Snakes & Ladders
A Short Story…
There’s a tear in her stockings. A striking ladder in the midst of her barbie doll crotch. She only just realizes this before Amanda calls her onto the stage with her brawling masculine voice.
“Please make welcome — my sister from another mister — Stella Van Cartier!”
A double beat resounds the room. It’s the distinctive double beat that marks the beginning of Britney’s Oops… I Did It Again. Stella can feel the audience catching their breath as she raises her leg to the step, readying her cue. But then another tear rips through the second layer of her stockings — she’s wearing three to cover her naturally hairy legs.
It’s not that she’s lazy. It’s mostly because it’s winter. When she’s out of drag and presenting as William, her hairy legs keep her warm — that and shaved legs just don’t feel natural to her as a man.
She raises her other leg to the next step and now she can feel the air seeping into her left thigh. Those cheap stockings have broken through, revealing short brown wires where sheerness should be. And while you would think she’d be worried about revealing more than her talent, she knows that the show must go on. Also, who is she kidding? Despite her flawless makeup and costuming skills, everybody ought to know that she is a man in a dress.
