Re: Camp LeGuss (A Girls Don't Need Modesty Summer Camp story) Ch 6 added 04/24/25
Posted: Thu May 01, 2025 9:06 pm
Chapter 7
We followed our counselors back down the hill and down a well-trodden path. My mind was distracted by what we had just been told, and it seemed like the rest of the girls were too. Before I knew it, we had stopped again and spread out so we could all see.
We stood at the top of the beach, watching the boys down below in their shorts waiting in line for their swim test. The lake was huge with crystal clear water. There was a dock attached to some buoys about four hundred meters out. Every thirty seconds, one of the counselors would blow a whistle. At that point, the next boy would get into the water, swim to the dock, climb up, do a standing dive into the water, and swim back.
“You can rinse off the sand at the showerheads over there. The towels are in the cubbies nearby and you’ll throw the used towels into the container nearby. If you pass your swim test, you’ll be allowed to come down here whenever you want on your free time to swim or just relax. If you don’t, then you’ll only be allowed during authorized swim times.
“Now, continuing down this path we get to the hiking trails and the challenge courses. We don’t need to go down that far for now though, so that ends the tour. We have some time now to finish setting up our bunks or just hang out and relax. Dinner is at six, so we’ll start gathering about a quarter til.”
There was a lot to think about. Most of my cabin mates followed Micaela back towards our sleeping cabin, but a couple girls went towards the central gathering circle and just sat. It was apparent that they were doing even worse than I was. Mary headed over towards them, and I followed.
“Hey girls, what’s up?” Mary squatted in front of the two girls.
Dawn wiped her face with her palm. “I want to go home.”
“What about you?”
Wendy wrapped her arm around the other girl and nodded.
“I get being homesick. I’m glad my family is here, otherwise I’d be really lonely too.”
The girls looked surprised, and I was getting annoyed. No one here understood the issue with showing off their naked bodies. “Are you fucking kidding me?” I growled angrily at the CIT.
It was her turn to look surprised. “Excuse me? Language.”
“The hell with language. I don’t know how the fuck you’re all oblivious to what’s going on here. They’re not homesick. They’re terrified of being gawked at by horny boys. They don’t want boys looking at them in just a thong like I was wearing or even less like what happened to Alice. They don’t want to shower in the boys locker room. They don’t want to be forced to wear just an apron in a room that feels like an ice box.
“I don’t know why you and Micaela and everyone think this is all okay. Before today, my brother hadn’t seen my tits since I was in a training bra. And no male other than him, my dad, and my doctor had seen them at all. Now almost a hundred guys have seen them. And I go to school with several of those boys. And not just seen them. They were bouncing up and down while I was dancing. How can you not realize how embarrassing that is? And these girls are afraid it’s going to happen to them too.”
Wendy and Dawn were nodding softly at my tirade. A few boys who had been kicking around a hacky-sack had stopped and were looking our way. Mary stood up and faced me. She wasn’t physically that much taller than me, but her demeanor made her feel like a giant.
“I know you heard Micaela explain things earlier. Everyone has breasts. Some are bigger than others.” She looked at the two girls sitting down, still wrapped around each other. “There’s no shame in having small chests like yours. And there’s no shame in having a bigger chest like mine. It’s our differences that make us unique, but it’s the similarities that bind us together.
“And unlike boys, we don’t have anything dangling that needs to be hidden away. A naked boy can’t hide the part that makes them different. He has parts that need to be kept private. Our parts are already private. This is the same philosophy that my grandparents and great grandparents grew up with. It’s been our community's way of life since after World War II. Yes, we are used to it and we don’t see a problem with it. From what I’ve heard, it was quite a discussion about whether or not there would be uniforms for the girls at all. It was a compromise between the camp committee and Alice and Misty’s parents.”
“Yeah, I had a question about that. Why aren’t they wearing knickers?”
Mary shrugged. “You really want to hear what happened?”
All three of us nodded.
