For those who may not be familiar with legalized slavery, the main title is a subsection of the 34
th
Amendment, which allows for self-enslavement, commonly known as the "Betelgeuse" rule throughout the industry, but generally considered to be a myth within the general population.
("Beetlej****" has both a Copyright and a Trademark for merchandizing; therefore, I avoided that spelling, but you get the point if you've seen the movie. All characters are 18+ years old and bear no resemblance to anyone.)
A big thanks to Carl Bradford who edited my story and added the clarity I tend to skip over.
"Emmy, what am I going to do? I've really messed up this time. My GPA will be ruined," cried Allison.
"What on Earth are you talking about, Allie?" she asked. Emily had suspected Allie was a drama queen during freshman orientation and this only further confirmed her suspicions. What could possibly be so traumatic? This was only the third week of their first year at UT Dallas.
"Slave Yoga, that's what. I signed up for it thinking it would just be like other yoga classes I've taken and would be an easy 'A'. The other girls are so good at it, I'm at the bottom of the class and I will flunk."
"Why don't you just drop the class and pick something else?"
"The date to switch classes was last week. If I fail to maintain a full, 18-credit-hour class load and at least a B+ average, I'll be dropped from the basketball team. Who knew that 'Slave Yoga' was actually about training to possibly become a slave?"
"Allie, do you mean to say didn't know about this before you got here? Just about everyone on this campus, knows that. We all had to take it in high school. That's why your classmates are so good, as they have practiced it for at least one year if not more. The better your slave moves and mantras, the higher the grading you will get when you turn 18. The higher your grading is, the more college loans you can qualify for because the more you will be worth if you default on your loans. This is serious business for all students who need funding down here. Of course, they are going to be good at it. Didn't your school require it?"
"I attended a private, college-prep academy in Connecticut run by Jesuit priests. Slavery and everything associated with it were forbidden topics on campus. Even our sex ed classes were censored, Emmy."
"Are you saying that you still have your V-card?"
"Oh, no, not at all. Our classes were filtered by the school but after school, off-campus activities weren't. We could go home on the weekends and between semesters. We saw slaves occasionally but nobody ever paid any attention to them. Well, maybe that's not quite true. I could see my boyfriend struggle to adjust his shorts when some hottie passed by wearing just a collar and nothing else. I have to admit some strange feelings stirring as my panties got wet from seeing some of the naked studs in our town. Jimmy and I even played around with a collar and cuffs once. I have to say that my orgasm was more intense then, but 'slave training' and 'slave yoga' were nothing of interest to us."
"Really? No interest in being a helpless slave, a victim? It sounds like you have a case of the 'Catholic-Girls-Must- Be-Raped' Syndrome."
"The what?" asked Allie, sounding shocked.
"The CGMBR syndrome. Studies have found that girls raised in a strict religious environment, not necessarily Catholic, respond best sexually when 'forced' to do it believing that you are not sinning if you have no control. Most intense masturbatory fantasies revolve around bondage and domination. It's quite common, almost one-third of the women surveyed admitted their best responses occurred when they were totally dominated or restrained by their partners."
Allie turned '50 Shades of Red' as she thought back over some of her day dreams and this new revelation into her psyche. Struggling to recover her composure, she replied, "Well, Northerners are not inclined to talk openly about what goes on behind closed doors, so I'm somewhat naΓ―ve about a lot of things like alternative sex practices, and slave training and grading are not topics that are open for discussion."
"Wow, things are really different in New England. Down here almost everyone, who is anyone, is eager to be graded. It's not only a rite-of-passage, like being old enough to learn to drive or old enough to drink, but it's also gives you bragging rights and a certain social status, especially for cheerleaders and other 'popular' groups. It even is a source of pride for parents if you happen to grade at any level of 'Prime'. Being good at 'Slave Yoga' is an important step to getting that 'Prime' brand." Having said that, Emmy pulled her shorts and panties down to reveal her Big D brand, centered on her left cheek.