I’m Necked

2024-07-10 “I’m Necked” by Emma

I'm necked. I’m standing here in the bathroom looking in the mirror at me wearin’ this bikini that I’m supposed to wear on the beach in public. I’m about as necked as I could be without being necked.  

This sure ain’t the swimming dress my fancy aunt had. There was only a few times I ever went swimming and when I did, I was wearing just my regular pinafore or one time with my girl cousins, we stripped down to our bloomers and camisoles. An’ I guess I’d best mention that, ‘fore I turned a woman, mamma and her sisters would have us children swim bare necked.

But I started turning a woman 7 years ago… Well, in 1873, when I was 12. I ain’t… I mean I haven’t ever gone out in public this uncovered.

I talked to Jenn about it in the store, and she said it was regular for girls to wear bikinis on the beach. An’ I sat in the lobby today and watched. She was right. Some of ‘em would just come right off the elevator—I’ll skip telling you how I feel about them things—wearing a bikini and prance right out like nobody cared. And nobody did care.

‘Cept there was a man drinking coffee from a styrofoam cup… (I learned what styrofoam was at that house I was helping fix up.) He seemed to like seeing the girls come in and out, but he didn’t do nothin’ but watch. 

Truth is, part of me likes that in 2024, people don’t have to hide under layers of material all the time. Shorts and tank tops are real nice to wear. And Jenn says, given my size, I don’t have to wear a bra all the time, and I’m glad, cause they start to dig in after a while. Jenn says I’m petite, and I looked that word up on my iPhone, so I think I agree with her.

I guess I’m getting to a point, sort or round-about. Tomorrow, I’m going to do what I been doing since waking up in 2024. I’m gonna watch around me and play along like it’s normal for me.

But I tell you this for nothing… If my granny saw me walking out of the elevator in this bikini, she’d come back to life and die of shock!

I guess that wasn’t a nice way to say it. But, she sure wouldn’t approve.

Me… I’ll just try it and play along like I see the other girls acting.