The idea for this story was my first one. It originally started as an incest one. The story line works better this way. Please read my other stories and comment and on all of them. I write them for enjoyment. As always, characters are over 18.
No woman should be abused without mutual consent.
Lost and Abused -- The story of Lisa
I was standing at the large window looking at the first snow fall of the year. It had snowed some 5 inches overnight. The day before was almost spring like. The temperature had dropped to the lower teens. Dropping some 20 degrees overnight. The early morning sun was an orange glare upon the surface of the new snow. Suddenly, I felt my dog Rex rub against my leg. I'm no shorty, standing nearly 6 feet 2in, but Rex's head rubbed against my hip. He is a heavy boned German Shepard, with classical coloring. He has a very large black 'saddle' over his back, with tan and silver over the rest of his body. At just over 100 lbs, he is a real brute.
His tail was wagging so fast that I felt a chill from the cool breeze. His tongue was hanging out, and he was prancing in place. I asked him did he have to go out, and he jumped onto my chest, then ran to the door. I put my coat and boots on, and grabbed the keys to the snowmobile. I still had the sled hooked to it, from last year, with my ax, chainsaw and emergency kit on it. I needed to gather more firewood anyway, since this was my first visit this season. It was going to be easier this way, than to go and cut some, then walk it back by hand. Thank goodness for small favors from mother nature.
I have a cabin on 5 acres, which backs up against a state forest, which has a very popular lake. So there is always plenty of firewood. The tourists are gone, which makes my time here very pleasant. I try to get away from the grind of running my computer and software business as much as possible, this time of year. As soon as I opened the garage door, Rex took off like a shot. He dove directly into a pile of snow that had gathered from the blowing wind. He would bite at it, getting some on his tongue. Then repeat his doggy game. It never ceased to amaze me how he could derive so much happiness from so simple a game. I stopped several times along the path to pick up some smaller branches, and twigs for kindling.
We were out about half an hour, about a mile into the forest, when Rex started barking. He stood looking down into a patch of underbrush. I called to him to be quiet, but he continued to bark.
When I reached him, I saw why. A woman was huddled amongst the underbrush, very tightly wrapped in a thin, well worn housecoat. Her ears were red and the toes, sticking out of her torn house slippers, were turning blue. I shut the snowmobile off and approached her. She tried to squeeze herself backwards through the tightly bunched branches. I held my hands up to show that I was not going to hurt her.
"Are you alright? What are you doing out here? Are you lost? Come. Let me take you back to my place and get you warm before you freeze to death,"
It took several minutes more before she allowed me to help her up. I dumped all of the wood on the sled. I keep a blanket on it just in case I get stuck out at night. I wrapped her up and placed her on the sled. I gunned the snowmobile back to the cabin. Rex ran along side of her. His tail continuously wagging. I pulled into the garage, picked her up, and carried her into the living room. Placing her in front of the fireplace. I pulled my coat off and went to get more blankets to wrap her up in. Then I went into the kitchen and made some tea. When ready, I brought it to her and sat down beside her. I checked her ears, but did not find any frostbite. That was a miracle. I asked her if I could check her feet. She shook her head yes.
I slid to the floor in front of her, took a foot in hand and gently rubbed it while inspecting it. Her toes and feet were cold and red, but there was no sign of frostbite. I noticed bruising around her left ankle. It appeared to be from an ankle restraint.
"How long were you out there?"
She was shivering, and her teeth were chattering to the point that they were making clicking noises, so much so that she could not answer verbally, but held one finger up.
"Just last night?"
She shook her head yes. I told her to get warm and we will talk later. I told her that it was a good thing that I was here, for there is no one in this area for at least another 2 months. Not until people come for the holidays. After the lake freezes over, it is used for ice skating. I told her that I still needed to get the firewood, she jumped into my arms, spilling some of the tea. She started to shiver even harder. This was not from the cold. I told her that she is safe here.
"Alright. I will leave Rex with you. He will not harm you. Instead he will protect you. It is apparent that you are running away from someone. You can tell me later after you warm up."
"Rex. Stay. Protect."
He laid down next to her and placed his head on her lap. She pulled her hands up to her chest. I told her that he will not hurt her, and that she can pet him, if she chose to. Very tentatively she reached down and ran her hand over his head. He shifted a little further down onto her lap. She relaxed with that. I put my coat back on and left to retrieve my firewood. I returned a little over an hour later. I had enough wood to last a couple of days. She was sitting on the couch when I walked into the living room. Rex was still by her side. He has a very good sense of people.
"Well, I see that you are doing better. Would you like to eat something?"
"Yes. Thank you."
"Well, she can speak. Glad to hear that. Is there anything special you would like?"
"No. I have not eaten since yesterday morning. I can eat wood bark about now."
"I will make you some eggs and toast. Want some more tea?"
"I would prefer coffee, if that is not a bother."
"Good. I have not had mine yet. Here let me show you how to use my coffee maker. Just in case you want some more later on. I have a rule in my house. I will show you where something is, or make something for you once. After that it is up to you to help yourself."
I pulled all of the ingredients for our breakfast and started to fry the bacon. Then showed her how to make the coffee. After I finished making our food, we sat down to eat.
"What is your name? Mine is Ed."