ROLAND HEIGHTS, CALIFORNIA, HALLOWEEN 2016:

If her daughter saw her mother watching Kiera's latest YouTube video for the third time, she would have been stunned. The mother had carefully hidden her knowlege of how to surf the Internet from her daughter (so she could surreptitiously monitor her daughter's Internet behavior). Her mother felt that her daughter was especially vulnerable and needed to be protected from harm. She felt that it would be best if her daughter did not know her Internet activities were being monitored. The last thing Mom wanted was for her daughter to hide things from her mother.

Scrolling down after the video completed, something on the recommended for you list attracted her attention. She thought {Humm, this looks interesting} as she clicked on the link:

http://youtu.be/4IrE6FMpai8

ROLAND HIGH SCHOOL LUNCH AREA:

Following closely behind her BFF Eliza (Marti's sister Elizabeth), without thinking, Kiera instinctively pulled her camcorder and prepared to begin filming. Turning the corner, she panned her camcorder and watched in horror:

Brad lying on the ground, moaning...
Tank desperately holding a struggling Judy...
Two Paramedics working on Marti, who was lying in a pool of blood...
Crissie, covered in blood, crying, screaming "Let Me Go!", while struggling to get loose as she was being dragged by the hair by an angry cop...

She steadied her camcorder on Crissie's struggle as Eliza pushed her way through the crowd of students watching the carnage. Eliza came into the view of the camcorder as she launched herself onto the back of the cop pulling her sister by the hair while shouting "LET HER GO YOU FUCKING BASTARD!"

With the instincts of Brenda Starr, she kept the camcorder focused on Eliza and Crissie while attracting the attention of the student standing next to her. Without moving her eye from the eyepiece, she asked the student what had happened before Kiera and Elizabeth showed up. The eager young woman responded "Thing One grabbed Crissie and then Brad and Thing Two grabbed Marti and pulled her up to her feet. Brad pulled a huge knife and started to cut away her dress. He yelled "The Trannie Has Tits" and started slashing Marti with his knife. He cut her dress to the waist and then said "I'm gonna make her give me a blow job!" Marti screamed "RAPE!" And then he stabbed her! Marti fell to the ground bleeding. There was blood EVERYWHERE! Brad, Thing One and Thing Two tried to run. Crissie ran over to Marti and tried to stop the bleeding! Tom punched Thing Two and he went down for a ten count! Thing One was grabbed by Mr. De Soto! Brad ran into Judy! She put her knee into his balls and he went down crying then Judy started kicking the shit out of him until Tank showed up and grabbed her from behind. Then the cops showed up and started arresting people! Just before you showed up one of the cops grabbed Crissie by the hair and started to drag her away! She didn't do anything to deserve that. She was just trying to stop the bleeding. What is wrong with that FUCKING PIG?"

Suprised by the sudden assault, the cop released his hold on Crissie. While Elizabeth and the cop brawled, Crissie began to crawl back to Marti crying "I have to stop the bleeding!" A second cop came running over stopping only momentarily to pull his taser and use it on the hysterical Crissie. Moving on, the cop pulled Elizabeth off his partner and the the pair of them quickly subdued and cuffed Elizabeth before turning their attention back to Crissie, who they also cuffed before she could get back to Marti. Kiera caught the whole thing on tape.

Suddenly Kiera felt fear, real fear, fear she had felt before. Breaking her concentration on Crissie and Elizabeth, she looked around and saw two cops (one on each side of Tank). She heard one of the cops shout "LET THE GIRL GO, NOW!" Quickly moving her camcorder, she caught the two cops (without warning) nod at each other and simultaneously taser both Tank and Judy. After they both went down, the cops quickly cuffed both.

Again, Kiera felt the FEAR! Only this time even more strongly. As her heartbeat rose rapidly and her breathing became short, she looked around trying to see the danger she felt...

