Now, Ladies and Gentlemen, just how did the female name 'Karen' become associated with unpleasant women who seem to believe that the word revolves around them, and are entitled? Becomes NONE of the women who i personally know of that name live up to said stereotype, virtually all of them were very decent, honest people. But, that doesn't mean i can't base a, totally fictional story around the derogatory use of the name and term, does it?
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KAREN BY NAME AND KAREN BY NATURE
Now it had been a good session of 'retail therapy.' Oh yes, I'd been shopping, spoiling myself as I normally did, after all as far as I was concerned this entire world revolved around ME! Not that I saw it way, naturally, I regarded myself as perfectly entitled to the good things in life. Goodness I'd worked hard enough for them!
With some justification, for it was true that I wasn't afraid of hard work and putting in the effort. I'd obtained a first-class honours degree, and then having worked for others for a while, building up some capital, I'd set up my own business that had proved very successful. All by my own efforts, so yes, I had a damn right to feel good about myself.
But unfortunately, my sense of entitlement became inflated beyond what was reasonable, like I say, I believed everything in life should suit me. Although I paid no attention to the term, I in fact, became an almost perfect example of the derogatory use of my actual name. Yes, I'd become a real 'Karen.' In both name, which obviously wasn't my fault, and nature which on the other hand most certainly was!
So, after I placed my purchases within the boot of my new car, a top of the range B.M.W. I decided to have lunch in an upper-class restaurant in town, that I frequently dined within. As I strolled into the building as if I owned it, it was well known amongst the staff that I was both a valued customer and personally known to the owners. So, I was shown to my favourite table, and quickly offered a menu.
I made my selection, sitting back and checking my messages and e-mails upon my 'phone as I waited for just what I'd ordered to be cooked and brought to me. And when that event did happen, I was in for a major shock.
Now, to some extent I was fully entitled to complain. For the food that I was presented with wasn't up to the normal superb standard of the fayre offered by this establishment, and I could have stated, with full justification, that it was not of the quality that would be representative of the high price charged for it.
But, of course, my very vicious vocal criticism went far beyond what was reasonable. As befits just the sort of woman whom my name has come to represent, I demanded to see the manager. When she arrived, I almost screamed at her, "this disgusting swill would definitely be rejected by pigs. How dare your 'so-called' chef present this to me, as food. I demand that you sack them immediately!"
A young girl, in her early twenties was hauled out of the kitchen, apparently responsible for this food, and I berated her publicly, repeating my demand to the manager that this girl be sacked on the spot, or I would never visit this establishment again, and explain to the owners just why. A threat that carried some weight behind it, as the manager knew all too well. So, very much within my earshot, she turned to the girl.
"You are dismissed forthwith. This valued customer is completely correct, this food is nowhere near the standard required of this restaurant, as you well know. Pack up your gear, and go, right now!" The manager turned to me. "Satisfied Ma'am?" I nodded my assent, before demanding the meal be replaced, and cooked 'properly' this time.
Now, perhaps I should have paid a little more attention to my 'victim,' because far from bursting into the tears of humiliation, as I would have expected and wanted of course, she fixed me with a look of steely determination, a look that warned me that I most certainly hadn't seen the last of her. One I totally ignored, naturally, what threat was she to me now?
My replacement meal arrived eventually, of course the kitchen was short-staffed now, and this time it was acceptable. I ate it, paid my bill, reduced with a hefty discount obviously, and proceeded homewards, dismissing the fate of that girl from my mind. After all, I'd probably never see her again.
Over the next couple of weeks, I began to sense that I was being watched as it were. Ridiculous I know, but in fact it was real. And I'm sure that all of you can just guess by whom? Despite my slight unease, I was able to banish these fears from my mind. It might have been better, if I had not ignored said premonitions!
For my stalker had gained a fair degree of knowledge of my routines in life before she struck. So, she knew just where I went on a regular basis and knew by now the perfect location for my abduction, she knew where she could take my almost certainly unobserved. And when she did strike, it was with the speed of a black mamba!
I suddenly felt a presence behind me, as a black cloth bag quickly passed over my head, removing my power of sight immediately. However, that soon became of secondary importance, as two solid steel rings closed in around my wrists, my arms having been pulled firmly behind my back. I'd just been captured! "Sssshhhh!" A voice echoed within my left ear. "YOU ARE MINE NOW!"
I felt a leather collar being placed around my neck, holding the bag over my head. "Relax," the same voice that I thought I recognised, was back, "the material that this bag is made of is fully breathable! I've no intention of killing you, but you are going to be punished! I was really proud of getting that job, I really wanted to be a chef there, and YOU took it from me! So, now you're going to pay for that!" And I felt a tie being applied around my head and over my mouth, tied tightly in place, pulling the cloth material that the bag was manufactured from firmly into my orifice. Removing the power of speech from me in addition to losing my sight!