Jen Taylor is, probably, my best friend and on our way to a shopping spree in Montreal a while back she disclosed the story of her "first time" to me. It was a seven-hour drive so I made sure I got all the details. This is my first posting to Literotica and I thought I would try something a little different. I wrote her story in the first person just as she told it to me. I did have to embellish some parts and fill in a few blanks here and there. I changed the names and places, but it's basically the story of her transformation as she relayed it to me.
Looking back, I remember the year 1992. My mother was driving me to the Elsbrook Religious Retreat that was tucked away in the upper valley of the Mitchel Forest. I was eighteen and on my way to my first real paying job.
I sat quietly, staring out the window at the beautiful scenery that unfolded at every turn in the road. "I wonder what else I've missed in my life," I thought, as I reflected back. I was adopted as a baby and raised in a very strict, religious household. My parents moved about every other year so I never got to know anyone I could call a true friend. My days were focused on catholic school, church, reading the bible and homework. There was no time for any after school activities. Alcohol was strictly forbidden in the home and sex, well... it was never mentioned except to convey how evil it was. Going to college was out of the question because, as my mother said, "It's nothing but a drunken sex party." After High School she wanted me to become a religious counselor and guide people down the path to righteousness.
I, somehow, had it in the back of my head to become a secretary. The one thing I could do was type. I took typing in ninth grade and by my senior year in high school I could do 115 wpm with 96% accuracy. I could go faster but the accuracy started to go down.
When I was fourteen my mother 'volunteered' me to work at the church rectory. It was mostly cleaning and cooking meals for the two priests. It was easy work but I, and the three other girls, had to wear a blue striped uniform, which I hated.
During my last year at the rectory I was dusting Father Gagnon's office when he came in and sat at his desk.
"Why is it that whenever I need a letter typed the secretary isn't here?" he mumbled.
I gave him a half smile and he shrugged his shoulders and chuckled back. He started pecking away with two fingers while trying to read a three page handwritten letter. I noticed after a few minutes, he hadn't finished the first paragraph and that his use of the delete key was getting more prevalent.
"Father, would you like me to type that for you?" I laughed.
"I guess it's obvious I'm not too good at this," he answered before laughing along with me. "Do you know how to type?"
"I've had a little practice."
He got up and gestured me to take his seat. I proceeded to complete all three pages in about five minutes and the only thing that held me up was Father Gagnon's handwriting.
"Boy! If my secretary didn't make such good coffee I'd get rid of her and hire you. Where did you learn to type like that?" he asked scanning over my work.
"I already proofed it and there's no errors," I told him. "I also taught myself speed reading."
"You're out of high school aren't you?" He asked.
"I graduate June second."
"There's an opening for a secretary up at the Elsbrook Retreat for anybody that can type. Father O'Keefe is on the board of directors there and on my recommendation he'd hire you in an instant if you'd be interested."
Wow, A real job! I thought to myself. "Yea, I might like that."
"I'll be seeing Father O'Keefe later today. It would be four months away from home so talk it over with your parents and let me know."
Mother was very open to the idea. It was a chance for me to meet up with real counselors in a religious environment and suggested I take notes and learn everything I could about a career in counseling.
I okayed everything with Father Gagnon and the day after my graduation I was on my way to Elsbrook.
"Well, here we are," said mother, waking me from my daydreaming.
After turning at the Elsbrook sign we drove another quarter mile down a dirt road to the main office. Mother came in with me to make sure I got checked in okay. I barely had one foot in the door when the girl behind one of the desks stood up. "Oh, I hope you're Jennifer."
I nodded my head and introduced my mother.
"Thank God you're here. They wanted these lists typed up by the end of the day and I'm not sure I know how to set it up. Oh, I'm sorry. I'm Kelly Bergstrom. They said you'd be coming in two days late and I've been sitting here with my fingers crossed," she laughed.
I got checked in and got a briefing on my duties before mother gave me her 'lecture' and the spiel about talking with the counselors. She said she and my father would come up to visit when possible and with that she drove back down the dirt road and headed home.
I went back into the office where Kelly was just hanging up the phone. "Welcome to Elsbrook," she said with a smile. "I took the liberty of setting up your desk so everything you need should be in there. Anything else you might want is in the supply cabinet. Your computer's up and running so you should be all set. How long would it take you to type this?" she asked, handing me the four-page list.
I shrugged my shoulders. "Well, lets see." I brought up the computer, set up a document and started typing. After a few minutes I turned to Kelly. "About a half an hour," I told her.
She burst out laughing. "Oh, this is great. You're going to fit right in. This is my fourth year here and I've never seen anyone at that desk who could type. Why don't you finish that list and then we can have the rest of the day off. I'll show you around and we can get your stuff down to our cottage."
I over estimated the job. It only took about twenty minutes and that included checking for errors. "We're going to make a great team," Kelly said still laughing. "Come on. Lets get your things to the cottage."
The cottage was really nice. There were four small bedrooms with a living room and a small kitchenette. "That's your room on the right and mine's across from yours. The other two are for guests but we'll only have visitors maybe twice during the season. They're usually nuns up for the weekend so you kinda have to watch your language. The bathroom and shower are at the end of the hall. There's another cabin just down the path. Elsbrook used to be a girl's camp and that's one of the cabins that came with the place. Eric, the kitchen boy stays in that one. There're several more scattered around the grounds for people or families that like the rustic, outdoor feel. Otherwise, everyone stays in the lodge."
Kelly and I sat and talked for an hour or so, pretty much going over our backgrounds. Kelly was twenty-two and was the retreat's accountant. She lived about fifty miles away and said she likes it at Elsbrook because it's a pretty spot and the work's easy. I told her my story, which I mostly conveyed here earlier to the reader.
"Wow, you're pretty religious!" Kelly said in a somewhat surprised manner.
"Well, I guess. It's the way I was raised but in the last year or so I've gotten more confused. I'm realizing there's more to life than sitting home reading the bible." I just think there're other things I'd like to explore but my mother keeps an eye on everything I do."
"Your eighteen now and your mom's not here so maybe you can break out a little. C'mon. I just saw Eric go by. I'll introduce you to him."
We walked the small path to the cabin and Kelly banged on the door. "Eric, It's me, Kelly. I got someone I want you to meet."