Chapter 2: Kelly Gets Seduced
Kelly sat, as she had for the past two months, alone in her one bedroom apartment. The pictures of her wrecked marriage, a mocking reminder to her of the life and family, she had once had. She looked at the wedding picture of herself and Brent, at the time so happy and carefree. Her heart still stinging from the finality of the divorce decree she now held in her hand. She couldn't remember anything of her life since that night, when she had realized; it had come to an end. She looked at herself in the mirror, a ghoulish shadow of the person she had once been.
She stared at the boxes, remnants of the life she had once had, still stacked and packed along the wall beside her bed. She had never had the strength to even begin trying to put her shattered life back together, in the months since Brent had sent them to her. Her days now consisted of lonely hours working, and with the company of the small portable television she had bought, and the silence of what her life had become. She could still remember that night, as if it had only just happened.
She had gone out specifically to appease Brent, so she could spend some time with Marcus later on! He had been her secret friend for almost two years now. She had felt a little guilty about all the time she had spent with him online and off, in secrecy. But, she was sure that Brent, being so single-minded, would not understand her need for something different. He would not understand that after all the years of being in charge of the house, the kids, taking care of the bills, and at times even being Brent's second mother, that she just needed to let someone else take charge for awhile! She was about to find out just what a mistake she had made!
It had all started innocently enough; she even remembered the first conversation she had ever had with Marcus. The memory of that night now filled her with regret that she had not just logged off. That had been the beginning of what would eventually end her life, as she had known it. She drifted back to that fateful conversation and the months that had followed.
Kelly was sitting alone after finishing up her day's list of needed paperwork; she stretched out the kinks of her back and sat back to relax. She had logged off the offices site and left the IP site up. She figured she had about an hour or so, before the kids got home and just wanted to surf a bit. She had left herself invisible so that she wouldn't be assaulted by the endless requests for her attention. She still grinned at the amount of guys that seemed to find her!
She had just lit a cigarette when her screen announced that someone wanted her attention. "Bing" the screen sounded lightly. She looked at the name and wondered who this new guy was? The screen simply said, "Got a minute?" She shrugged her shoulders and figured "what the hell!"
"Hi, what can I do for you?" she typed. She pulled a long drag from her cigarette allowing herself to relax. She awaited the inevitable request for name, location, and age. She was a bit surprised by the answer she got. The screen lit up with "It's more like what can I do for you?" Kelly looked at the screen and smiled, wondering what new form of childish requests this would lead to?
The question was one she hadn't been prepared for so she typed back, "OK, enlighten me!" She was curious as to this new tactic, and now wanted to see where it led! The screen blinked as she watched the message being typed by her unknown admirer. The message came back, "I see your done working, and was wondering if we might chat for a little while?"
She knew that she had had her away message up, and that anyone who had her on his or her buddy list would know she was now available. Yet she couldn't remember ever seeing this guy before. She guessed, like others had done before, he had simply scanned the directory and found her suggestive profile too much to pass up. She just shrugged and typed back, "Yeah sure, I have some time on my hands. What did you have in mind?"
The screen said, "I usually don't just IM strangers, but your profile led me to believe your were someone who might be fun to talk with!" She had heard this line before, and assumed she knew what was next. These guys always ended up talking sex within minutes; she wasn't really interested in it at the moment. She typed back, "At times I guess I can be. Just not interested right now though, try me later!"
The screen came back, "I'm not interested in cyber Kelly, and I just want to talk!" She sat shocked that he had used her name. She couldn't remember ever giving away her real identity! Brent had insisted on her staying anonymous while "doing her thing"! She quickly typed back, "How do you know my name?' Now she was more than curious as to whom this might be. She waited for an answer.
"Lets just say, I have seen you a few times at the mall, and a few more at the shopping center. I recognized you from your profile photo, and the description you gave. I almost said hello one day, when I realized it was indeed you!" the unseen man typed. She sat stunned, that anyone from the Internet would have recognized her so close to home!
Kelly typed back, "Then you know I am married and have kids, right?" She hoped that whoever it was, wasn't some maniacal serial killer. She felt a little twinge of excitement that someone so close, knew what she did online! She also hoped that whoever it might be wasn't a stalker!
"I have no desire to insert myself into either your family life or your marriage! I just figured we might get to be friends, maybe talk, when you have a few minutes!" he typed back. She relaxed somewhat, hoping that he wasn't just trying some new line! She hated the idea of having to change screen names, and possibly upsetting whomever this guy might be!
"OK, why not? Since you seem to know who I am, maybe you should tell me who you are?" she typed snickering to herself. She waited for the reply, hoping she would at least recognize the name. What she got, however, stunned her! The screen flickered back with an answer she could never have imagined!
The screen came back with, "If you submit to me, I might decide to answer that! It's your choice!" Kelly sat wide mouthed and starring at the screen as if slapped. Who did this guy think he was? She sat staring at the words like she just could not believe the audacity of this guy! For a long while she just considered shutting the computer off, leaving him unanswered. She felt as if this guy had just assumed entirely too much about her.
Furiously she typed back, "That'll be the day! Have a nice day; I have things I need to finish. See you some other time!" Kelly then just began logging off, and stared at the computer as it cycled down into shutting itself off. Just before her IP logged off, she saw her IM answer, "OK, will talk with you again, later!" Then it shut off, leaving her to wonder what she may have just gotten herself into?
Kelly thought back to that one single IM, and how it had taken on a life of it's own after that. She remembered after that day how " Master Marcus" had repeatedly, E-mailed her and IM'd her, seemingly never having anything else to do! Eventually, she had given in and began talking with him again, still not knowing his identity, or his intentions. His conversations were always pleasant, never sexual in nature, although from time to time, he had hinted at something. She found him easy to relate to and after numerous conversations, felt that he had become a friend she could confide in.
That friendship had lasted for nearly a year! Although she had never known his real name, they grew to be close, someone she felt comfortable talking with. She looked forward to seeing his name light up when she finished her day's work. Eventually she even began teasing him that maybe they should meet for lunch, and get to be real friends! It was at that point that he again made his, seemingly insistent, request! "Submit to me, and I might!"
Kelly decided that she would play along. Now looking back, she realized how serious of a mistake that had been. Kelly could never have guessed what that one simple gesture on her part would lead to. The world that opened up after that, lead to her present situation, and for the loss of the life she had enjoyed so much. She could never have imagined the things that would eventually follow that decision. Now she wished she had never done it!
"OK, if it helps us get past this thing, I submit!" she typed, smiling at herself. She sat waiting for a reply. The icon of the type button blinked on and off, like a harbinger of the doom that awaited that decision. When he finally replied, she lost the little snicker that she had had.
"If you're serious, you will follow my instructions exactly! No hesitation, no questions, all right?" the screen said. " I take my position seriously, so should you slave!" Tingles of excited anticipation wormed up her spine. She felt something she hadn't in quite a long time, the suspense of being bad!
She gave in without a thought to her decision, "Yes Master!" She giggled at the response she had typed, hoping it was the direction that he had wanted her to go. She felt herself getting a little wet at the thought of being someone's "slave". She sat waiting for him to send his next message!
"I like the pictures on your profile. They seem to be a little tame however. Since it's apparent you have a camera connected to your computer, I wish to see a little more of you!" he typed out. She wondered just how much he thought she would show him? She stared at the screen for a while, and then responded.