As the two cops that had attacked Crissie and Eliza slowly approached, she saw them watching her. Feeling the panic rise within her, Kiera held her camcorder tightly, turned and ran. Before the cops could react, Kiera had pushed her way through the increasing crowd and turned the corner. She ran as fast as she could and turned a second corner heading for the closest girl's restroom. She entered the restroom without being seen and moved into the handicapped stall. She locked the door, pulled off her back back and purse before sitting down. She pulled out her MacBook connected the cable and quickly downloaded the files.

She thought {I have to hide the originals before they catch me}. At first she thought she could hide it in her panties or bra, but quickly realized the risk was too great. As soon as the caught her, they would search her. The thought of being searched by the cops terrified Kiera. It was a nightmare comming true. Suddenly a thought popped into her mind {They would never search there!}. She grabbed her purse and desperately searched for two things (a pad and a glue stick). Finding what she was looking for, she pulled them out and pushed the glue stick down her blouse. She then carefully pulled the wrapper apart ( she could easily do this - one of her chores was to shock her pool) and very carefully pulled out the pad without tearing the wrapper. She then set them aside and picked up the camcorder. Opening the camcorder, she removed the prize and set down the camcorder. Ever so carefully, she opened the pad up, placed her ("Pulitzer") prize inside, folded the pad back and put it back in the wrapper (package). She then pulled out the glue stick nestled in her cleavage. Using the glue stick, she resealed the pad in it's package and put the glue stick and the pad back in her purse...

ROLAND HEIGHTS, CALIFORNIA :

Mark entered his apartment, dropped his keys and wallet on the counterbar. Pulling out his iPhone, he placed it on the charger and entered his bedroom. He stopped and turned on his TV before undressing and throwing his clothes in a pile on the floor. Normally, he wasn't that messy, but he was angry at his boss. He had scheduled Halloween as a day off six months earlier. Because of the quarterly close, his boss demanded he come in for two hours in the morning. Mark reluctantly agreed even though he felt it was unfair and he knew UNNECESSARY. Going back on the agreement, Mark's boss wouldn't let him go until Noon [Which Mark considered totally unnecessary]. Mark had planned on dressing up as a girl and going to the Torrid store at the mall before all the trick or treaters showed up [now, he would have to give up his plan or "risk it"].

Mark sat down for a few minutes staring at the TV while surfing the channels. He was trying to decide if he should give up his plan or risk going out with a larger crowd at the mall. As he clicked onto the Fox News Channel he decided to "risk it!" He threw the clicker on his bed, got up and entered the bathroom to shower and shave (closely). Fortunately, Mark chose the right time to make his momentous decision (going out in public for the first time!). If Mark had waited another minute he would have made another choice. As he entered the bathroom, a breaking story in Roland Heights was broadcast...

FOX NEWS CHANNEL:

"We have a breaking report from Roland Hills, California. On the line is a high school senior from Roland Hills High School. Good afternoon Linda. Tell us in your words what is happening at your school."

"A gang of lesbians and gays led by a boy crazy Trannie that calls herself Marti started a gang war during lunch. The boy crazy Trannie pulled a knife and tried to stab a male student named Brad who wouldn't let her give him a [BLEEP] job! When Brad dodged her knife thrust, she stabbed herself. Then one of her gang members kneed Brad in his [BLEEP]. Brad fell to the ground and the Lezzie kept kicking Brad until the cops showed up. The Varsity Quarterback punched another boy in the face when the boy wouldn't give him a [BLEEP] job! Another BI-SEXUAL Varsity Player grabbed a cheerleader from behind and was fondling her breasts while a teacher cheered him on."

"How do you know this other football player is bisexual?"

"The [BLEEP] name is Tank. His girlfriend is the boy-crazy Trannie, Marti. Tank is taking the Trannie Freak to the prom! The rumor is that in addition to having sex with Marti, he raped half of the cheerleaders. No one can touch him because he is going to play for USC next year. When the cops showed up and told him to let the girl go, Tank refused and a teacher told the cops to leave Tank alone. I can't believe that USC wants a [BLEEP[BLEEP][BLEEP] on their football team! Also, when the cops showed up two more Lezzies attacked one of the cops! [unintelligible - followed by silence]"

"It looks like we just lost the connection with Linda, a senior at Roland Hills High School. Our local FOX affiliate in Los Angeles confirmed that paramedics and multiple officers have been dispatched to Roland Hills High School to deal with an apparent riot by unruly students. A mobile reporting team from our L.A. Affiliate is currently in route to the location of the riot."

