Chapter 3

Jack sat in the lobby of boy's dorm waiting for work meeting to begin. He had been designated an extra, and that meant he would be assigned to any work crew that needed another laborer. He had an uneasy feeling that his work details would take lots of muscle and no brains. The exercise would be good, but the boredom would be tedious and frustrating. Jack looked at the clock on the wall. He still had 15 minutes before the meeting began so he settled back and tried to relax.

Jack heard a noise out in the hall and he looked up. Leaning against the wall was a girl with long black hair. She was slim and showed an attractive figure. Her skin had an olive tone that denoted a Southern European ancestry. She scrutinized him with dark brown eyes that showed she liked what she saw.

"Hi, you look kind of lonely," her voice had a musical quality to it. "My name is Marcella, but everyone calls me Marcie." She waited for Jack the reply.

"I'm just waiting for work meeting to start." Jack answered quietly. "I didn't know girls could come into the boy's dorm, not that I mind." He felt a strong sexual attraction to this girl.

"Do you have a name or not?" she feigned frustration with his distraction, but it was easy to see she felt the same way about Jack.

"Jack" he finally said.

"I work for Mrs. Stoudon. Clean the house, baby-sit the kid, and other chores she needs done while she is at work. I'm here most days and sometimes nights and weekends when they travel." She paused. "Maybe I'll see you at recreation tonight and we can get to know each other better." She gave Jack a seductive look as she spoke.

"I'd like that," Jack heard the bell ring, signaling that it was time to go to work. "See ya", he said as he stood to leave. Things were definitely looking a lot better.

The blond boy in the breakfast line amused Marian. She had overheard his name during the conversation between him and his friend. She had felt a stirring sensation between her breasts like an electrical pulse from the medallion when she had spoken to Jack and she wondered if that was a result of the sexual nature of the disk or some kind of signal to her. She visualized Jack without his shirt and that was not something normal for her. The encounter had aroused more than her curiosity. She focused her attention on serving the food and went back to work. It was going to be a long day.

After the cafeteria closed and they were clearing the bain, Mary, one of her friends that worked in the kitchen, looked Marian in the eye with a knowing smile, "You thought that new guy was hot, didn't you?" She paused, "It was like seeing a deer staring into a set of oncoming headlights. It's OK if you like him, he hasn't been here long enough to have a girlfriend. But you better hurry, I may try myself."

Marian couldn't believe what she was hearing. "Was it really that obvious? I'm going to accidentally run into him at recreation tonight." She looked down at her feet. "He's probably got a girlfriend at home. But, we'll see."

"Brian White is interested in you." Marian giggled as she watched Mary's face turn red.

"How did you know that?" Mary asked.

"His sister, Susan, knows and she talks a lot." She smiled at Mary. "From your reaction you like him too. Don't worry; I'm not going to tell anyone. Susan said he plans to talk to you tonight. This might be an interesting evening for both of us."

The rest of Marian's shift was uneventful. She saw Jack go through the lunch line but she didn't get to speak to him. She had been given the cleaning detail and the sinks were in the back of the kitchen. At two o'clock her shift was over and she left the cafeteria looking forward to a long shower and some time to rest and get ready for the social planned for that night.