So this was the train of events that led Kinga to this room in a chalet in France. She picked up the stockings first and rolled them carefully up her legs, checking them twice to ensure that the seams were straight at the rear. She then pulled on the string, straightened the elastic at the side and stepped into her new red shoes. Now that she was dressed as she had been told she checked the clock beside the bed, 7:50pm, she had only 10 minutes. She took the letter from her bag and unfolded it on the bed. The instructions were very precise. She read them twice and then followed them.
"You are to kneel on the floor on the Persian rug, your knees will be shoulder width apart. You are to kneel without sitting back on your heels."
Kinga tried but found this position uncomfortable, so she allowed herself to drop her bottom onto her calves for a few minutes. The remaining instructions referred to the silk scarf; to be used as a blindfold; the handcuffs and details of how and where the meeting was to take place, including the driver who collected her from Geneva, who, to Kinga's annoyance, said nothing throughout the entire journey from the airport.
A great deal of detail had been included for the evening so Kinga was keen to ensure that she did exactly as she had been told. The handcuffs were to be used to fasten her hands behind her back, so obviously the silk scarf would need to be positioned first. She carefully placed her left wrist into the handcuff and clicked it closed. She made sure that she allowed sufficient room so that it did not grate against her skin. She picked up the silk scarf from the bed and neatly rolled it into a band about two inches wide. She raised it to her face to position it over her eyes.
As she did so the cold metal of the hand-cuffs dangling from her wrist touched the skin on her bare shoulders and made her shiver. Her heart was thumping in her chest and only then did she fully realise how nervous she was. She dropped the scarf and held out her arms straight in front of herself. Her hands trembled and it made the hand-cuffs dance and jangle. She closed her eyes and breathed in deeply, trying desperately to compose herself. She looked at the clock, 7:54, she still had time to dress and run.
No she wouldn't. It had taken her a lot of courage to get here and she was too curious to leave without finding out why she had been chosen. Besides ever since she had read and re-read the note, the sexual tension had been building inside her. It was one thing to play at these things, but something different, and yes something captivating, to try them for real.
The clock told her that she now had only 3 minutes left to prepare. She picked up the scarf and fastened it across her eyes with a double knot behind her head. She had trapped some of her hair in the knot and it pulled a little at her scalp. She did not have the time, or the desire to re-do it. She placed both hands behind her back and searched for the open gate of the handcuffs with her right. She found it and placed it inside the fingers of her left hand. Bringing her wrists together she realised that this was indeed her point of no return. If she locked her hands together she would be semi naked in a stranger's chalet, bound and blindfolded and the only key held by a man she had yet to meet. She could not leave, she could not hide, and she would be completely at his mercy. Despite every instinct advising her differently, Kinga took a deep breath and closed the gate around her wrist.
Kinga knelt stiffly and uncomfortably upright. The cold metal chain of the handcuffs rested across the top of her buttocks and vibrated a little in time with her trembling. Kinga was breathing harder now, sucking air in deeply trying to compose herself. Her body was in turmoil. Part of her wanted to run from the room screaming and another part of her was begging to be used. She fought hard to compose herself. She concentrated first on the vibration of the chain, willing her hands into submission until the movement stopped. Then she concentrated on her breathing, taking deep breaths in, and then blowing the air out slowly through pursed lips until she felt that she had regained some of her composure. This only lasted until she heard the door open and footsteps on the stairwell to tell her that she was no longer alone.
Kinga's heart felt as if it was trying to punch its way through her chest wall. Involuntarily her breathing became shallow and quickened and she fought to control it. Her legs were aching as she forced herself to remain kneeling without letting her bottom touch her calves. She heard the tell-tale rattle of the chain on the hand cuffs as her hands trembled, and pulled them apart slightly to tension it and hopefully to stop her shaking.
Even with her eyes closed and covered she knew precisely what was happening inside the room. This was because he had been very explicit in the letter. He had locked the door and was now circling her to make sure that she was dressed and positioned exactly as required. She was careful to have left plenty of space between herself and the bed to allow him the freedom to move around her. Also because she knew that he would undress standing directly in front of her.