“Well, here’s the deal. As I said, there was a compromise between the committee and the families about all of this.” She motioned to her clothing. “It was agreed that you would get uniforms so that things would be more balanced between the boys and the girls and because there are times when clothing is appropriate. But, it’s important that girls don’t get too caught up in false modesty, so the rule was added that if any of the girls start complaining about their clothing, then staff have the right to withhold some or all of their garments.
“After you all headed down, the two of them were still complaining about the size and fabric of the underwear. It was Micaela’s decision based off of that to take those garments from their hands so they wouldn’t have to wear something they obviously found uncomfortable.
“They got upset about this, and Misty threatened to call her parents and sue the camp. Micaela dialed Mr. Downes and put the call on speaker. She explained that his daughter was not following the camp rules and that her underwear had been confiscated.
“He was not happy at all. Apparently, he and Alice’s father had been trying to get them to read the rules, and they had refused. He yelled at her for embarrassing him with these games and told her that neither she nor Alice would be allowed to wear underwear for the rest of camp.
“They got upset of course, and he asked Micaela what she recommended if they didn’t put on the camp uniform. She said that it would be easy enough to take the rest of the uniform away as well, and that shut them up. They put on their tops and bottoms, and you know what happened from there.”
Dawn and Wendy looked shocked at the revelation, and it occurred to me that they hadn’t realized that the two older girls didn’t have any underwear. And they wouldn’t for the next six weeks.
“Listen.” Mary crouched down again and looked the two girls in the eyes. “The girls that were picked for this session were picked for very specific reasons. Yes, your academics and your skills and everything were part of it, but you were also chosen because you have strong wills. You’re willing to do the right thing even when it’s difficult. And you have family here that have gone through this camp before. You’ve all seen your brothers come back more mature and more assured of themselves. This is a really good camp and you’ll get a lot out of it if you’re willing to put some effort into it.”
Mary reached out and hugged both girls. “Now, let’s go back to the camp and set up your bunks.” She looked over my shoulder. “Addy, join us when you’re done.”
I was confused until I looked over my shoulder. My brother was standing there, looking sheepish. “You willing to talk for a bit?”
I nodded and sat down as the three other girls headed towards our campsite.
Eddie sat down next to me.
“I’m sorry…” We both started apologizing at the same time.
He shook his head. “No, let me go first please.” He took a deep breath. “I’m sorry I didn’t tell you about the cooking staff being naked. It’s been an ongoing joke for years apparently that they are, but we never actually saw anyone naked. Then the girls came out wearing just the aprons and that was amazing, but I didn’t expect to see you like that. Oh my god that was so embarrassing.”
“Embarrassing for you?!! I’m the one who was basically naked in front of everyone. But I’m sorry I kicked you. It wasn’t your fault these stupid rules are in place.” I looked him in the eyes. “Tell me honestly, did you know about the Girls Don’t Need Modesty handbook?”
“Technically, I guess, but I didn’t know what it actually meant. I mean it was just guys here before. And it was just the rules of the camp which we were told anyway, so it didn’t seem like it would matter. And I didn’t think about what it would mean for you.”
“Yeah…”
“Um…I don’t know if this will make it better or worse…a lot of the guys were telling me how much they like your body.”
“Well, apparently, they’re going to see plenty more of it.”
He looked questioningly at me.
“Don’t you get it? ‘Girls Don’t Need Modesty’. They’re not going to do anything to keep us from being gawked at. I’m a bit surprised that Brad got in trouble for groping. Apparently, this is something they just expect us to get used to.
“It’s so bad that they’re actually going to make us shower in the boys bathroom even if you guys are in there.”
“What? Really?” Eddie couldn’t keep the excitement out of his voice, and I glared at him.
“Yeah, really. There’s going to be a hundred guys ogling your naked sister every day. Is that what you want?”
He managed to look ashamed. “No…Is that why we’re not allowed to shower after eight?”
I nodded. “Yeah. After that, only girls are allowed to be naked in there, but you’re still allowed to use the facilities or anything you need to.”
“And I know a lot of the guys are going to find plenty of excuses to be in there.” He took a moment to collect his thoughts. “Listen, I need to go talk to a couple people. I’ll talk to you later?”