"What do you make of this?"

"I wish we had been able to ask Linda why the LGBT students rioted. Do you think it may be a protest of the Same Gender Bathroom Laws?"

"Possibly, but it could also be a pro-Hillary rally gone bad. You know those militant Hillary supporters want to destroy this country"

"I can't believe that USC would want to recruit a bisexual football player that openly tries to rape a female cheerleader in front of a group of High School students."

"I have to agree with you on that one. If Hillary wins next week, this country is doomed!"

"We have to break for a commercial. When we come back..."

MARK'S BEDROOM:

When Mark came out of the bathroom, he wasn't wearing any makeup. He had never bought or used makeup. He picked up the clicker and turned off the TV. He moved to the bed and started to put on the clothing he had laid out on the bed before he went to work. He started out with a pair of black tights. Then a Torrid blue swim bottom. It was stretchy, but fit tight and didn't show a noticeable bulge. He put on a Torrid multi-way strapless bra and pulled out his PALS and inserted them into the cups of the strapless bra. The PALS were naturally tacky, so the Torrid Strapless Bra was sufficient to hold them in place. Originally, he had considered using adhesive, but thanks to his unreasonable boss, there wasn't time. He put on a pair of 2 1/2 inch black heels followed by a floor length black off the shoulder dress. The dress was a little big, but it fit well enough for Mark to wear on Halloween. He put on a long Auburn wig. Over the wig, he placed a long scarf that resembled the covering Moslem women would use to appear modest in public. Mark thought it was an elegant solution to dressing as a girl without wearing makeup. He could cover himself to hide his makeupless face...

He placed his wallet, his keys, and his cellphone in a small purse he had bought.

He stood at the door for five minutes before he had enough courage to open it and venture out into...

THIRTY MINUTES LATER:

A girl in a black dress sat in her car for five minutes (it seemed like an hour) before she had worked up enough courage to get out of the car and enter the mall. She walked slowly towards the Torrid store ready to bolt if necessary. She could feel her heart beating rapidly. When she entered the store, she exhaled a sigh of relief. She slowly moved through the store stopping frequently to examine a piece of female clothing. It was only a few minutes, but it seemed like a few hours and she was enjoying every second. As she was looking at a skirt, she heard a familiar voice behind her. "Mark, your order came in on Friday. Would you like to try them on."

"Could I look around for a few minutes first?"

Noticing that Mark was nervous, Nicole tried to calm him down by gently saying "Take your time, today is a good day to enjoy shopping. We will get a lot of trick or treaters starting in about an hour, but most just stop at the front for candy and don't actually enter the store."

"Thank you."

Nicole stepped back to give Mark a comfortable space. Once she was sure he was okay, she went to the storeroom at the back of the store and picked up Mark's order. Mark was afraid to order something online himself and have it delivered to his home, so he went to the store and had the clerk order from the Torrid website and have it delivered to the store. She left the package next to the register and waited for Mark.

After three hours (to Mark, it was actually only fifteen minutes to Nicole), Mark came up to Nicole and asked if he could try on the items in his order. Nicole picked up the package (actually it was a box) and carried it into the last dressing room before using the key to open the box. Mark followed her into the dressing room. She moved past Mark and stopped at the door. Holding the door, she turned, smiled at him and said gently, "Let me know if you need any help."

Mark opened up the flaps and examined the contents:

A plaid strapless bustier
A plaid high waist swim bottom skirt
A pair of block heel Mary Janes

He removed his heels, swim bottom, and dress. He then sat down and put on the Mary Janes. He had considerable difficulty with the straps. The bench was too soft to bend over that far without sliding off and Mark's breasts got in the way (it's difficult to deal with 46C(s) when you only have them...[well, let's say not 24/7]). After he had on his Mary Janes, he realized he should have put on the High Waist Swim Bottom Skirt first! It was a little difficult, but he managed to successfully put on his swim skirt.

