THE ALL DAY GIRLS
Chapter 2: RISING TO THE CHALLENGE (F hold-it, touching on desp)
By Paul Tester

The next weekend Erica was invited to Pauline's study to meet all the 
members, all of whom were at least 3 years older than her.  The ease with 
which she had waited was a topic of conversation, and while some of the older 
member had managed as easily, others had been at bursting point and always 
struggled to meet the requirements when they had to prove their capacity each 
term, a qualification of membership.  Erica suggested that it would not be 
impossible to wait a full 24 hours if she had to, lasting from 10 pm to 10 pm 
the next night. Pauline agreed, but wanting to stop Erica from boasting, 
challenged her to prove it.  Put on the spot, Erica hesitated, then agreed to 
try that night.  

When she returned to Pauline's at 10pm that night, she had just squeezed 
every drop of pee out of her bladder, and was wondering if she had taken on 
more than she was capable of.  After dinner the next day, her bladder was 
achingly full, and she longed to pee and be comfortable again. She kept her 
legs tightly crossed throughout prep. time, 7 to 9pm, but her bladder seemed 
to have stabilised, so when she got to Pauline's at 10pm, she was still in 
full control, but "dying to go and be able to relax again."  As soon as her 
shorts were verified as dry, and removed, Erica hurried to the nearest loo, 
returning some time later looking very relieved, admitting, "I was going for 
ages and I feel so much better now."

Once Erica had shown that it was possible to wait for a full 24 hours, the 
older All Day Girls had to do the same.  Some of the members knew they had no 
chance, but it was decided to form a super-group of girls who had lasted the 
full 24 hours.  Pauline, as leader, was expected to be among these girls, and 
new rules were drawn up for the trials.  Liquid intake was to remain the same 
as for the All Day test, but had to be started the day before, so they could 
not start when dehydrated.  An extra drink at bedtime was added to make the 
task even more difficult.  It was also decided that the girls had to be able 
to walk about the school until 9.30, thus stopping anyone just making it by 
staying in their study and holding between their legs for the last hour or 
two, which had been done by girls trying to join the original group. Erica 
repeated the test under these rules, and passed again, though she wanted to 
go rather more badly at the end, crossing her legs and holding her aching, 
bursting, bladder at the end.  Six other girls, including Pauline, all in the 
6th form, also passed the new test.  Two others, including the only fourth 
year member, just managed to wait the 24 hours, but were disqualified as they 
constantly twisting their legs together and doubling over during the last 
hour, and several times had to sit down and either hold between their legs or 
sit on their heel.  Both were allowed a second attempt a week later, when 
Diana, the fourth year, passed, though she was obviously desperate at the end 
and almost ran to the loo when her shorts were removed.  Afterwards she 
admitted that she had been practising all week, and had never been to the loo 
until she had been absolutely desperate.  She was convinced that it was 
possible to train a bladder to greater capacity by constantly stretching it 
to the limit.