The second part of my sleepover story. Enjoy everyone.
With Shelly freed from her ropes, the three of us put the matter of TUGs aside for a little while and began the usuaul happenings of a sleep over. Shelly took a few minuts and unrolled her sleeping bag on the floor of the carpeted area. Amber and I finished ours and we started trying to decied what to do next. Shelly spoke up first as she was serving as our host and had a reasonably full agenda planned out. However, she was more than flexible to accommodate Amber and me if we had any other ideas on the matter. "Well, I have plenty of movies if you want to watch one or more of them. There located over in the drawers over by the VCR take your pick if you want. I have a whole slew of board games. There is also my play station located under the TV if you two want to play, but I only have two controllers so we will have to take turns. Or, we could tell stories or play another game if either of you have anything in mind." Shelly finished her speech and waited for the two of us to respond. Amber asked if she could have a look at the movies and maybe start with that. Shelly nodded and took us over towards the video cassette drawers that sat underneath the VCR on the television stand.
Amber and I began to traverse the collection slowly together. "I am going to go and make some popcorn while the two of you pick something out. I will be back in a few minutes okay." Amber and I nodded and continued your perusal of the tapes while Shelly exited the basement and headed upstairs. It was a good offer and popcorn sounded like a nice companion to the movie. Shelly had quite a few tapes to choose from. It was apparent by the selection that her parents kept the older stuff well somewhere else in the house. Most of the tapes were G and PG quality movies. Still, when I was nine that was a great selection to choose from. Amber and I took a few minutes to dig through the drawers and come to a consensus. Now that I am looking back on this, I am not sure of what the first movie was. It was a cartoon of some kind and I think Disney put it out, but I am not entirely sure. Once we made our choice, Amber pushed the tape into the VCR and began the process of fast forwarding past the opening previews and the FBI warning about copying videos. This way the movie would be ready to play when Shell got back with the popcorn.
The two of us didn't have to wait very long at all. Shelly came back in about 15 minutes or so with a huge blue bowl filled to the brim with butter popcorn. "So, what did you decide on?" She asked. Amber and I told her the title and explained that we were already to get started with the viewing. Shelly nodded and told us that she preferred that we sit on the floor. "My mother doesn't like me to have food on the furniture down here. She hates having to search through the cushions to get food out of there. It attracts critters and we don't need any down here if you know what I mean." She finished. "That's fine, it's your house and your rules." The three of us formed a semicircle around the ends of our sleeping bags facing the television on the floor. Amber pushed the play button the VCR and Shelly deposited the large bowl of popcorn in the center of our circle between the three of us. The movie started to roll and we watched it. After about a half hour or so, the three of us had managed to empty the bowl of popcorn while the movie was playing. Shelly offered to refill the bowl and told us she would be right back. She offered to let us keep the movie running while she was gone. Shelly had already seen it numerous times and was more than content to let it continue without her so that we would have more time for other games later on.
Amber and I took Shelly up on her offer and she left the room with the empty popcorn bowl. Amber and I continued to keep our eyes fixed on the television for the next five minutes or so. However, Amber changed her gaze back and fourth between the movie and me. She had a perplexed look on her face as if she wanted to ask me something, but she didn't know how to approach the subject. Finally, she broke the silence and popped a question my way that had little to do with the current activity. "Jennifer, can I ask you something?" Amber finally wrangled up the courage to get out. I turned to her half annoyed by the interruption and answered. "Sure what is it?" "Well, I've known you for a while now and I was wondering why you never told me you like to get tied up? I mean I have been over to your house like a hundred times and I have never seen you tied up by your brothers like you talked about earlier. I was just wondering why you told Shelly about it and never shared it with me?" I looked over at my friend and I could see that her eyes showed a good deal perplexity. She wasn't necessesarily angry with the subject. More that she was confused by why Shelly had been given this piece of information before she had despite all our years of friendship.
I took a moment to weigh my response as I knew that a great deal was riding on it. The problem was that I didn't know how to respond to the question. It had never occurred to me why I didn't tell Amber about my games. So, I settled on the truth rather than trying to construct an excuse. I gave her the long explanation about how I didn't know how she would react and that I didn't want to damage our friendship over the matter. I had kept my games secret from most people outside of my family and extended family over the years and that was just the way it was. I told the story of how Shelly and I had met in full detail. It had just been luck that she had found me all tied up on the front porch. The situation required an explanation and it had peaked Shelly's interest in the matter and I had told her that we could try a game with her sometime if she wanted. Looking back on the evening I should have waited until it was just the two of us. But, you don't think about things like that when your nine years old. You act on impulses and do whatever seems to be the best course of action at the time of your choices.
