"Sam are you in the bathroom? " Angela called. She joined his sister in her room and looking bewildered she went back to the landing and saw the bathroom door shut. He heard her shout down to mother "mum? Where's my bridesmaid dress? "Īngela started coming up the stairs "what do you mean? " Sam quietly went into the bathroom and after a few minutes he heard his sister coming up the stairs.
He sat in silence waiting for the front door key to sound and sure enough, the front door opened and he heard the sound of their voices as they chatted about work etc. He just panicked more thinking of excuses and looking at the time, he knew that his mother and sister would be home very soon.
He tried to lift the dress over his head but the zip was in such a place that he couldn't even lift even the lower part of the dress. He tried to calm down by sitting on the bed and as soon as he was calm again, he tried the zip. He started to sweat with panic and shake which only made the dress stick to his body. In a panic he tugged harder but the zip was stuck fast. He turned off the record player, put the records away and reached round to unzip the dress.Įventually, he managed to hold the zip and tugged it downward. He laughed as he stood in front of the mirror and then preceeded to select and play his sister's records.Īfter an hour or so, he decided he'd had enough. It was about 3 inches away from fully zipped and he noticed the pull that the dress had around his waist and chest. Then he reached round and zipped up the dress as far as he could. He removed his shirt making it easier for his arms to go through the sleeves. Carefully he pulled his arms into the sleeves but his shirt made it very difficult. Without hesitation he laughed to himself as he took it off the hanger, unzipped the dress and stepped into it.
It was a calf length pink dress with puff sleeves and a full skirt.įeeling very mischievous, he wondered what it was like to wear such a garment. The day that his life changed and became a living hell.Īs he entered her room, he couldn't help but notice her bridesmaid dress hanging on the wardrobe door.
Presumably it was initially his intention on this fateful day. Often he'd sneek into his sister's room to play her records on her stereo record player she had. So, what ran through his mind on this particular day was quite out of the ordinary for him.īeing bored he would go searching for something to do in the house. He was quite happy with the situation but sometimes would be bored watching television if his friends were not around. Sam, on the other hand, was unemployed, as he had only left school a few months ago and as yet, was still to find a job. She worked as a receptionist at a solicitor firm in town.Īngela also worked in town at a busy store and they both used to catch the bus to and from work Monday to Friday and sometimes Saturday for Angela. She still lived at home with Sam and mother, Angela. She was very excited about it, and especially loved the dress she'd be wearing for the day.
His sister, Jane, was going to be a bridesmaid at her friend's wedding in a few months. So what made him do something so different is a mystery.