“I’d never heard of them before meeting you,” said Madison.
See.But I didn’t have time to protest anymore because there was a loud knock on the door. I threw myself onto the ground. “Not more strippers!” I hissed.
Chastity laughed. “If it is strippers…I didn’t order them. Must have been Madison.”
“I’d never degrade someone like that,” Madison said. “Even if it is a man.”
I rolled my eyes. Was it really degrading someone if they were getting paid? Wait…that didn’t make sense.
“You should answer it,” Chastity said. “It’s probably for you. It is your Divorce Day party, after all.”
Oh God…I got up off the floor and hesitantly peered out the peephole. There were no strippers. Just an empty hallway.Weird.I opened the door and looked down the hall just in time to catch the sight of a well-built FedEx man stepping onto the elevator. He hadn’t left any packages - just a little black envelope about the size of an iPhone.
“Who was it?” asked Chastity.
“FedEx guy. He left this.” I held up the envelope for them to see. It felt more like silk than paper, complete with black lace detailing and gold trim. The back was sealed with a runic symbol pressed into gold wax. “Well this is fancy,” I muttered.Please be cash. Please be cash.I knew I was starting my new job next week, but I could really use the money before my first paycheck came in.
“Open it!” yelled Chastity.
I broke the seal and pulled out the contents - a single piece of thick white parchment. I read the message out loud:
Congratulations! You have been nominated to become a member of the Society. To join, please fill out this form in its entirety and mail it to PO Box 157.
Below that, there was only one question:
What is your first wish?
The Society?What the heck is this?
Chastity gasped. “No. Freaking. Way.”
Stalker Problems - Chapter 4 - The Invitation
Tuesday – April 4, 2023
I stared at her. “Um…what?”
She looked like she was in shock. Or maybe she was pretending like she had with her broken ankle. But playing along with that had led to me falling into a dumpster. I wasn’t falling for her tricks again.
“Really, what is this?” I held up the invitation.
“I’ve heard rumors about the Society.” Chastity shook her head as she eyed the invite. “I can’t believe it’s actually real.”
She was really milking this. “So what is it? A club of some sort?”
“A sex club,” Liz said.
I jumped. I hadn’t realized she’d woken up.
“The most exclusive sex club in the city. Or at least, that’s what my students say about it.”
A sex club? I laughed.Good one.But Chastity actually looked genuinely surprised now. Maybe she hadn’t sent this invitation. But then…who the hell had? Chastity had invited lots of people to this party tonight apparently. Most of whom I probably didn’t know because my only friends were still sitting on the couch.Which weirdo gave me this invitation?Whoever it was must have spent hours designing and handcrafting the silky envelope and figuring out how to seal it with wax. Of the people Iactually knew, my first guess was Aunt Carol, but she’d already given me lingerie.Gag.That left Liz as my top suspect. She was always doing weird artsy shit with her boyfriend when they weren't too busy shopping for antiques or dressing up as furries. And she hadn’t given me a present. Although, she never gave me presents. Not even at my wedding. What kind of monster showed up to a wedding empty-handed? And she’d heard the rumors about the Society too…
“Did you give me this?” I asked her.
Liz shook her head. “No, I didn’t bring any gifts.”
No surprise there.