I finished my explanation and Amber took it in with a lot of thought on the matter. Then, I watched the concern melt back from her face and a quiet smile return. "Sorry to put you on the spot Jen. I just thought that Shelly was a better friend than me and I was worried about losing you as a best friend I guess. But, I can see why you had to tell her everything. I am still a little surprised by you myself. I really don't know what to say on the matter, but I am glad that you were honest with me. Let's drop it for now Shelly will be back soon and we will have some more time do discuss it later." I felt strange leaving the conversation unfinished, but I thought it was better to let the matter go for the moment. This was always a touchy subject for people and I didn't want to do anything to endanger my friendship with Amber. I had known her forever and the two of were very close. I let the subject drop and returned my attention to the movie. Amber did the same and the two of us watch the film pass on the TV. After a few more minutes, Shelly finally returned and apologized for the long wait. Her brother was on the phone and she had to wait for him to finish before she could turn the popcorn popper back on. She had refilled the bowl and set it back in it's place of honor at the center of the semicircle. The three of us resumed consuming it and watching the movie.
We watched the remainder of the movie to it's conclusion. The second bowl of popcorn took us a whole lot longer to consume than the first one did. The three of us were a little more full now and the demand for the food was a little more limited Still, by the end of the film the three of us had emptied the bowl completely. All that remained were a few of the unpopped kernels in the bottom of the bowl and a little salt and butter residue around the edges. The movie finally came to an end and Shelly got up to turn it off. She stopped the tape and began the process of rewinding it so that it could be put away properly. Meanwhile, Amber collected the popcorn bowl and placed it on a near by table to remove it from the floor. I just stood up and stretched while I waited for my friends to complete their respective tasks. I had been sitting for a long time and standing up was a welcome relief to the stiffness in my legs. After we all took a moment to stretch and Shelly finished putting the movie away she reached under the TV and opened a lower cabinet door. She withdrew a deck of playing cards and asked if we wanted to play a card came.
Amber and I said that was fine and the tree of us sat down and with Shelly in a small circle facing each other. Our host began to deal and the three of us began the game. I think it was something like Crazy 8's or something similar, but again I am not all that sure. Anyway, we played a couple of round of the game and talked back and fourth. Amber and Shelly had met a school a few times during the last weeks of the school year. But, this was her first time hanging out with her and she wanted to know a little more about her. Shelly and I had played together a few times now given the close proximity of our homes. In that time we had come to know each other quite well and I sat quietly as Shelly filled in the blanks about her life. The game continued and served as a good medium to break the ice between the two while I sat back and just enjoyed the fun. It turned out that Amber was the best card player of the group or maybe she was just lucky that night. Either way after an hour of cards she was well ahead of the other two of us. When the game concluded, Shelly gather up the cards and place them back in the box. Then she returned it to it's location under the TV.
With that completed, she look back towards the two of us for another idea of how to proceed with the evening. I had been to a couple of sleepovers growing up, but I really had to admit that I didn't have any actual idea of what to do at one. Still, that's what friends are for. Amber spoke up and offered an idea that I had never heard of. "Do you two want to play truth or dare?" Amber asked throwing the suggestion casually our way. Shelly and I looked at each other and shot back blank glances towards the opposite person. Neither of us had ever heard of the game. Amber caught onto our distress and offered an explanation of the rules of the game to the two of us. They are the normal rules that most of you are familiar with I am sure. You either get asked a question usually of a personal matter or you end up having to some weird activity to appease the person asking you. There were no special rules in the variant Amber offered. It was an older kids game and the three of us were unsupervised at the moment. As my friend finished explaining the rules of the game, it didn't take her long to convince Shelly and me into playing. We were so gullible at that age that anything of this matter would fly.
The game started off in a the normal way of things, we went around in a circle and asked the normal question of each other. The first time Shelly ended up choosing truth from me and I asked her a rather stupid question that I don't really remember. She answered it and the game moved forward. I asked for truth from Amber and she asked me who I had a crush on at school, which I didn't have a really good answer for so I just pushed out the first name that popped into my head. I got a lot of giggling from the other two girls. The game continued forward and after a few rounds Shelly and I caught onto the idea of the level of stakes that were at place in the game. I got dared to stand on my head, Shelly got tickled and Shelly made Amber take the back popcorn bowl back up to the kitchen and wash it out for her. We played 4 or 5 rounds switching the order of the circle every couple of turns to make sure it was an even game. Amber was a little ticked off from having to do the chore but she soon came up with a good way to get even with Shelly.
