s desk, she spotted a chair with a towel resting on it.

It was as if it was waiting for a program participant to sit on it. Brooke sat down at her computer, and Zoe sat down, though, because of how a girl across from them was looking, she moved to sit closer to Brooke. Brooke just patted her in comfort before she focused on her work.

As Brooke worked, they impressed Zoe with Brooke’s typing speed, and how the words, or what looked like words, just speedily appeared. Because of how strict the bald-headed teacher seemed to be, she chose not to say anything. She didn’t want to distract Brooke and get into trouble with him.

The young teen was glad that he hadn’t asked her if she wanted relief. Perhaps when preparing for her, he learned not to ask. But because of how scary and strict he seemed to be, she felt too scared to ask for the bathroom, so she held it. She was certain she could control her urge, and at the same time, Brooke finished her work. At which point she called the teacher over and pressed a button that turned her code into a program that worked well. “Excellent work, Brooke, you have some free 15 minutes until the class ends ... why don’t you ... Take your companion to the bathroom, she looks like she needs it” The teacher said in a whisper, that only Brooke and Zoe could hear.

Brooke reacted by looking over at Zoe immediately, and at the moment she saw how she was behaving, she instantly got Zoe up and led the way to the bathroom. Zoe soon found herself in the stall, and she soon sat down.

“Zee, don’t you ask to go to the bathroom?” Brooke asked as she leaned against the wall. “Yeah,” was Zoe’s reply, which caused a reaction from Brooke in a sound escaping her before she spoke her question “then why didn’t you ask?” The question caused Zoe to blush “cause he looked strict, I thought he wouldn’t allow it.” Brooke laughed a little, though she stifled that quick. “He’s all bark. He won’t prevent you from going if you need to. Plus, he lawfully can’t do that,” Brooke said before she added “if you’re worried about causing me to become distracted when I should be working, don’t, I’ll never get angry at you if you actually need something.” Brooke finished, only to hear “Oh,” coming from Zoe in response.

After Zoe finished her business, Brooke washed both of their hands, then led the way back to the classroom.

Of course, with their luck, the bell rang before they could enter it, so Brooke hurried to get her things, then led Zoe to her third-period class. Which was Home EC, specifically the sewing portion of the class. Brooke got Zoe to a seat so that Zoe could rest before she turned to the teacher for the class.

“Morning, Miss Lite. Before we begin, I was just thinking and had an idea. I remembered you saying you might not have a semester final for this class, and so I was thinking, for tomorrow as a due date, think we could make clothes? See Zoe’s clothes were stolen on Monday, so her family is concerned about her wearing clothes on the way here, but Friday is the end of her program, so I was hoping we could make something for her to wear at the end of school tomorrow, would that be ok?” Brooke asked her teacher.

Zoe blinked in surprise, and she saw the other students listening, and they also turned their heads to look at her, which caused her to blush. She’d also seen that there didn’t seem to be as many students here as in the other class. She remembered that Home EC was also offered to 9th graders, so maybe the other students were also with their chosen 11 Grader like she was.

Ms. Lite took but a moment to think about it, and as the other students seemed to be delighted with the idea, she agreed with a nod. “Ok, and since it was your idea, I’ll allow you to pick who does what,” she said. Brooke nodded “I handle underwear, Chloe, you have her top, and Becky her pants” Each nodded their heads, and Ms. Lite took out a measuring tape and handed that to Brooke before going to her desk.

“Should I get up?” Zoe asked Brooke, who shook her head, “Not yet, I’ll tell you when,” Brooke said and began taking her measurements. First, the tape went around her body, underneath her breasts and ribs. From what Zoe saw, Brooke made clear notes. As she finished, Zoe noticed another student, Chloe, come over to copy the notes since they regarded the top half of her body.

Brooke then turned her attention to Zoe and spoke to her. “Alright, Zee, I’m going to measure your breasts in a moment. But it will only be me doing that, ok?” Brooke told Zoe and gave her time to prepare herself. Brooke knew Zoe was uncomfortable with people touching her, including anything remotely sexual, so she wanted to let her prepare.

Brooke breathed on her hands and rubbed them. This made her hands warm to the touch, and then she took the measuring tape and measured Zoe’s breasts. Her fingers grazed Zoe’s breasts, causing Zoe to jump at the contact, but Brooke’s hand’s felt warm to her. “Sorry, Zee,” she whispered, as she didn’t want to cause Zoe discomfort more than she had.

Brooke was quick to take measurements of her companion’s breasts, then whispered into Zoe’s ear, asking what was her normal bra size. With a blush, Zoe whispered back the answer, which surprised Brooke. But with the measurements she’d taken, only confirmed the size, she finished her work. They then made Zoe lie on a table, where the other student who had been copying Brooke’s notes took measurements of her arms, but this time for her lower half.

Before long, everyone was around her, taking notes, making measurements of the leg of her arms and legs and everything. This was frightening Zoe, so Brooke moved to her head, so that Zoe can see her there and not panic. This allowed Zoe to wait calmly as the class took measurements from her.

