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LLP-108 The Underground Model by Jean Sifton ... - OpenDrive

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"Oh, come now," Jennifer mockingly drew her own arms in front of her. "You'll have to get rid of some<br />

of that prudery before Monday, if I bother you, how do you think you'll react before a camera ... with a<br />

man behind it!"<br />

Patricia blushed again and nodded her head. "I know I'm shy, Jennifer ... but I can change ... I know I<br />

can." <strong>The</strong>n a thought struck Patricia. "Incidentally, how long have you known Larry and Ellen?"<br />

"A few years," she replied. "On and off, that is, you know how it is in the trade. But don't worry, I've<br />

done lots of posing for them before, and you have nothing to worry about."<br />

"Did your work with them ever lead to anything else?" Patricia asked.<br />

"Anything else like what?" Jennifer said giving her a strange look.<br />

"Well ... like bigger stuff ... you know what I mean ... magazine work, talent scouts ..."<br />

Jennifer smiled. "No, I'm afraid it didn't," she said. "For one thing, I don't have your innocent, fresh<br />

appeal ... besides, I was already too experienced and cynical when I met Larry and Ellen to be a new<br />

discovery. You have to understand that what people want in their sort of business is girls who show their<br />

bodies off but still retain a quality of innocence ... as if they don't really know what sex is all about ..."<br />

Jennifer had a sad, distant look in her eyes and her lips were set in a firm line as she paused and took<br />

another drag off the cigarette. Patricia felt a sudden rush of sympathy and compassion for her<br />

roommate, for she realized that Jennifer's maturity had been forced upon her at an earlier age. She had<br />

grown up too fast, experiencing everything there was to see and live, and now, sitting there so close to<br />

her, Patricia realized what it was that made Jennifer seem incomplete: she had no more dreams to<br />

dream, or ambitions to seek.... That's why she lived, for the here and now, and getting "high" was<br />

probably her only escape from the self-made prison that enclosed her.<br />

"Whatever that inner spark is that a photographer seeks, I just didn't have it," Jennifer continued. "I don't<br />

think I ever had it." She made a gesture as if to shrug off the solemn mood that permeated the room, but<br />

the bitterness in her voice and words saddened Patricia, though she knew there was little she or anyone<br />

could do to help Jennifer.<br />

Jennifer leaned back on the end of the bed and put her hands behind her head. "Anyway, let's change<br />

the subject, talking about myself is just about the dullest thing I can imagine!"<br />

Patricia could feel the warmth of Jennifer's thighs next to her feet under the thin material of the<br />

bedspread. <strong>The</strong>y were slightly trembling and despite the older girl's outward display of cool cynicism,<br />

Patricia could see that her eyes were slightly moist with unshed tears.<br />

"Don't be afraid to show your true feelings around me," Patricia said with understanding. "You're my<br />

best friend, so don't try to act so cool and detached. If there's anything you want to get off your chest,<br />

you can tell me ... but don't keep it all locked up inside you Jennifer, I can't stand to see you suffer like<br />

this."<br />

Jennifer looked up at her with hopeless misery in her eyes. When she finally spoke, her voice was soft<br />

and trembling.<br />

"Oh Pat ... I could tell you so many things," she half whispered, wiping the tears from her cheeks with the<br />

back of her hand.<br />

"<strong>The</strong>n tell me Jennifer ... I'm not trying to pry. I don't care how you've lived before," Patricia urged her<br />

softly. "You'll feel a lot better after you've talked about it. It might make a tremendous difference to

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