The round came back around and Amber asked Shelly the question "Truth or Dare". By this point we didn't have any real questions to ask the other person. Besides, we were having too much fun choosing silly stuff for each other to do. "Dare", Shelly offered without any fear in her voice, as stamen we would all soon regret. "Alright Shelly, I dare you to let Jennifer tie you up again. Only this time she had to do both your hands and feet and make sure you cannot escape." Shelly just shrugged and looked over at me. "Do you have enough rope to really do that Jennifer, or do we need to find some more." I replied that I would have to check what I had and go from there. I excused myself from the game for a few minutes and went over to where my duffel bag rested against the wall. I leaned down and opened the zipper and rummaged through it know what it contained already. I had brought my set of hand cuffs and about half a dozen short coils or rope each about 8 feet in length. I pulled the one I had used earlier and second one from the pile and brought them out. There was no point in overdoing this. This was Shelly's first time and I didn't want to get too elaborate or scare her. I just needed enough rope to complete the dare and move on with the game.
Shelly looked a little more nervous than the first time that I had tied her earlier in the evening. However, she just sat down and turned her back to me waiting for instructions. "Cross your wrist behind your back." I instructed her as she complied bringing her wrist to rest criss cross in the middle of her lower back. I set to work before she changed her mind on the matter. I made 6 or 7 loops around her arms horizontally and then I wrapped them vertically in the middle drawing her hands securely together in the middle of her lower back. Finally, I knotted the two ends of the rope on top of the tie out of the reach of her fingers. Next, I had her put her feet together and tied her ankles parrellel with a center cinch in the middle of the ropes. "There we go, that should hold you." I said as a looked towards my friend content with my efforts.
Shelly began to wiggle around against her ropes. She twisted her hands against each other and shifted her legs in opposite directions. However, the bonds held really securely despite her best efforts to free herself. My friend pulled against the ropes for a couple of minutes and then she just stopped struggling all together. "I think you did a good job Jennifer, I really don't think that I can get out of this at all. Well, I guess I will have to play the rest of the game all tied up like this. I guess it's your turn Amber. Go ahead Jennifer ask her what she wants to do." I looked over at Amber who seemed to be enjoying this peril that I had left Shelly in. "Amber truth or Dare?" I asked as she looked over at the two of us. Amber looked back at me and gave me an her answer. I knew quite a bit about her past and some embarrassing things at that. I am sure she wanted to keep them to herself and I would know if she was lying. "Dare", Amber responded as she had since Shelly and I had gained the first idea of how the game was actually played. At least when it was my turn to ask her.
I looked back over at Amber in that green night gown and I already had the perfect dare in mind. What is good for the goose is also good for the gander if you know what I mean. "Fine Amber, I have the perfect dare for you. I dare you to let me tie you up too. All is fair in love and truth and dare now isn't it?" Amber looked back at me with a mixture of concern and curiosity on her face. I could tell she was still unsure of the matter, but it really didn't matter what her opinion on the matter was. Then, her fear seemed to melt from her expression and she turned her back to me and waited for me to get to work. I took a quick trip back over to my duffle bag and retrieved another two coils of rope from the stash that I had brought. I headed over behind my friend and guided her hands into a X position behind her back and went to work binding her. I bound her in the same way that I tied up Shelly, wrist crossed behind the back and ankles together. "There we go, nice and secure." I said with a smile and a look of satisfaction. I had both of my friends right where I wanted them.
Amber set about struggling and trying out her new situation. She squirmed hard against the ropes and tried to pull her hands against each other. I just sat in watched switching my view between the two of them. Both of them seemed determined to get free before the other one. Both gave it a good hard struggling effort. However, I had several years of skill behind me and I was a real pro at this. After about 15 minutes or so, Amber and Shelly lessened their struggles and just sat there looking across at each other and then back over at me. Shelly had a look of defeat on her face and Amber was more. Amber held more of look of pride in her ability to fight the situation, but I already knew that neither of them were getting out without my help. Shelly looked over at me and finally addressed me under the circumstances. "Well, Jennifer you really have me stuck good here. How long do you plan to keep us tied up. After all there really isn't all that much we can do right now is there?" I looked back at my new friend and her perdicament.
