Much like peeling a plaster, he decided the best method of entering his pin number would be to do it without hesitation. He pressed the first digit -- eight -- as soon as he was prompted. His index finger wavered and drifted over the second digit now; like a virgin on his wedding night, he was uncomfortable, unsure and above all desperate to please. His sweat dripped like premature ejaculate; his heart throbbed like a member first tucked inside a woman's folds; he fingered out the last three digits in a rough, impassionate fashion and felt his desire to tear himself free from the machine as if he were done.
He reminded himself that he was still required. The second prompt arrived: How much would you like to withdraw? He tapped in the numbers: two-nil-nil. The mechanics inside whirred for a brief spell before halting. An error had flashed up on the screen: insufficient funds. Tapping again, he opted to check his balance rather than withdraw - $156.78. His heart stopped; his glance faced backwards towards the Ford Escape (oh, how he wanted to) and the slim figure within. He was denied overdrafts; his histories with credit were nowhere near sublime. All he had to withdraw was something short of the $200 she ordered.
Making do with slim pickings, he re-entered his pin number, this time with less trepidation, before he then entered a new sum - $150.
He waited for the familiar and unsettling churn of rotors; his hand waited at the slot where seven twenties and a ten popped out. Yanking it from the slit as if it were his, he slipped the bills into his wallet and then retrieved his card; flipping his wallet shut and slipping it into the back pocket of his pants, he almost ran to the comfort of the parking lot.
He knocked first on the driver side window before being permitted to enter his own car, and he fumbled with the handle for two seconds longer than usual. In his mind, he still thought up excuses but she could sense his fear, that anxious disposition of his would glow even in the darkest of darks. He opened his mouth to start: 'Mistress, I'm-...'
'Drained?' she answered, with a clear-cut interruption and a correct assumption. He hung his head in shame with that remark, feeling the brunt of dejection. . She held the power in her hand to ruin him should he fail her, and he had; but still she resisted.
'It was bound to happen.' She smirked to herself, 'Drive.'