When they got to the church, the two of them said their goodbyes and Laura headed home, after putting all of her new purchases in the backseat of her car.
On the way home, Laura felt uncomfortable with Margaret's reaction towards her. She really thought her friend would be more supportive of her. Yes, she apologized. But she had a feeling that Margaret was just putting on a show of sorts. She felt like Margaret still had a serious problem with Laura's desire to look pretty. And that troubled her. Why did all the other church women get to look pretty, but not her? That just didn't seem fair. She started to wonder if it was a mistake to befriend Margaret in the first place. She was the pastor's wife, so it made sense, at the time. And she valued her critical attitude, until she started being critical towards her. Maybe she should reevaluate her friendship with her. She still had other friends. Like Katie Shepard, the mother of Tina Shepard, a friend of her daughter Nadine. And then there was also Agatha Fisher. Losing Margaret as a friend ...
She shook her head. What was she thinking? Was one argument all it took to break up a friendship that lasted for years? Laura was obviously taking this too far. And maybe Margaret was right. It did seem like she was making a lot of rash decisions. It started back when she was driving to the church, when she decided to let down her hair and touch up her make-up. No ... wait. Was that when it all started?
She drove down her street and then parked in her driveway, then got out and headed into the house with all of her purchases. And it was at that moment that she remembered.
She slowly walked into the kitchen and saw the ripped and crumpled up wrapping paper and the discarded ribbon and bow. And sitting close by was the tag that said: TO LAURA. It all came back to her. She tried to forget, for good reason. And apparently she succeeded, because she had totally forgotten until she came home. That dildo. The one in the box that she stashed away in her bedroom closet. Could that be ... affecting her? It was true that she was behaving odd ... for her. But ... everything she did was her own idea. Wasn't it?
Laura quickly ran to her bedroom and tossed her bags onto the bed. Then she opened her closet and reached for the box. Once she retrieved it and sat down on her bed, she opened it and immediately felt repulsed once again. She hesitantly touched it, then felt completely different, just like before.
She giggled, then (in the same breathy voice as before) said "Oh, I can't wait to shove this in my pussy." She giggled again, then dropped the dildo back into the box.
Again, she was appalled. She immediately closed the box and pushed it away from her. Why did she even open it in the first place? She knew what was inside: that disgusting sex toy. So why open it? And why touch it? The thing was filthy and disgusting.
Maybe it somehow forced her to touch it. Like it had some sort of control over her. Or maybe just an influence.
It disgusted her, thinking that that thing had some sort of power over her. But maybe she could do something about it. Given what it was, it was surely evil. Maybe she could cleanse it or something. Perhaps Pastor White (Margaret's husband) could find some way to do it.
She looked over at the box, then wondered what she should do. Should she take it to Pastor White? Or hide it away in her closet?
