Thirty-seven year old Sandra sighed deeply as she pulled into her driveway. Tonight she faced the mountainous task of wading through her English students' midterm tests. Not her idea of a great evening by a long shot, but it had to be done and that was all there was to it.
Still, tomorrow was Tuesday and that gave her something to look forward to. Sandra taught English at the local community college, in addition she coached the college theater every Tuesday and Thursday, something she really enjoyed.
She was a popular professor by all accounts; her students usually found her approachable on a whole range of issues, not just those relating to course work. She was slim and stylish, with auburn shoulder length hair that always seemed to have a glossy sheen. The fact that Sandra was attractive and also single was an added bonus to the boys in her classes.
Over the years she had got used to seeing the distant look in some of their eyes during her class, lost to their own thoughts which undoubtedly revolved around her.
Sandra retrieved her briefcase from the backseat of the Honda and eased her slender frame out of the car.She carried the briefcase into the living room and set it down on the table before heading across to open the window drapes she had forgotten to open that morning.
Just as she was about to open the drapes a sound behind distracted her. Before she could turn around, a strong leather clad hand clamped across her mouth, pulling her sharply back to press against the body behind.
Everything happened so quickly. Her startled cry died in her throat. Her eyes widened in shocked fear as an evil looking knife flashed before her eyes. The ice cold metal rested against her throat, sending a wave of nauseating fear through her body.
"Not a sound bitch!" A deep voice uttered in her ear. "One peep and I slice β understand?"
Sandra nodded her head quickly. Slowly the gloved hand moved away from her mouth, pausing guardedly, ready to clamp back in place should she scream.
"Pleaseβ¦ don't hurt meβ¦ what do you want β I have money, it's in my purse." Sandra whined distraughtly.
The blade moved dangerously against her throat as he tugged her hard, pressing her body back into his.
"I didn't come here for your money BITCH!" He snarled.
"Pleaseβ¦. . I'll give you anything you want, just don't hurt me." She pleaded. In the back of her mind the implication of what she had just said dawned. Perhaps it would be better not to resist, but just get it over with.
"Put your hands together behind your back. Try anything clever and you'll regret it β understand?"
She nodded her head, the tears beginning to well in her eyes. The knife vanished from her throat, moments later she could feel him binding her wrists together. When he had finished he turned her around and pushed her towards the staircase.
"Up the stairs bitch β do exactly as you're told and you won't get hurt."
He followed her closely, keeping the knife point pressed against her back while his other hand held her firmly by her bound wrists. She walked reluctantly ahead of him in her high heeled shoes, dreading the ordeal that awaited her upstairs in the bedroom, but just as anxious to get it over with.
She climbed the stairs cautiously, trying not to let her hips sway too much in her skirt as he grasped her hands tightly. Glancing upwards she suddenly came to an abrupt halt. Her eyes widened in fear and she started shakingβ¦
"No⦠no⦠please don't." She wailed.
"Shut the fuck-up! I said you wouldn't get hurt if you did as you were told βnow move it bitch!" He pushed her on up the stairs.
Sandra crept up the stairs in slow motion as he prodded her from behind, her eyes never leaving the rope noose tied to the heavy beam positioned between the banister rails. She tasted the bile rising in the back of her throat from the utter fear that gripped her body.
Sandra stalled several times as she climbed the stairs, but the knife point poking into the back of her ribs kept urging her onward. She finally stopped one step lower than the noose's position. Tears were running down her cheeks leaving dark trails of mascara in their wake.
Sandra's legs were starting to shake when his hand pulled the noose down and over her head. As he tightened the noose around her slender neck she lost control and wet herself, gushing pee down her thighs and splashing into a puddle over and around her high heels.