Dear Journal,

It’s been some a half year since the last time something happened to my clothes. I’m convinced that either someone has put a curse on me or there’s some sort of conspiracy of having me stripped in public. Maybe it’s just me under stress or just being careless. Usually I’m the one who rationalizes stuff logically, not illogically. Though the more I thought of this the more I realize it’s whenever I am in a rush. It is bad enough I have to get to class and go to my part-time job afterwards so I guess this won’t be easy.

The day started as I woke up at my usual waking hour, which was 7 a.m., unfortunately I had forgotten to set my alarm clock to the time to get up for work today and I ended up oversleeping. The reason today work was first was because today was Saturday and I didn’t have classes on the weekends. The store I work in is Worst Buy, a giant electronics store. Not exactly a store I would like working in because of the way they handle business, like morons but that’s another story. Anyways I woke up to the sound of my phone ringing about two hours later. With a groan I grabbed the phone and answered. As it turns out it was the manager wondering if I was going to appear or not, and he wasn’t too happy about it either. I assured the manager that I was on my way and hung up.

I quickly got out of bed and got dressed into fresh clothes. There was no way I could make it in time by getting into my uniform so I quickly put on a simple red-orange summer dress and tied my hair back into a ponytail. I threw the uniform into a plastic bag, grabbed my keys, and ran towards the nearest bus stop. I figured I’d change once I make it work and prove that I was able to make it, otherwise I don’t get paid for the day. Well it was that and a write up if I don’t give a good excuse as to why.

I thought I was lucky as the bus had just arrived a few minutes later and would make it to work. I felt major relief as I managed to step into the bus and headed to the last seat at the back of the bus. Somehow I always felt safe being at the back of the bus but as I sat down, I felt a slight tug on my dress and looked down. I saw a loose thread leading from my dress towards the front of the bus. I quickly looked out the window and I could distinctly see a red-orange colored thread stuck on the bench. “Oh shit…” was the first two words that came out of my mouth.

I was about to quickly get up and get out until the bus started to go forward. I accidently let off a squeal which caused some of the people to turn and look at me. I slapped my mouth shut the instant I did that and just give a sheepish smile to the others while saying, “S-Sorry… saw a roach.” Thankfully it was only just like 10 people in the bus. Most were seated close towards the front while only one was sitting just two rows in front of me. As I looked down I saw that the hemline of the dress was slowly creeping up my legs. I tried to grab the loose thread to snap it off but as I tried to it would burn my fingers. I could feel the dress pull tight around my thighs and the frayed bits falling away as it grew shorter and shorter. As the bus picked up speed, it didn’t take long for my black and white stripped panties come into view. I tried to hold the hem down to cover them but there was no way I could keep it that way as it became shorter. The dress continued to unravel as it made its way up passed my stomach and then my matching bra coming into view. It didn’t take long for it to reach the neckline and snapped off, leaving me in just my bra and panties. I looked at my arms briefly with the sleeves still there as they pooled at my wrists. I took off the sleeves since they were now useless and kept my arms and tail covering my body as much as possible.

I almost started to panic as I quickly realized that I could just put on my uniform! Things went from bad to worse as I looked over next to me, and the bag wasn’t there. I looked around and realized I must’ve forgotten it back at the bus stop in my haste to get on the bus. I could feel myself turning red hot, and not just my face but my entire body. I kept myself as low as possible from showing my body to anyone, just barely keeping my shoulders below the back rest of the seat that was in front of me. I honestly just wanted to run down the middle and jump out the front doors of the bus but I couldn’t bring myself to it.

I was lost in my thoughts until the bus made a sudden stop which snapped me back to reality. I wanted to hide myself more but fear froze me in place as two people stepped in and headed in my direction. I was just about to whimper until I saw them sit just a few rows in front of me, slowly letting out a breath of air which I had no idea I was holding for a long time. I looked again just in case I wasn’t imagining anything but saw no sign of anyone noticing me. I sunk back against my seat, wondering just how I was going to get out of this mess without being seen. I knew that it just wasn’t possible not to be seen.

I looked to my side and noticed my cell phone and keys next to each other, remembering how they fell out of my dress as it unraveled earlier. I grabbed my cell and decided to cell my manager, but I withdrew from the decision right after, not wanting to grab attention from others since cell phones weren’t looked upon too kindly when it came to being in the bus. As I looked to the side of the window, I could see that the bus made a trip back towards my neighborhood. Unfortunately I had to time it just right when it makes a stop as close as possible to where my apartment was. At one point the bus passed near the University and I swear I almost panicked if someone happened to see me on the bus. I kept my head low until I was further away from the university, and became near the neighborhood.

I muttered curse words when I realized that I wasn’t going to be any near my apartment than five blocks away. There was a bus stop near my apartments but apparently the bus driver was taking another path now. I had no choice but to jump out through the exit door that was behind me once the bus made a stop. I grabbed my cell and keys tightly and prepared myself to jump out. The instant I felt the bus come to a stop, I lifted the lever, opened the door and jumped out. The bus driver must’ve seen me as I jumped out but I tried not to think of it as I ran down the alley and pushing myself against the side, leaning onto it to catch my breath since no one was around… for now.

I blinked as I was brought back to reality again by a couple that was walking by, but thankfully they didn’t notice me. After seeing them disappear, I breathed a sigh of relief and tried to walk except, I found out I couldn’t as something behind me kept me in place. “Shit,” I cursed as I realized that my bra got caught by the fence and tried to reach behind me to unhook it. Unfortunately I heard footsteps approaching my way from around the corner behind me and pulled hard to make myself scarce. I heard the clasp snap as I took off running but as I did. It almost fell off due to the bra straps falling to my sides until I held it in place with my arms. I literally let of a growl at my bra and my new inconvenience as I edged towards the street with extra caution. I instantly froze in fear when I saw a familiar looking blue car go by. With the car gone and the coast clear, I quickly ran down the street crossing over towards the small park, covering myself as best as possible. There wasn’t that many people there except for a few joggers heading my direction. I instantly ducked into nearby bushes and kept myself as hidden as possible to avoid being seen.

“Oh you should’ve seen the clothes fall apart on her… it was awesome,” one jogger said to his friend. I swear I could’ve set that bush on fire with my face burning ever so red, knowing exactly who they were talking about. So much for hoping that they had forgotten about it but I guess that’s how boys’ minds work. As soon as they were far away enough, I got up but as I did, I heard a tear and looked down to see that the hip part of my panties was partially ripped due to a branch that got caught of it. I cursed as I carefully removed the offending branch and inspected the damage. Only a few threads were holding my panties together now so I had to be careful as I began to sneak across the park. I made my way through the trees and hiding myself behind one to collect myself for a bit before I made it into the clear from the park and ducked myself into another alley.

I kept on running non-stop towards my apartment as I came close, although I could feel one thread after another popping on my panties until the last one popped. Startled from the sudden loss of my panties, I ended up tripping over myself, accidently dropping my bra. Being already at the apartment complex, I heard a voice from nearby and made a mad dash for my apartment, leaving my torn panties and bra at the scene. I would’ve loved to get to my door unseen but the two brats who dropped that porridge crap on me months ago saw me as they were at their usual place on the balcony above, laughing their heads off at me. I made a small whine as I quickly made myself over to my door and got inside.

As I locked the door and went into my bedroom and lay on the bed, I heard my ringtone go off on my cell. I knew it must’ve been my boss from work who is probably pissed at me for not showing up. With a heavy sigh, I answered it but what he told me took me by surprise, “Itan I figured you might as well have the day off anyway after that incident you had.” *CLICK* That was when my mind flashed back to seeing that blue car before going into the park…