5 Chapter 5

“Auntie!” she gasped. “A chastity belt?”

Just then Harriet heard something and looked outside. “The carriage is here.”

“Oh, my God, what’ll I do with this thing?” Lorraine cried out, turning and looking for a place to throw it. Finally, she pushed it back into the box and ran out.

“You wear that, young lady!” Harriet shouted as she followed Lorraine out to the carriage. “Listen to me,” she said when she finally caught up with her. “You may think I’m crazy now, but when you find yourself surrounded by a crowd of wild-and-wooly cowboys who won’t take no for an answer, you’ll be glad you have it.”

Her aunt’s words made Lorraine’s face flush red. “Auntie, please, you’re embarrassing me.”

While placing a long chain around Lorraine’s neck, Harriet said, “Lock yourself into it, you hear?”

“Auntie! You can’t be serious!”

“Now you listen to me, young lady. I’m not letting you in that carriage until you promise me that you’ll wear it.”