In this chapter, Sofia completes her programming as a slave
Miguel begins his journey as Sofia's owner.
I am portuguese and it is my first time writing in English, kind comments and critics are needed to let me know how to improve.
The story unfolds in an alternative Portugal, where slavery is an alternative punishment to prison.
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SOFIA pov.
Cecรญlia unfastened the Velcro straps that bound me to the cold metal frame and gestured for me to lie down on the examination table. She then wheeled the frame aside and positioned boxes containing the sensor connections beside the table. "Stay put for now while I take you to the cleaning area to remove the glue and sensors. We've gathered all the necessary data."
I felt a great relief to be able to move freely again, although my muscles and joints were sore from hours of immobilization. In the cleaning area, Cecilia grabbed a shower and started bathing me with a watery liquid, but with an aromatic smell. The sensors began to fall to the floor and were collected by her on racks to dry, preventing the wires from getting tangled.
I was finally free from that tangle of wires and electrodes that had taken hours to apply, only the set of vibrators/sensor devices remained inside my body.
"Let me take those off, I think you don't need them anymore for now." When she removed the device from my vagina, I felt a sense of emptiness. My vaginal canal had welcomed the device not as a foreign object but as a guest. However, the device in my anus caused some discomfort when being removed.
She placed the devices in a bucket with disinfectant and then asked if I could stand up. I was stiff with pain, but the desire to move freely again made me respond, "Yes, I can."
She helped me stand up and then said I could take a shower before eating and that afterward, I would sleep. I was glad to know that I would be able to eat and rest.
The shower didn't provide privacy, but, in truth, I had already accepted that this part of my life was in the past. I turned on the hot water tap to the maximum I could bear. They didn't know how grateful I was for this small privilege; taking a shower was now a luxury. I took the opportunity to wash myself, paying attention to my vulva. More than just cleaning, I examined and touched myself; it felt like I was discovering a new part of my body.
Next, I examined my breasts, especially my nipples. I wanted to try to feel the implants, but apart from the small wound on the edge of my left areola, I didn't feel anything else. Professor Nuno had been true when he said I wouldn't feel anything beyond the initial pricks.
I let the hot water run down my body. I didn't know what to feel in these last few hours; everything in my world had crumbled. I let myself fall to the shower floor while the hot water poured over me.
Cecรญlia let me stay in the shower for a few minutes more but finally told me to get up and dry myself. She gave me a small microfiber towel to dry off and then took me back to the main area of the laboratory. There, they had prepared a small meal for me to eat. It was just protein bars and a pack of orange juice, but it was food.
I ate eagerly and thanked her for the food. The professor was so absorbed in the data that he didn't bother to look at me, but Cecรญlia opened a drawer in one of the cabinets on the wall and slid out what looked like a camp bed and a sleeping bag. The idea of sleeping enclosed in a drawer didn't appeal to me, but in my tired state, I slid into the sleeping bag and lay down as best as I could on the bed.
Cecรญlia explained that the drawer had a switch to request assistance if I needed to go to the bathroom, and in that case, someone would accompany me.
"Professor Nuno and I are going to bed, and we'll be back tomorrow around 9 am. Take advantage of this time and try to get some sleep."
I Fell asleep immediately, contrary to what I expected, I didn't have nightmares, nor did I wake up during the night; I slept like a log.
Bete woke me up. "Hello, love. Did you sleep well? Come on, wake up. There's breakfast over there, and then we'll go to work."
"Good morning. May I use the bathroom first?" I asked Bete
"Yes, of course. You know the way."
I emptied my bladder and then washed up before returning to the main room.
The professor and Cecilia had just arrived and shared breakfast with me and Bete. I was naked in the room, and that seemed normal now.
"Good morning, I hope you slept well. I know yesterday was a long day. Today, we will reap the rewards of our work, Tell me, Sofia, are you familiar with the works of Isaac Asimov?" Professor Nuno asked.
"Yes, I am, why do you ask?"
"Do you know the three laws of robotics, then?"
"Yes, professor, I do: A robot cannot harm a human or allow a human to be hurt, it must obey humans and can protect itself from harm as long as it doesn't violate the first two laws."
"I think you know that the word robot means slave in Czech."
"Yes, professor, I understand that I will be a kind of robot for the next 7 years"