I reached for the shelf above me, the book in my hand hovering in the air as I stood on my toes. Gritting my teeth, I stretched my arm forward as far as I could, gingerly wedging the corner of the hefty volume between its two neighbors. *Almost there…*
With a deafening crash, the top shelf tipped forward and dumped almost a dozen books onto me. I sprawled onto the floor, my glasses halfway off my face, and had to stop myself from shouting profanities. The re-shelving cart was tipped over now, setting me back another twenty minutes, and I could feel the tension in my shoulders increasing. *How did I get here?* I thought to myself as I scrambled on my hands and knees. Only a few years ago, I had been the pride of my sorority house, able to get and please any man. If only I could go back to a time when my long legs weren’t covered by a calf-length wool skirt, and my busty figure wasn’t obscured by itchy sweaters. I could feel the male students watch me whenever I walked by, and while I secretly gloried in their guilty glances, it was nothing compared to the appreciation I used to get. Sometimes I just wanted a man to tell me how much he wanted me, and to show me…