A number of years ago, there was a movie with, I think, Kristy McNichol and Tatum O'Neal in it. I don't remember the name of the movie, but the plot was that these two rich girls went to a summer camp when they were about 18 with the express purpose of losing their virginities.
The amazing thing was that about a year after I saw that movie, I became the beneficiary of the same plot.
Let me tell you about it. I was a student at a major New York City university, and for three years in a row, I had been working during the summer as a counselor at a c amp for the children of wealthy families in the Adirondacks. The job didn't pay that much, but the work was pleasant and healthy.
This was a camp for girls only, and most of the girls came from wealthy families and were quite spoiled. But there were two that I remember very fondly. They were Cathy and Becca. Becca's real name was "Rebecca", but she didn't like that so she called herself "Becca." Cathy was blonde, and Becca was dark-haired. Both of them were about five-seven in height, both about 110 pounds, and both quite lovely. They had gone to the same private girls school in New York City and had been lifelong friends.
The camp was in a beautiful forested area of the Adirondacks and bordered a lovely lake. Swimming lessons took place at the lake every morning from 10 to 11. I was not a swimming instructor, but still I was expected to be there to assist if I was needed. All of the girls were wearing the same blue and sheer form-fitting tank suits that left little to the imagination, so "assisting" for me was not that difficult.
And my assistance in fact was needed that day when one of the girls, Cathy, complained that she was feeling faint and dizzy.
"I don't feel well," she muttered.
"It may be a slight case of heat stroke," the instructor said to me. "Why don't you take her up to the First Aid tent and let her lie down for awhile."
"Okay," I replied, and putting my arm about Cathy, I led her up the path to the First Aid tent.
There was a cot in the tent, and she laid down on that, while I went to see if there was anything cold in the propane refrigerator.
"I feel so hot," I heard her say. "I can't breathe."
I found a gel cold pack that was used for sore muscles, so I took that out and went back to her. I found to my surprise that she had pulled down the top of her bathing suit so that it was bunched at her waist. I stared at her breasts: small but quite lovely.
"Ah, maybe this will help," I said, putting the gel pack on her forehead.
"I still feel hot," she said, "I need to take this off." And with that, she pulled the swimming suit down until it was bunched around her ankles. I couldn't believe it, and I didn't know what to do. But I couldn't help looking at her. Her little tuft of maidenhair certainly proved that she was a real blonde.
"Ah, Cathy, I don't think this is---"
She sat up in the cot with an angry look in her face. "Neither do I. This was Becca's idea, but it's not going to work. There isn't enough time."
"Enough time for what?"
"For you to take my virginity."
"What?!"
"Okay," she said patiently, "Let me explain it to you. Becca and I are both virgins. Since we went to the same all-girls school in Manhattan, there's wasn't much chance to meet boys. But we both vowed that when we went back to New York after summer camp, we wouldn't be virgins any longer."
"So what has that to do with me?"
"Well, there's not that many good-looking guys in the camp either. So we talked about it and decided you should be the one."
Now I was getting suspicious. "To do what?"
"To take our virginity. Virginities."
"Both of you."
"Yes. Would you do it?"
"I could get fired for something like that."
"We wouldn't tell. Honest."
Well, I had to think about this. There was no question that it was wrong. But when was I ever going to get a chance like this again? At the age of 26, to pluck (rhymes with f---) two tender and beautiful virgins.
"Let me think about it," I said.
"Okay." She smiled. "Answer by tomorrow?"
"Answer by tomorrow. Now I think you ought to put your bathing suit back on."
With a smile, she did so
I thought about it that night. I would be crazy to turn down an offer like this, but I had to work it out so that none of us would get caught. I finally came up with a plan.