Mark had difficulty in the past trying to successfully lace up a bustier. [He didn't realize the laces were incorrectly laced]. He loosened the laces as much as possible and then tried to zip up the front. Holding in his breath and pushing his breasts together worked! He was able to zip up the bustier!!!

Before he started to pull the laces, he remembered all of the YouTube videos he had seen of a woman having another woman lace up her corset. He wondered what it would be like to have someone lace up the corset he was wearing. He hesitated. Dare he ask? He stood at the door trying to work up enough courage to open the door and ask for help. Finally, he overcame his fear, opened the door and stepped out into the hallway. Nicole saw him walking tentatively towards her. She quickly walked over to Mark with a comforting smile on her face. He asked her with a quiet (and nervous) voice, "Could you please lace me up?"

"Of course!"

Carefully gathering up his auburn hair, she moved half to the right and placed it over Mark's shoulder. She did the same with the remainder of Mark's hair but this time to the left. "When I was a young girl, I had long hair."

"Did you like having long hair?"

"Yes, but I had my mother to take care of it for me. When I became an adult, it became difficult to find the time to care for my hair."

As Nicole tightened up Mark's laces, Mark felt, he felt, felt {{Wonderful}}!
It wasn't a sexual feeling, it was impossible for Mark to describe what he was feeling. He was feeling, he was feeling, different. Nicole could tell from Mark's body language that he was enjoying the experience. When she finished lacing him up she couldn't resist asking Mark, "Do you wear makeup?"

"ahhhh, I, I have never tried wearing makeup."

"Why don't we try something different? Let me get your purse." Not giving Mark time to react, Nicole quickly moved Into the dressing room and grabbed Mark's purse. She took his hand and started walking towards the front of the store. She stopped only briefly to tell Sheri that she was taking her break now. Mark was to surprised and embarrassed to resist until the reached the front of the store. "Wait, I need my scarf."

"Forget it, we don't need it." And dragged him out into the mall. Once they had taken a few steps into the mall, they were committed and Mark offered no more resistance. There weren't that many people in the mall. A half hour later, the mall would be packed.

Realizing that Mark was nervous and likely to bolt if she let go of him, Nicole held his hand tightly and moved quickly to a station at the Macy's makeup counter. Smiling at the girl behind the counter, Nicole said "Hey sis, you busy?"

"Not really, who's your friend?"

"This is Mark. Could you give him a free makeover. If you need, write up my normal order. Use Mom's card. I pay her back on Friday after I get paid."

"Okay. Hello Mark, my name is Cindy. Have a seat."

While Mark took a seat, Nicole waved at her sister and said, "Have Mark come back to Torrid when you're finished."

"Mark, I have the perfect makeup for you. It's a Halloween makeup created by Michelle Phan. She is a world famous makeup artist. Is that okay?"

"[meekly] Okay."

"[enthusiastically] GREAT! I've been waiting forever for an opportunity to try this! We are going to have so much fun! When I finish, I will give you a YouTube link so you can recreate the look if you want!"

"First, are your boobs makeup safe?"

"Yes, on the website it says that you can use makeup on PALS."

"I've heard of PALS. They are supposed to be totally awesome."

"Okay, first I'm going to put some foundation and powder on your breast area so that your PALS match your skin color." Cindy reached over and unzipped Mark's bustier part way down to expose some cleavage.

"As she put the foundation and powder on Mark she explained the process. When she was finished, she moved the mirror over and down so that Mark could see her [?] cleavage. Shocked by her appearance, Mark's face turned (very) red.

Cindy then started on the Gothic Lolita makeup. She described in great detail each step. Mark's observations were:

After Cindy trimmed his eyebrows, she started with a paste that she put first on the back of his wrist and then applied all over his face including his eyebrows[?] with a brush. Then she put a soft powder all over his face with a larger and very soft brush. After that, Cindy picked up a thick pencil with black lead and traced his eyebrows with the pencil.

