(written by Arin, edited and enhanced by Molly)
The clerk dropped off yet another case on my desk and walked away without a word. "Oh goody, another case," I murmured quietly to myself. "I bet this one is duller than dish water." I read a little of it... it was. Dammit, I was coming up on my 25th birthday. I knew I should be grateful that I had a job with this firm, and the perks and salary allowed me to have a good life. But as the low person on the totem pole, I got all the crap cases. And my current personal life had become so dull that it was spilling over into my job, making it also feel dull and lifeless. Dating occasionally, I still hadn't found the right person in my life. He or she was probably still out there somewhere, but not trying very hard to find me, as near as I could tell.
"Let's face it, Sylvia -- you're bored," I thought silently. "You need a break. You need an adventure of some type. You need to take a risk and break out of this mold," I coached myself. I thought about it a while. My thoughts continued, "I don't want another skiing vacation because I don't need cold and snow. And just sunning myself on some beach while guys walk by ogling me, but too scared to even chat -- nope. I'd probably fall asleep and end up sunburned."
I was still mulling over my dilemma when I got home. Frustrated, I yelled to my untenanted house, "I need to shake my life up!" Desperately flicking through various web sites, I came across an advertisement for an upcoming convention. What caught my eye was that it claimed to be a fetish / bondage convention, and it was only about an hour away from my home. "That certainly sounds different!" I exclaimed. I imagined people garbed in leather and latex, and probably not prudish in their choice of clothing. "Maybe they'll have outfits for sale. Maybe even strange toys to play on or play with, if I'm lucky. I could probably wear a mask while attending -- I doubt they'd find that to be strange."
I daydreamed a little. "I've always thought leather and latex outfits were really sexy. Leather can make the person look powerful -- almost invulnerable. And latex can look like a second skin, clinging to every hillock and cranny of the body. If I add to that the idea of being helpless and used sexually by some dominant person I usually shiver with anticipation and get quite wet at my pussy," I mused.
Which seemed to be happening right now, just because I was imagining the situation. My body was voting strongly that this might be the adventure that I needed. Deciding to go for it, I ordered a ticket and room for the convention. I was anxious to see how people behave at such gatherings, and how tolerant they are to newcomers like myself. I basically wanted to see if I was missing something important in my life. "Maybe once I'm there I'll find some outfits and toys for my private collection," I thought. Yes, in my bedroom I had no outfits yet, but I did have a few such toys and they were my little secret!
When the day came I was already packed. I headed out the door with the ticket in my purse for the drive to the hotel. The hotel was very nice and the parking area was almost full so I took that to indicate that there was going to be a good crowd in attendance.
I checked in and found my room to be nice and spacious, on the third floor with a nice view. The convention started the next day at 10 AM and I was very keen to see the displays different companies would have.
I got up early and fixed my makeup and my shoulder length brown hair. Good quality fetish type clothes can be very expensive. Since I really have no one to play with, I didn't indulge in the purchasing of top end products. The best I had currently was a short leather skirt with a crisp white top and stockings. I knew it wasn't all that exotic, but at least I was making a small effort.
I headed for the convention floor. As I got closer, I could hear the noise behind the door. The security was impressive, as my ticket, like everyone's, was checked before a person was allowed to enter. It felt a little like Christmas as I opened the door, with lots of twinkling colored lights, and my eyes being drawn to tall, rather colorful and mysterious displays. Like Christmas, there was so much to see, and so much excitement in the air! Wide-eyed, I marveled as I walked around looking at all the displays and the models but also the onlookers wearing such outstanding and somewhat daring and astonishing fashions.
After several hours of wandering around gathering company brochures and prices, trying to soak it all in, I came to a display that claimed to offer 'experiences of a life time', for one day or one week. There was a handsome black guy manning the booth. He was attractive in many ways, being well built, well-spoken and radiating a smile that would melt butter. He looked quite comfortable about everything that was going on around him, as if very used to it.
Curious, but a little shy, I asked him, "What is it that you offer? What are experiences of a life time?"
His smile intensified, if that was even possible, as he replied, "We offer total immersion for a submissive. In other words, the participant is expected to obey without question for the period of their contract with us. And once it begins, there's no escape until the contract time has elapsed, unless the participant speaks a special code word. If they do that, we help them to leave immediately, but there's no refund."
Since he mentioned the lack of a refund, I looked at a small brochure and saw that the price was high, actually very high indeed. Of course, I could afford it, and in my heart of hearts I felt this might be exactly what I needed for an adventure to shake up my dull life. We checked our calendars and learned my experience could actually start on my birthday, and run for a full week. I took the fact that it would start right on my birthday as a good omen. I paid for it, thinking, "I'm buying a birthday present for myself." I was given paperwork and advised to read it carefully, because when my adventure started, there was no going back. When I got home, I skimmed the contract, signed it, and mailed it back.
Time passed. The butterflies flapping around inside my tummy told me that today was my birthday. I was officially on a two week vacation from work. Staying home to be near my phone in case someone called, I was lounging around in a long, ratty old T-shirt that hung down to my thighs, and a pair of old panties. I also tiptoed around my place, and was in such a state of anticipation that sometimes I forgot to breathe. To say I was nervous would be a gross understatement, but my day was certainly not dull. However, trying to watch TV, or trying to read a book was not helping as a mental diversion. Time was slowly crawling by like a snail trying to climb uphill! It was like waiting for the other shoe to drop, as we say!
The day crept by, but nothing was happening, and the butterflies were sort of strangled because now my innards seemed to be twisted into knots. Finally in the early evening a delivery van pulled up my driveway. I wasn't expecting a delivery, but then again perhaps some special outfit came with the agreement -- I hadn't read anything about it in the contract, but it might be something kinky to get the adventure going.
Sure enough, a guy carrying a large package got out of the truck. Approaching the front door as I was opening it, he said, "A signature is required for this package, Miss."
As I turned my back to go and get a pen, I was pushed inside, there was the sound of an empty box being dropped, a rag covered my face and I passed out briefly. When consciousness returned, I woozily learned that my hands were handcuffed behind my back and apparently handcuffs were on my ankles, too! My grogginess instantly evaporated when I realized I was completely naked! My T-shirt and panties had apparently been cut off me, because they were in a ragged pile on the floor next to me. And my captor was kneeling next to me, leering at my body. As I opened my mouth to complain and ask him what he thought he was doing, he pushed a small ball into my mouth, sealing it in place with three pieces of tape. Now I could only breathe, mumble and glare at him.
Looking around frantically I recognized that the guy must've gone into my bedroom and pulled the blanket off my bed because that was piled nearby. So my hitherto sacred bedroom space had been violated, but as near as I could tell he hadn't taken any liberties with my body... yet. Next, he placed a thick pad of some material over each of my eyes and taped those in place as well. Now I was in total darkness, and I imagine my breasts were rising and falling enticingly as my breathing accelerated to keep up with my frightened, throbbing heart. I couldn't protest as the guy rolled me into that blanket. And from the sounds of it, he ripped off long strands of tape to make sure the blanket wouldn't fall off, leaving me in something like a cocoon, helpless and unable to move much at all. Luckily, the blanket wasn't tight around my head, so I had no trouble breathing. He must've called someone on his cell phone because I heard a faint answer and all the delivery guy said was, "Package secured." He then hung up.
Since some time had passed, it must have grown dark outside. I heard him go out my front door, apparently leaving it open, because he returned in just a few minutes. I hadn't actually noticed that he'd backed the truck into my driveway, but I guessed that the back door of his truck was open. Picking me up like a rug delivery, he carried me to his waiting truck, gently placing me in the back.