I nodded and he ran off towards the boys campsites. I stood up slowly, brushed my skirt down, then headed back to my own campsite. I needed to get my bunk set, and who knew what else I was missing?
We followed our counselors back down the hill and down a well-trodden path. My mind was distracted by what we had just been told, and it seemed like the rest of the girls were too. Before I knew it, we had stopped again and spread out so we could all see.
We stood at the top of the beach, watching the boys down below in their shorts waiting in line for their swim test. The lake was huge with crystal clear water. There was a dock attached to some buoys about four hundred meters out. Every thirty seconds, one of the counselors would blow a whistle. At that point, the next boy would get into the water, swim to the dock, climb up, do a standing dive into the water, and swim back.
“You can rinse off the sand at the showerheads over there. The towels are in the cubbies nearby and you’ll throw the used towels into the container nearby. If you pass your swim test, you’ll be allowed to come down here whenever you want on your free time to swim or just relax. If you don’t, then you’ll only be allowed during authorized swim times.
“Now, continuing down this path we get to the hiking trails and the challenge courses. We don’t need to go down that far for now though, so that ends the tour. We have some time now to finish setting up our bunks or just hang out and relax. Dinner is at six, so we’ll start gathering about a quarter til.”
There was a lot to think about. Most of my cabin mates followed Micaela back towards our sleeping cabin, but a couple girls went towards the central gathering circle and just sat. It was apparent that they were doing even worse than I was. Mary headed over towards them, and I followed.
“Hey girls, what’s up?” Mary squatted in front of the two girls.
Dawn wiped her face with her palm. “I want to go home.”
“What about you?”
Wendy wrapped her arm around the other girl and nodded.
“I get being homesick. I’m glad my family is here, otherwise I’d be really lonely too.”
The girls looked surprised, and I was getting annoyed. No one here understood the issue with showing off their naked bodies. “Are you fucking kidding me?” I growled angrily at the CIT.
It was her turn to look surprised. “Excuse me? Language.”
“The hell with language. I don’t know how the fuck you’re all oblivious to what’s going on here. They’re not homesick. They’re terrified of being gawked at by horny boys. They don’t want boys looking at them in just a thong like I was wearing or even less like what happened to Alice. They don’t want to shower in the boys locker room. They don’t want to be forced to wear just an apron in a room that feels like an ice box.
“I don’t know why you and Micaela and everyone think this is all okay. Before today, my brother hadn’t seen my tits since I was in a training bra. And no male other than him, my dad, and my doctor had seen them at all. Now almost a hundred guys have seen them. And I go to school with several of those boys. And not just seen them. They were bouncing up and down while I was dancing. How can you not realize how embarrassing that is? And these girls are afraid it’s going to happen to them too.”
Wendy and Dawn were nodding softly at my tirade. A few boys who had been kicking around a hacky-sack had stopped and were looking our way. Mary stood up and faced me. She wasn’t physically that much taller than me, but her demeanor made her feel like a giant.
“I know you heard Micaela explain things earlier. Everyone has breasts. Some are bigger than others.” She looked at the two girls sitting down, still wrapped around each other. “There’s no shame in having small chests like yours. And there’s no shame in having a bigger chest like mine. It’s our differences that make us unique, but it’s the similarities that bind us together.
“And unlike boys, we don’t have anything dangling that needs to be hidden away. A naked boy can’t hide the part that makes them different. He has parts that need to be kept private. Our parts are already private. This is the same philosophy that my grandparents and great grandparents grew up with. It’s been our community's way of life since after World War II. Yes, we are used to it and we don’t see a problem with it. From what I’ve heard, it was quite a discussion about whether or not there would be uniforms for the girls at all. It was a compromise between the camp committee and Alice and Misty’s parents.”
“Yeah, I had a question about that. Why aren’t they wearing knickers?”
Mary shrugged. “You really want to hear what happened?”
All three of us nodded.
“Well, here’s the deal. As I said, there was a compromise between the committee and the families about all of this.” She motioned to her clothing. “It was agreed that you would get uniforms so that things would be more balanced between the boys and the girls and because there are times when clothing is appropriate. But, it’s important that girls don’t get too caught up in false modesty, so the rule was added that if any of the girls start complaining about their clothing, then staff have the right to withhold some or all of their garments.