"Shelly, do you want me to untie you? If your getting uncomfortable I will let you go." I stated. Shelly replied, "no, I am okay, I mean this is kind of fun, but there is really nothing that we can do while were like this other than talk and that will get boring pretty quick." I turned my gaze over to Amber to see if she had an opinion to add. She certainly did. "Jen, I have never been tied up before, but I don't think that I am ready for this to end just yet. This is truth or dare after all and I don't think I want to be let go just yet. But, if you untie Shelly you are going to have to untie me too. I don't want to be the only one tied up. So, why don't you wait a little while longer?" I nodded and looked back over at Shelly. I needed to find a distraction for her if this was going to continue, but it didn't take me very long. I looked over at the television and the large cabinet that was filled with movies. A brilliant idea settled itself in my mind almost instantly and I made my suggestion.
"Hey, why don't I put another movie in and you two can stay tied up while we watch it. After that I will let both of you go and we can get some sleep?" Amber and Shelly both looked and me and then at each other. They communicated without words and then they both nodded. I got up from where I was sitting on the floor and headed over to the cabinet and opened it. I began at one end and started reading through the selection of tapes that was available. I read through the selections one at a time and the other two girls gave their vetoes and yeses to the movies. It took a while to reach a consensus, and we finally settled on something. After some debate on the matter, we settled on a film. I am not sure exactly what it was, but it was a horror film. I suggested it because I wanted to see it, and besides there is nothing quite like a scary movie when your all tied up. I popped the tape into the VCR and hit the play button. While the FBI warning and the opening previews were rolling, I pulled out the other two girls sleeping bags and helped each of them get comfortably situated. I spread the bags out on the floor and got each of them a pillow for their heads if they wanted to lie down.
Shelly and Amber took me up on my offer and reclined on the floor. Once they were situated, I headed over to my duffle bag to see if I had what I needed for one final touch. I dug through the outer pocket and found what I Was looking for almost instantly. I pulled out another two coils of rope and my set of handcuffs that I had packed. They were the last of my supplies, and I intended to put them to good use. I walked back over and spread out my own sleeping bag. I took a moment and paused the opening movie and headed over to where Shelly was sitting. She looked up at me with a questionative stare on her face. "What are you doing Jen, shouldn't you get the movie going. Besides, I am already tied up enough that I cannot escape from this." I gave her a little laugh and set about telling her my master plan. "These aren't for you silly. I thought it might be fun if all three of us were tied up for the movie. I just have a hard time tying my own hands behind my back so I thought I would use these." I said showing her the handcuffs. "I was just wondering if you would help me get situated?" Shelly nodded and asked me what I wanted her to do. I handed her the keys and explained how to double lock the handcuffs.
"I will get the ropes all situated, all I need you to do is lock these for me and hang onto the key. That way, I cannot escape without your help and all three of us will be even." Shelly nodded and smiled. I walked back over to my sleeping bag and sat down. I began by threading one of the ropes through the center chain on the handcuffs. Then, I situated it so the cuffs were sitting in the middle of my lower back. I made three laps around myself and knotted the rope off in front of me. That way I couldn't bring my hands around to the front. Next, I took the last piece of rope that I had and tied my ankles together. I made about 5 horizontal loops and cinched it off in the middle. I left a short tail that was about a foot long in the back. Then, I laid myself down on my stomach and put my pillow under where my head was going to be resting. I wanted to be comfortable as I could after all. Then, I set my plan into action.
I bent my knees backwards towards the middle of my back and took hold of the end of the tail I had left on the back of meet. I threaded it through the rope around my waist and tied it off using a double knot. This put my legs into a hogtie position behind my back anchoring them to my waist. Amber looked over at me and inquired to what I was doing. "It's called a hogtie." I explained. "It's like tying your feet behind your back with your hands. It makes it a lot harder to move around. I didn't want to use one on you at least not your first time tied up. Just watch you'll get the idea." Shelly had scooted her way over to where I was now lying on my stomach. "Okay Jen are you ready." I nodded and moved my hands into position. I positioned my hands into the handcuffs with the palms facing outwards. This was to prevent me from attempting to undo the hogtie rope. The one around my waist was knotted in front well out of the reach of my hands. Shelly clicked the cuffs tight and double locked them securing the last of our freedom. With me secured, she rolled back over to her sleeping bag and pushed the play button the remote control. The three of us sat there and stared up at the screen helpless.
Okay, that looks like a good place to stop for now. I will finish the story a little later in one more segment. It turned out to be a really fun game until we got caught. However, that is the next part of the story and I will share it later.
Jennifer