A chance tickle that actually worked
It was a Youth group picnic, last year of Highschool. Back behind the old auditorium, about two dozen of us were there. The BBQ was long over and it was probably late afternoon. Most of us were worn out from the day, all fat and happy. One group of boys and ladies were playing touch football, but it had degenerated into a "kill the carrier" type of game where one person would grab the ball and run around with the rest of the group chasing. Talking with some people I knew, I was only slightly interested in the goings on, until i saw one girl with the ball being chased around. She was thick, not fat, very athletic, built solid. Cute face, shoulder-length brown hair. Not a "looker" in the traditional sense, but a tomboy chick who thought it was funny to "play ball with the guys". She was barefoot. She'd had on those nasty old dock shoes and the worn flat soles were too slippery on the grass where they were playing, so she had kicked them off. Around and around they ran, a group of maybe four guys and one girl right behind her. She was quick, darting and dodging, all the while laughing. People were tired and getting a little silly by that time. She got tired and got slower and slower, finally zigging instead of zagging and got " dogpiled" by the group who were all out by that time. Everyone piled on her, not hurting her clearly ( she was still giggling, eyes closed) but she was on her back, with just a head/ face on one side of the heap of tired bodies and barefeet sticking out the other side. I was a shy kid, but seeing that scene, spurred me to action. I knew it was a one shot deal. No one was paying attention to anything around them and people were milling back and forth. I took a chance and bent down on my kness by her feet. Crouched where she could not see, but I could still see her face over the dudes backs. I tickled her pretty damn good, fast and firm ( I had know idea if anyone was going to take notice and I went for the biggest bang for the buck). The reaction was great, best candid tickle I ever got before or since. It was seconds, but it seemed like minutes. Her face went from tired giggles to all- out laughter. She exploded with it. Her eyes went wide , looked upward, rolling back ( never saw me) then squeezed shut . Her face was beet red and the look on her face was unbelievable. She could not move an inch, her feet wiggled and flexed helplessly. She swung her head from side to side laughing so hard, snorting at times. She couldn't speak at all, and everyone must of thought she was just laughing at the situation. As she struggled more and more, some of the guys slid off of her. I knew I had to quit before she was able to spot me, or worse, someone else saw me. I got away with it, and I'll always remember her lying there; arms spread out, face up to the sky gasping for air, looking wiped out. I'll never forget that face. Good times.
