First Time with a Girl

Lauren and Lindsey

In the quiet solitude of the early morning, a young doe cautiously emerged from the dense underbrush, her eyes gleaming with curiosity as she surveyed the tranquil lake. The serene surface reflected the nascent light of the rising sun, painting a scene of untouched beauty. Meanwhile, in a small cabin nestled in the embrace of the woods, a fourteen year old girl named Lauren stirred from her slumber, the gentle sounds of nature acting as a lullaby to coax her into wakefulness.

The cabin's walls, adorned with the soft patina of time, whispered secrets of past summers filled with laughter and joy. However, this summer was different. Lauren's parents had brought her to this cabin in the woods for the summer to escape the merciless teasing that had become a constant in her school life. Lauren's heart felt as heavy as the antique furniture that filled the cabin, weighing her down with each painful memory of cruel words and spiteful glances she got throughout the entire school year. She yearned for the simplicity of the woods, hoping it could mend the cracks in her shattered self-esteem.

With a quiet determination, Lauren slipped out of her cabin into the warm embrace of the dawn. The dew-kissed grass felt cool against her bare feet as she made her way to the lake's edge, the crunching sound beneath her toes a comforting symphony of solitude. The water, a crystalline mirror of the heavens, beckoned her with its gentle whispers. She undressed, the fabric of her clothes clinging to her body briefly before falling to the earth, leaving her feeling vulnerable yet oddly liberated.

As Lauren submerged her naked body into the lake, the water caressed her skin, washing away the layers of sadness that had clung to her like a second skin. As she bathed in the lake water, the world's ugliness momentarily forgotten. But as the sun climbed higher, casting dappled light through the canopy of leaves above, a twig snapped in the distance, alerting Lauren that someone or something was behind her on the shore line.

Panic surged through Lauren as she realized she wasn't alone. As Lauren turned her body around: a figure emerged from the forest, and Lauren's breath hitched in her throat, preparing for the inevitable ridicule of her body. But as Lauren turned her head, she saw that the individual that had stumbled upon her in the lake was that of another fourteen year old girl wearing a white shirt; a girl whose face mirrored Lauren's own surprise. The two teenage girls stared at each other for a moment, the silence stretching taut between them like a bowstring ready to snap.

The other girl's cheeks flushed a deep crimson as she realized she had stumbled upon Lauren in such a vulnerable state. "I'm so sorry," she stuttered, averting her gaze and fumbling for the right words. "I didn't mean to... I just didn't know anyone was here." Her voice was sweet and genuine, a stark contrast to the taunts Lauren was accustomed to.

"I'm so sorry. My family is staying in the other cabin a mile away. When I went hiking this morning, I didn't anyone was..."

Lauren cut the other girl off, as she really she had more to apologize for as she said, "No. I should have been more careful. I'm sorry you had to see my ugly naked body just now."

But instead of hearing mockery from another person her age, the other girl suddenly spoke words that surprised Lauren.

"What are you talking about? You're not ugly. You're... you're really beautiful." she said softly, her voice carrying across the water. Lauren's eyes widened in shock. No one had ever called her that before. Not like this. Not without a hint of sarcasm or malice.

The two girls remained there, Lauren in the lake and the other girl on the shore, an invisible barrier between them slowly dissolving. Despite her initial fear, Lauren felt an unexpected warmth spread through her chest. Could it be that there was someone out there who saw her not as the ugly duckling she had been labeled, but as something more? Something beautiful?