.. ... .. and so the story of the Four Girls from a Small Town continues .......
[To help you pick-up some of the background of this story, you should read the first part called, "Small Town Girls with Bid Ideas." This is Part II of their three part trilogy. You'll recall the four characters: Cindy, Sally, Liz and Sheri, four inseparable girls who did everything together and who also developed a habit of sharing just about everything. The story continues as Liz, chomping at the bit, is ready to to join the ranks of learning what Cindy discovered "the hard way" on her third date with Alex. Later at a slumber party the shy and reserved Cindy had boasted about IT but no one believed her when she talked about Alex's prowess in front of the others, trying to impress her friends. Boldly saying he was "bigger and better" than any of their boyfriends definitely struck a disharmonic chord with all three and she was immediately challenged to prove it.
Well, the friendships remained strained after that until Cindy and Alex devised a plan. Thanks to Cindy's eagerness to prove it, she struck a deal with Alex where he agreed to meet with her friends, one at a time, where each would share an Alex experience first hand with Cindy. That way, Cindy figured, she would be able to prove her boast and help her restore her valued friendships with the girls. Alex, subtly agreed to be the good sport and anxious to let Cindy arrange the personal encounters. It was to become a sort of "sharing the wealth plan" all of whom, when approached by Cindy, were more than ready to discover the fact that Cindy's boast was completely truthful.]
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Continuing on with the story ...
It was a typical Friday night in Websterville and that meant there was a big game on tap, either at home or away. On this night it was a home game and afterwards most of the seniors and their dates would be heading out to "The Pits" for a big bonfire and the girls were excitedly anticipating the post-bonfire activities once the flames had died down. Our four of the girls had become sexually active with their steadies and they all knew tonight would include a bonfire because of the special significance of the game.
It was nearing the end of the basketball season for Websterville's P.T. Webster High, and, in an important match-up against their chief rivals, the Middleburg Trojans, the game had progressed to the fourth quarter. The two teams were tied for first place in the conference and tonight's game would probably determine the Championship. Liz was looking her absolute best as she lead the crowd in cheer after cheer, stirring them to a fever pitch many times during the game. She continuously flashed her great smile and displayed her compact little figure, becoming the focus of men and boys alike throughout the entire game. Some went so far as to claim she was "an utter joy" to watch as she bounced around out on the floor. She was definitely a cutie and she found it fun to stir the emotions of old men in the crowd. Even men in their 40's and 50's were moved to jump to their feet and cheer vociferously, following her call for team support by using just her charisma. She was loved by everybody in Websterville and tonight she held them all in the palm of her hand!
This night was also one that held some sentimental attachment for Liz, because it was their last home game before the tournaments and she was keenly aware that her days as the Captain of the Cheerleading Squad were rapidly coming to a close. So, she was at her best this night. Then it happened!! Only fifteen feet from where she was standing, Liz's steady, Josh Davis, the team's high scorer and an All Conference guard, was involved in a mad scramble for the ball near the sidelines with two Middleburg players. All three crashed into the first row of the bleachers as they contested a loose ball. Fortunately, no one in the stands was hurt, but unfortunately, Josh was, suffering a badly broken right leg. The game was delayed for over thirty minutes as the team doctor and the ambulance crew administered to him right on the basketball floor. Eventually they placed his right leg in a temporary splint, gingerly lifted him onto a gurney and then rushed him off the the hospital in nearby Chesterfield, sirens blaring and red lights flashing. As a result of the accident and the uncertainty of Josh's conditions, the last eight minutes were played under a somewhat somber mood as Websterville completed the rout, 67-53, over Middlebury. The inspirational captain of the cheerleaders seemed to have lost most of her spark after that, her eyes at times clouded with tears, as she went through the motions until the final buzzer sounded. Quickly she ran from the floor to the parking lot with tears streaming down her cheeks.
Though everyone accepted the fact that Liz was a genuine flirt and some even rumored she had been around the barn with a few times with a couple of the older guys in town, she was still very much Josh's girl all through their senior year. As soon as the game was over, she left immediately for the hospital alone since she had driven the family car that night. Sobs wracked her body as she raced up Route 17 to the Chesterfield Memorial Hospital, twenty-six miles away. As she burst through the doors of the Emergency Entrance desperate to locate Josh. With the tears again flowing, she was intercepted by the admission's nurse and asked where she thought she was going. Now sobbing uncontrollably and calling out Josh's name, She pulled away, eager to get past the nurse, who was finally able to steer her to the emergency cubicle where Josh and his parents were waiting for the x-ray results.
Josh's parents had left the game immediately, following the ambulance to Chesterfield. Now together in the room, Cindy and his parents hugged and exchanged greetings, hoping he was going to be alright. But common sense indicated he would be hobbled for at least six weeks with a cast and crutches. Ten minutes later the coach and the other three girls of the Fabulous-Fearsome-Foursome arrived, including Sally and Sheri with their boyfriends and, of course, Cindy with her Alex.