(Author's note: This final chapter deals with some pretty dark material compared to the earlier ones. Consider this a warning.)
Lisa felt like she was frozen. Her hands were shaking and her stomach twisted in a knot. Who wrote the note? Who could know about her double life as a secret porn star and BDSM slut?? She looked at the clock on the wall, it was almost six now and Luigi's was a good twenty five minute walk from here. If she was quick, she could make it. She frantically got dressed, grabbed her jacket and phone, stuffed the note into her pocket and headed downstairs.
"Mom, I'm going out for a bit, sorry!" She shouted, at the front door.
"Oh, but I've just made dinner! Where are you going now?" said her mother, at the kitchen door, "You look a bit pale, are you okay?"
"I'm fine, just going to meet a friend." said Lisa, trying not to let her voice crack, "I'll be back tonight, sorry again!"
Lisa hurried down the street as the evening drew in. It was summer, so it was still pretty light out. This mystery person wanted to meet in a crowded public area, too. That means they just wanted to talk, right? She stopped outside Evie's house.
"I should tell her, I shouldn't go alone," she thought, looking up at the house, "But she'll want to come, and if they find out I told her that's my life over..."
Reluctantly, she turned and kept on towards the direction of the restaurant, her mind racing with awful possibilities. Who could it be? And they knew where she lived! An old boyfriend? Maybe. Would they blackmail her?
Lisa reached the restaurant at almost 6.28pm, out of breath and disheveled. She glanced around the car park, to see if anyone was waiting for her, when suddenly a hand landed on her shoulder.
"Hello again, Lisa," said David from the hardware store, "Or should I say Lissie?"
"You??" Lisa gasped, and pulled out the note, "Did you write this?"
"Well, I wanted to get your attention," he said, with that familiar smile on his face, "You came alone, yeah?"
"Yeah, why?" she said, with nervous defiance, "What do you want, David?"
"Calm down," he said, holding his hands up, "I just want to talk. Do you want to get a drink?"
"No, thank you." Lisa said, "Just tell me what you want."
"Okay, okay," he said, "I'll cut to the chase. I saw your first video, with the bedpost, and was blown away. What a masochist! I'd never seen anything like it!"
Despite the situation, Lisa blushed. David went on.
"You were the girl of my dreams," he said, "I was one of the first people to buy a video, you know."
"You are D-mon, right??" Lisa blurted out after a pause, "The fucking red cable ties! You wanted us to go back to your store for them, right?"
"Haha, clever girl!" he grinned, as if she'd done an amusing trick, "That's right. I thought I recognised your voice when we met the first time, but I wasn't sure. So I took a gamble, cost me $250 and some zip ties, but I had to be sure! Did you make that video yet, by the way?"
"Yes," Lisa said, flatly, "How did you find my house?"
"Oh, I followed you. Waited outside that hotel for an hour and then followed your bus home."
Lisa was feeling more and more sick. This was real stalker behaviour, and this guy knew her darkest secret.
"Evie was right about you," she said, glaring at him, "So what now? Are you planning to tell everyone?"
"Of course not!" he said, "Not if you maybe help me out with something..."
"Blackmail is illegal you know," Lisa began, "If I go to the police-"
"Then it would all come out in court," he said, with a smile, "Everyone would know. Anyway it's not blackmail, I just want a chance to make my own video with you. It's nothing you don't do all the time, anyway."
Lisa looked miserable. She wished she had brought Evie now, but she was alone with this guy and his irritating smile.
"Look, if you record a video with me, for my own private use," he went on, "And perhaps do some free ones for me in the future with your little friend, I promise I won't tell anyone about your double life. What do you think?"
Lisa hesitated. "How bad could it be?" her treacherous brain told her, "You might even enjoy it? You don't get into this sort of lifestyle without jumping in feet first. This way you get to have a bit of fun, and your secret stays safe."
"What if he's lying? What if he just rapes me or kills me or something?" she thought to herself.
He grinned at her, waiting for a response.
"But what other choice do you have?" she thought.
"Okay. I guess so," she said, looking pained, "When do you want to do it? I'm busy tomorrow, but next-"
"Tonight," he said, cutting her off, "I have a little place we can do it in private. You tell me your rules and restrictions on the way, okay? You're the boss. Do you use a safeword?"
He led her towards his car, as Lisa looked hesitantly back towards the street.
-
Evie was laying face down on her bed. She had her phone in one hand, and the occasional muffled sob escaped from her pillow. Then there was a knock on the door. Evie looked up, eyes red and puffy, and she wiped her nose with her sleeve.
"What?" she answered, sniffing.
"Oh, you are in," said her mother, pushing open the door, "I wasn't sure, we haven't seen you all evening. Are you okay?"
"I'm fine," Evie said, wiping her eyes, "What is it?"
"Well, Lisa's mom was just on the phone, she asked if Lisa was with you?"
There was a pause, and then Evie answered slowly.
"No... why?"
"Well apparently she rushed out to see a friend unexpectedly," Evie's mom explained, "But didn't say where she was going or who it was. I think her mom is a bit worried. Lisa came home quite upset earlier, she said."
"I haven't seen her since this afternoon," Evie said, her voice shaking a bit, "She didn't tell her mom anything?"
"No. Oh, but apparently a note arrived for Lisa before she left. She didn't know who it was from. Do you think everything is alright?"
"I don't know," said Evie, as the panic built inside her, "I'll try calling her."
"Okay, let me know if you find out anything."
Once her mother had gone, Evie quickly called Lisa's phone. It rang twice, then stopped abruptly. She tried again, but this time it just went straight to voicemail. She left a message to call her back, and then stared at the wall in thought.
-
"Oop! Sorry, no phone calls at the moment," said David, snatching the phone out of Lisa's hand and dropping it down the side of his chair as she protested, "We wouldn't want anything to interrupt us, would we?"
He was driving his car down a long road in the twilight, Lisa in the passenger seat. They were apparently on their way to this private location. Lisa sat silently. She knew things were getting out of her control now, this was becoming dangerous.
"You didn't have to take my phone," she said, morosely, "I should really tell someone where I'm going anyway, can you give it back?"
"Nah," he said, dismissively, "Don't ruin the atmosphere by bringing other people into this. This should be special."
"I'm serious," she said, "At least tell me how long this will take."
"As long as it needs to," he said, and pulled the car over on a deserted rest stop.
"Is this it?" Lisa asked, looking out the window. They had only been driving for ten minutes, but it had felt like a lifetime. She turned back to him, and he was pointing a gun at her.
"Not there yet, but step out of the car for a minute." David said, his voice cold.