Cindy picked up a small brush and brushed another paste over his eyelids. This was very scary to Mark. What happened next was even more scary. Cindy used an even smaller brush only this time she brushed a black past both on his eyelids and below his eyes. It was very difficult for Mark to keep his eyes open each time Cindy admonished him to open his eyes. It was almost impossible to keep his eyes open when Cindy picked up a huge white pencil and tried to poke his eyes out. Cindy was like a surgeon ever patient, ever careful to her terrified patient!

Mark was relieved when Cindy moved on to fake eyelashes. This wasn't nearly as scary as a sharply pointed object! Mark was surprised when Cindy kept on putting more false eyelashes on him. He thought women only used one flash eyelash for each eye. Mark had lost count. Cindy must have put at least six false eyelashes in each eye!"

After she finished with the eyelashes, Cindy sighed and said " Too bad we don't have time to get you a pair of circle lens."

"What's a circle lens?"

" Really big contact lenses."

"I don't need glasses???"

"A lot of girls that don't need glasses still use contact lenses so that they can change their eye color!"

"Girls can change their eye color? I didn't know that. Gee wiz, Girls have everything."

Cindy laughed and said "Jealous?" Before picking up another pencil (this time red) and using it to trace his lips. Mark thought {I thought girls used lipstick???}. Mark was surprised when Cindy put down the red pencil and picked up a black pencil and traced over his [red?] lips??? Finally, Cindy picked up a tube of lipstick. Instead of running it over his lips, Cindy used another brush to move the lipstick from the tube to his lips. Mark thought this was very strange. Heck, he thought the whole process was strange. It was so complicated, he thought that it must take women years to learn how to apply makeup! Cindy used another pencil followed by more brushes on his lips before she was satisfied!

Cindy turned the mirror so that Mark could see his new appearance. He was stunned. The face in the mirror was that of a pretty girl. Mark wished he could be that girl. While Mark stared at the mirror, Cindy wrote down a YouTube link on a sheet of paper along with a list of supplies needed to do the magic. When finished, she tried to get Mark's attention:

"Mark! Mark! Hello. Are you still with us?"

"Huh?"

"You like?"

"Yes!"

"Here is a list of what you need to recreate the Gothic Lolita Doll Makeup and the YouTube link of how to do it yourself":

http://youtu.be/Jk6lWXSE5IY

"[gently] Mark can I ask you a very personal question?"

"[tenatively] Yes."

"Do you have a girl name?"

Mark thought for a few seconds and replied " I like the name Kudelia."

"As in Kudelia Aina Bernstein?"

"OMG! You watch Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans?"

"Every Saturday night!"

"Wow! I didn't know girls liked Anime."

"There's a lot about girls you don't know Kudelia."

"I wish I knew more about girls."

"All you have to do is ask Kudelia. Kudelia, can I take a picture of you and introduce you to my co-workers?"

"[comfortably] Okay."

Within minutes six Macy employees came over to see Kudelia. All asked for and took pictures (several customers as well - Kudelia didn't notice that a small group of customers had watched her transformation).

Before Cindy sent Kudelia back to the Torrid store, she told Kudelia "give me a few weeks to practice and I will be able to give you a Kudelia Aina Bernstein Makeup!"

As she watched Kudelia walk away to return to torrid, Cindy sighed and said to herself "Best Halloween, EVER!"

She called Nicole and told her "she's on her way and her name is Kudelia Aina Bernstein!"

Nicole was waiting impatiently for Kudelia. Kudelia took much time returning. She was stopped frequently by people complementing her on her costume and asking permission to take selfies with her. When Kudelia finally arrived, Niciole was amazed first by Kudelia's appearance and secondly by the length of her smile!"

Nicole asked Kudelia how she felt. The answer was "wonderful!" Nicole asked permission to take her picture. The answer was a simple smile. Eventually, Kudelia left with two torrid bags containing the clothes she wore when she first entered the store. As Kudelia walked away, she thought {Best Halloween EVER!}. As Nicole watched her leave, she thought {Best Halloween EVER!}