19
Sending a Message
"Good afternoon, this is Bethany Carmichael for the Samantha Tannon Show, reporting from Harmon County here in the great state of Texas. The people of Harmon decided that talking about taking a stand against drugs was not enough when they discovered that their former sheriff, Rosa Ortiz, was selling drugs to their children. They decided, in their own words, to send a message by maintaining a constant sodomy of the convict whore for the past ten days. We'll be back later for the conclusion of this noble effort. How was that?"
"Fine, but we need more noise from the sheriff."
"Former sheriff." Pamela corrected the young man with the green baseball cap.
"You want to go again?" The producer recognised a trace of annoyance in his girlfriend's voice.
"Honey, you were fine. No, you were great. It's just the prisoner. We're not getting enough .... enough ... degradation."
"She's been fucked in the arse for the past one hundred and eighteen hours and she's about to get buggered live on television. How much more degrading can that get? Isn't that right sister?" Bethany turned to the face no more than six inches away, but Rosa was staring past the reporter crouching beside her in the stocks. "Could you possibly cry, or at least give us a groan? We would be grateful."
"Miss, if you want her to groan, I can make her groan."
"Could you, Miss Clayton? That would be great."
"Please move back. Clear away, Mrs Portkin. I'm giving the whore some juice."
The first electric shock jolted Rosa in her shackles and the second shock opened her bowels, to disgusted cries from Mrs Portkin and her sister.
"How degrading was that?" Bethany asked.
"I'm not getting any moans," the sound engineer complained. "It's not coming through on Bethany's piece."
"Groan, bitch, or I'll fry your pussy."
Rosa released a low groan through her bright red gag.
"You can do better than that," Bethany insisted and another touch from Pamela's baton brought forth a whimper that earned a raised thumb from the sound engineer.
"Great. Now every time I squeeze your nipple, I want a nice clear moan. Lift your head, dear, and grit your teeth. We want all the disgrace, all the shame, on camera. Now, one rehearsal and then we go." Bethany tweaked the nipple and Rosa uttered a pathetic sob. "Great, now in three, two and one. Good afternoon, this is Bethany Carmichael ..."
The abuse of Rosa Ortiz had developed from a minor publicity stunt into a media event. Two other stations were carrying the story, and journalists from around the state had come to interview all concerned except Rosa, who was unavailable for comment due to the gag in her mouth.
A vigil atmosphere swiftly developed, and visitors came from other counties, even across the state line, to visit Harmon and offer their support. By the final weekend there were commemorative shirts, with a picture of Rosa in the stocks and the slogan I Sent A Message in Foundation dark blue. Young and old queued for a photograph taken standing beside Rosa, and viral messages ensured that 'One Hundred and Twenty Days of Sodomy' became an internet sensation, at least for a couple of days.
Bethany Carmichael searched for more background material, because Harmon County's 'One Hundred and Twenty Hours of Sodomy' would be featuring in a later show when De Bois would appear in the studio. A matron of more than fifty years sat on a chair behind Rosa, pounding her anus with a dildo.
"You must be exhausted."
"I have to be here, for my grandchildren. We can't let these drug criminals take over our schools. The men have gone to work, so it's up to us women to make sure that we send out the message."
The production assistant, a young Canadian intern called Cherise, lead three firemen onto the stage.