A surreal nightmare
Sarah entered the large quiet house. The stillness and overbearing silence hung upon her shoulders like a large weight. The sun had just gone down leaving the house in darkness. It was a huge, expansive house with old and venerable furnishings. Every time she came here she felt like eyes were following her every movement! She sensed and felt eyes upon every curve of her body, painful as a sharp knife.
With determination and familiarity, Sarah immediately began to descend the staircase. The century old floorboards groaned and creaked with the beat of her footsteps. Using only her left hand, the twenty-four-year-old guided herself to the basement. It smelled of dust, dingy water, and age.
The door handle was there a foot before her and opened up to her touch effortlessly. A flickering light bathed her in a reddish glow. As quietly as she could, she entered the large cavernous room and closed the door behind her.
A scratching sounded from some dingy corner where she saw a cubed box with a picture of a naked child resting on top. Its eyes were open wide with fear and bewilderment. The child was reaching for Sarah with one hand. A multitude of small stuffed mammals lay encased against the basement walls, their eyes glinting at her as she moved about in the dim light. Against the opposite wall a collection of barbaric antiques rested. The cobwebs in every corner gave the basement the appearance of a witches' cauldron. A rat trembled at the sight of Sarah as she controlled her fear and disgust.
God how she hated this place!
An old metal staircase spiralled downward into the depths, switching on her torch Sarah descended into what she considered hell.
In the darkness she could hear the sound of rattling chains and flowing water. This was her destination!
"Hello? Is the mistress in?" She called out with fear sounding in every word. Her voice echoed several times until the silence overtook the sound.
It only took seconds for her to see a person materialise from the darkness. It was a woman, a tall female with black hair and grey eyes, a divinely beautiful woman who was the ideal of the perfect female. Totally naked she wore but a circlet of gold about her ankle. In her right hand she held a shiny leather whip.
Sarah dropped to her knees in fright and stammered out, "Mistress, please...I need to speak to you!" The mistress stood above her, smiling. Sarah continued, "I can't do it! What about my life?"
The mistress played the whip's tail about the clothed shoulders of Sarah, causing her to tremble. Slowly the tail travelled across the upturned face, then began over the mounds of her breasts. Sarah opened her mouth to speak again, but the mistress effortlessly slapped her cheek. Sarah sprawled several feet away, the torch dropped to the ground but stayed lit.