“After you all headed down, the two of them were still complaining about the size and fabric of the underwear. It was Micaela’s decision based off of that to take those garments from their hands so they wouldn’t have to wear something they obviously found uncomfortable.
“They got upset about this, and Misty threatened to call her parents and sue the camp. Micaela dialed Mr. Downes and put the call on speaker. She explained that his daughter was not following the camp rules and that her underwear had been confiscated.
“He was not happy at all. Apparently, he and Alice’s father had been trying to get them to read the rules, and they had refused. He yelled at her for embarrassing him with these games and told her that neither she nor Alice would be allowed to wear underwear for the rest of camp.
“They got upset of course, and he asked Micaela what she recommended if they didn’t put on the camp uniform. She said that it would be easy enough to take the rest of the uniform away as well, and that shut them up. They put on their tops and bottoms, and you know what happened from there.”
Dawn and Wendy looked shocked at the revelation, and it occurred to me that they hadn’t realized that the two older girls didn’t have any underwear. And they wouldn’t for the next six weeks.
“Listen.” Mary crouched down again and looked the two girls in the eyes. “The girls that were picked for this session were picked for very specific reasons. Yes, your academics and your skills and everything were part of it, but you were also chosen because you have strong wills. You’re willing to do the right thing even when it’s difficult. And you have family here that have gone through this camp before. You’ve all seen your brothers come back more mature and more assured of themselves. This is a really good camp and you’ll get a lot out of it if you’re willing to put some effort into it.”
Mary reached out and hugged both girls. “Now, let’s go back to the camp and set up your bunks.” She looked over my shoulder. “Addy, join us when you’re done.”
I was confused until I looked over my shoulder. My brother was standing there, looking sheepish. “You willing to talk for a bit?”
I nodded and sat down as the three other girls headed towards our campsite.
Eddie sat down next to me.
“I’m sorry…” We both started apologizing at the same time.
He shook his head. “No, let me go first please.” He took a deep breath. “I’m sorry I didn’t tell you about the cooking staff being naked. It’s been an ongoing joke for years apparently that they are, but we never actually saw anyone naked. Then the girls came out wearing just the aprons and that was amazing, but I didn’t expect to see you like that. Oh my god that was so embarrassing.”
“Embarrassing for you?!! I’m the one who was basically naked in front of everyone. But I’m sorry I kicked you. It wasn’t your fault these stupid rules are in place.” I looked him in the eyes. “Tell me honestly, did you know about the Girls Don’t Need Modesty handbook?”
“Technically, I guess, but I didn’t know what it actually meant. I mean it was just guys here before. And it was just the rules of the camp which we were told anyway, so it didn’t seem like it would matter. And I didn’t think about what it would mean for you.”
“Yeah…”
“Um…I don’t know if this will make it better or worse…a lot of the guys were telling me how much they like your body.”
“Well, apparently, they’re going to see plenty more of it.”
He looked questioningly at me.
“Don’t you get it? ‘Girls Don’t Need Modesty’. They’re not going to do anything to keep us from being gawked at. I’m a bit surprised that Brad got in trouble for groping. Apparently, this is something they just expect us to get used to.
“It’s so bad that they’re actually going to make us shower in the boys bathroom even if you guys are in there.”
“What? Really?” Eddie couldn’t keep the excitement out of his voice, and I glared at him.
“Yeah, really. There’s going to be a hundred guys ogling your naked sister every day. Is that what you want?”
He managed to look ashamed. “No…Is that why we’re not allowed to shower after eight?”
I nodded. “Yeah. After that, only girls are allowed to be naked in there, but you’re still allowed to use the facilities or anything you need to.”
“And I know a lot of the guys are going to find plenty of excuses to be in there.” He took a moment to collect his thoughts. “Listen, I need to go talk to a couple people. I’ll talk to you later?”
I nodded and he ran off towards the boys campsites. I stood up slowly, brushed my skirt down, then headed back to my own campsite. I needed to get my bunk set, and who knew what else I was missing?