Zoe then used the opportunity to ask Brooke another question, “so ... What’s your next class after this?” she asked Brooke, hoping it distracted her. “Health class,” Brooke replied, then widened her eyes. “Oh, crap” “What?’ Asked Zoe and their teacher at the same time. “So far this week, there have been no program participants in the class...” “s ... Wait, does that mean that ... I might be used?” Zoe’s eyes widened in horror and fear.

If the teacher was evil, they could take her virginity or something, but she hoped they didn’t. But what was worse, they might want to touch her. Zoe panicked as fear set in, forcing Brooke to move a classmate aside to hug her and comfort her.

“Oh yeah, that’s ordinarily the case,” Ms. Lite said, “but this day is different and Zoe isn’t enrolled for the class. She’ll be there, absolutely, but only as your companion, and as far as the school is concerned, unless the teachers had Brooke’s permission, they can’t do anything to you. Essentially, you’re like Brooke’s kid, or maybe a pet might also be the case is what the School’s thought is.”

Zoe’s eyes blinked as she listened to the teacher’s words and felt her panic settle. The young teen wasn’t sure she liked the idea of being called a pet, let alone Brooke’s kid. The idea of being considered a pet, however, caused her to remember stories. Of two sisters forced to act like dogs, including going on walks, and peeing and pooping outside. It was odd to think about, and she was glad that they did not include it in her high school.

“Pet, huh?” Brooke asked with a mischievous smile, but that changed when she saw the fear on Zoe’s face. “Whoa, don’t worry Zee, I am not going to treat you like that!” Brookes’ words caused Zoe to noticeably relax. The others finished with their measurements and went to their stations. Brooke helped Zoe off the table and got her to sit on a stool so that she could watch her work. Periodically Brooke would look at Zoe, and then go to grab the material she will use and the other stuff to make proper underwear.

Zoe noticed that the others in the room were glancing at her as well. She assumed it was because she was naked, so she tried not to let it bother her. Instead, her mind focused on the day’s events. She’d gotten her hairstyle changed, and she got to see a programming class, which she found interesting. She wasn’t sure what classes she would be in next semester other than History but maybe she hoped they might let her take programming.

Zoe soon became so lost in thought that the time passed by swiftly and the bell rang for lunch. Brooke tenderly shook her to get her attention. “Come, it’s time for us to get some food,” she told her companion, and helped her off the table so Zoe could follow her. Zoe leaned into Brooke and Brooke had her arm over her shoulder again.

When the two spotted their friends, Brooke called to them and watched as they turned and then gasp at the sight of Zoe’s new hairstyle. “Oh. MY. FUCKING. GOODNESS!!: Cecilia couldn’t help but exclaim as she stepped toward her best friend. “Zoe! You look cute!” Zoe just blushed at the compliments. “Brooke, I owe you a debt of gratitude!” Tracy said as she saw her sister’s new hairstyle.

Jill and Jan both agreed that Zoe looked better this way. They soon found their seats, and Tracy and Brooke went to grab food. Zoe thought that as Brooke was responsible for her, that she was getting food for her too, but she wasn’t sure. But she heard Brooke tell Tracy about what her Home EC class will be doing for tomorrow. Cecilia stayed back to keep Zoe company, leaving Jill to go grab food for her sister as well. Jan just took out her lunch bag and got herself ready.

“So how are Brooke’s classes?” Cecilia asked Zoe, who promptly responded. “they are fine, her Second period was fascinating, she’s in a programming class, and I’m hoping I could take that next semester., and her Thirds Home EC, though it was at the point where they were in the room with the sewing machines. Brooke got to be in charge, and she told them that they will be making an outfit for me to wear tomorrow.” She told Cecilia.

Cecilia grinned as she listened. “That was nice of her and was her first period where your new hairstyle came from?” Zoe nodded her head and saw Tracy and Brooke returning. Tracy set down Zoe’s food in front of her. “Bon Apatite, sis,” Tracy said as she moved her food across from her sister and sat.

“Thanks, Tracy,” she said cheerfully and began eating her food. “Zoe was telling me she enjoyed your Second period, and third, Brooke.” Cecilia said as she began eating her food as well. “Second, and third, not first, then?” Brooke frowned, but she hoped to make it up to her, and do something Zoe will enjoy.

“So from what I remember, Tracy’s second period class is art with Mr. Barr. So, did you enjoy that?” Zoe asked her best friend, and felt pleased when Cecilia had nodded her head, and said, “it was so neat! To see how the colors changed, and to see them put art on this paper thingy they were using.”

Zoe saw Tracy smile as she listened to the conversation the 14-year-olds were having. “Tracy also drew me, too. Which was nice of her!” Cecilia had added, causing Zoe to smile, and also to remember about how she’ll be attending Tracy’s class tomorrow.

As time passed, the girls ate their lunches, and the conversation happened between the 9th graders in the group who spoke of their time shadowing the two 11th graders. Zoe learned that, like Brooke, Tracy also had a spare period. She learned Brooke had one because her class had been inhabited almost entirely by 9th graders except for her.

Tracy planned on taking Cecilia out on to their date, but Brooke would stay back as she needed to practice for Band, Zoe also learned she’d also wanted to take the chance of getting Zoe prepared as well as to see what she could do.

