It was getting to be about midday in the afternoon and what sunshine there was earlier in the morning was starting to cloud over. The adrenaline rush from being at gunpoint seemed to make both Julia and Lara forget about how tired they had been.
But Julia hadn't forgotten that she needed pee.
They had already walked a mile, and there were still a couple more miles to go before they got to her car, and she was having difficulty holding it in.
"Um." She spoke out, turning her head to the side.
"I need to pee really bad."
"Oh yeah?" The old lady replied. "I bet you do. You just keep walking."
"Oh Ma, let her stop and pee. She's not dangerous." Nan said.
"Listen Nan, I ain't taking any chances with Charlie not around. And you better learn to keep your guard up, because as soon..."
"OK you two stop!" Nan broke in.
Julia and Lara stopped.
"Damn it Nan!, what the Hell are you..."
"OK, you go pee over there." Nan pointed her rifle at a tree about fifteen feet away.
"There?" Julia asked.
"Yes, right there."
Julia walked over to the tree, and then looked at Lara and looked at Nan and the old lady. She tried to hide behind the tree, but it offered only partial privacy.
The old lady walked out a ways to get a clearer look at Julia and kept her rifle pointed.
"Don't you even think about running away!" She said.
Julia looked Lara and made an expression to say that she couldn't pee with so much attention on her.
"Ma! Come back over here and let her pee in private." Nan said.
The old lady looked at Nan, and then looked back at Julia.
"Ma! Give the girl a break!"
The old lady finally walked back to Nan. Julia undid her pants, and pulled them down along with her panties, but had trouble trouble squatting and keeping a balance with them on, let alone peeing without getting them wet. Worse yet, the agony that she was still partially exposed made it very difficult for her to do.
Lara looked at her, and felt sorry.
Julia stood back up again, and this time pushed her pants and panties as far down as she could, and kept a hand on the tree trunk to balance herself as she squatted. She managed to relieve herself while the old lady and Nan kept a watch.
It felt good to finally relieve herself. For a brief moment Julia seemed to forget about the embarrassment of being watched while peeing. Julia needed something to dry off with, but there was nothing available. She pushed and squeezed to get everything out, and then just pulled up her panties and pants. It made Julia feel a little bit dirty.
Then with her head pointed down, and feeling humiliated, she walked back to Lara.
Lara maintained a humbled and remorseful look. She still felt as if this was her fault.
"OK, keep on walking" Nan ordered.