Finally, the bell rang, signalling the start of the fourth-period classes. Cecilia and Tracy said their goodbyes before leaving, as had Jill and Jan to go find their companions. Brooke helped Zoe up and led her to her fourth period. Sensing Zoe’s growing fear, Brooke held her close to comfort her as they walked. “It’s gonna be ok, Zee,” Brooke told her as they walked and used the elevator to her next class.

The Teacher spotted Brooke and Zoe as they entered and spoke to them. “ah, Brooke, and excellent a program participant, could we-” The Teacher started saying but was cut off. Brooke replied with a “No” and all the teacher could get out was “but-” before Brooke explained “No, she’s a flight risk to fainting if anything even casually sexual happens to her”

The teacher just blinked, but as Brooke’s third-period teacher said since the Fourth-period teacher didn’t have her permission, she didn’t do anything. They guided Zoe to the back, where there was an extra seat waiting for her.

Zoe watched as Brooke completed her worksheet, which talked about hygiene, and the various techniques needed. She thought they were common sense, and she couldn’t help but wonder why they needed to work on that for school. Zoe blushed when she saw the parts regarding female genitals. “That’s not real or normal,” she whispered in Brooke’s ear. Brooke giggled and nodded. “Right?!”

The page’s art showed a mutilated genital area that had been circumcised. As Zoe had never seen a circumcised private parts before, she thought the ones she’d seen were unnatural.

After a while, Brooke took a break, and Zoe leaned back before she heard Brooke whispering into her ear. “Zee, I need to use the toilet. How about you?” Brooke asked. As Brooke asked, Zoe had indeed felt she needed to use the toilet, so the girls got up and went to the front, where Brooke got permission.

Zoe went into the last stall, and Brooke went in beside her, where they did their business before heading to the sinks. Brooke took Zoe’s hand and washed her hands, as well as her own. “You like doing that, don’t you?” Zoe asked with a smile, “of course, plus Tracy will kill me if I let any germs get to you,” Brooke replied almost deadpan. Brooke soon led the way back and Zoe observed once more, before the bell for 6th period.

“Alright!” Brooke said enthusiastically, as excitement filled her, as well as Zoe. “I know you didn’t like the first period. I’m truly sorry that I made you uncomfortable, but I wanted to show off how cute you really are. I’m looking forward to where we are going next. The Auditorium!” Brooke said,

While snuggling in under Brooke’s arm over her shoulder, Zoe could feel how excited Brooke seemed to be as they walked. The thought of being able to play on the piano again made her feel excited, too. Brooke was kind enough to stop when Zoe started feeling the pain in her legs. As the two walked, they spotted program participants getting hounded for requests. This caused Zoe to become fearful, so Brooke chose a different path to take Zoe where they didn’t get as hounded.

The thought of getting hounded like those in the older grades reminded her that she had yet to receive a request. Though her thoughts were more innocent in that she thought it was because there were others for those requests, so they didn’t need to do it. She was not aware that it was because of her sister’s rep.

Eventually, the two found themselves in the Auditorium and Brooke led the way to the piano, Zoe remembered from Monday. “I got the placed prepared for us,” Brooke was saying, and Zoe saw the towel she’d placed there for Zoe. As Zoe sat on it, Brooke was still talking, “Ok, so Tracy said you haven’t had previous piano lessons?” Brooke asked. Zoe blinked with a nod of her head. “That’s a surprise cause the song you were playing on Monday was good. Can you play it again for me?” Brooke asked.

Zoe nodded and started playing the song again from memory. “Huh, I don’t know this song...” Brooke was saying as she neared the end of the song. “I, um, made it up,” Zoe confessed and heard the gasp in Brooke’s voice as she spoke. “wow, really?!” Brooke asked, and as Zoe looked, she saw the proud smile on her face as the older teen sat beside her.

“Yeah, I moved my fingers through the keys like this,” Zoe shows moving her fingers and making all the keys play a key sound. “Then I only chose, which sounded better to my ears,” Zoe explained.

Brooke looked at Zoe with admiration and respect. “Then you might have a special musical talent, which might mean you’re a prodigy.” Brooke said and chuckled at a thought she had. “The Dancers are full of prodigies, huh?” She said before she explained, “Tracy is a prodigy when it comes to basketball. She just knows how to get the ball to the hoop. Next week, there’s a game against another school, you’ll see”

Brooke got out a music book and turned it to the beginning page. “Here’s what you’ll need to know if you’re joining the band,” she said. Unfortunately, she couldn’t help but glance at Zoe’s bare crotch. Zoe noticed her looking and glanced down as well. They saw that Zoe was damp around her private parts, and Brooke suspected because it was Brooke touching and being so near her.

“Technically, I’m a teacher at the moment ... So, do you need relief?” Zoe squeaked like Brooke expected her to. “Zee, why don’t you ask for it?” she asked her “C ... cause ... I’m scared of people touching, I ... I prefer only those I know well, but I don’t want to ruin my friendship with Cecilia, and I thought Tracy would be uncomfortable... “ Zoe said amid stutters.