"Not so high and mighty now are you, you white dog?" asked the trader.
His English was flawless but he was chewing some betel nut (I could see the red juices dribbling from his mouth as he spoke) and his pronunciation was not altogether clear.
"No sir." I said as humbly as I could.
He laughed harshly then cleared his throat spat out the juices which had by now almost filled his mouth. They landed on my face and some even fell inside my own mouth. I was on the verge of spitting them out when the trader shot me an angry glance. Reluctantly, I swallowed both the juice and the thick phlegm that was mixed within it. The trader laughed uproariously as I gagged and so did a strange voice behind me.
The trader said something in Sinhala and a few moments later the stranger, a thin, bespectacled young man of some twenty odd years, appeared at his side carrying one of my lawn chairs. He set it down on the grass and the trader sat down on it.
"Are you starting to learn your place now?" he asked
"Yes sir." I answered "My place is beneath you and all Sri Lankans. I was wrong to consider myself your superior and treat you so badly. It is you who are my betters and I deserve to be treated accordingly."
"Fine words," sneered the trader "but can you live up to them?"
"I will try my very best sir." I replied pathetically.
"Then you may start by providing me with a small service." he said "Your wet garden has made my sandals very dirty. They are covered in mud for which you are responsible. You will clean them for me. Now!"
"But I am still tied up!"I protested "Besides, I have no water or cloth!"
"You have a tongue, don't you?" snapped the trader "Your mouth is so used to uttering filthy words to Sri Lankans that it won't notice a little more dirt inside it."
Ignoring the silent pleading of my eyes, he lifted up his right foot and I began to lick off the filth that covered its sole; mud and grass and I knew not what else. The taste was foul and fouler still were the sensations I felt when I swallowed some of it. I almost threw up on the spot and found I could no longer continue licking. Needless to say, the trader was far from pleased. In fact, he was furious.
"You disgusting white dog!" he shrieked "How dare you refuse my orders! How dare you turn your head away from my majestic Sri Lankan foot? You still think you are better than me, don't you scum? It seems you need to be taught your lesson the old-fashioned way."
He stood up and began to unbuckle his thick, leather belt. Unlike the others who had abused me that day he was wearing western rather than traditional clothes.
"Please sir!" I whimpered "Don't hit me! Let me try again! Please sir!"
His answer was a stroke of the belt across my face which made me cry out in pain. He laughed and walked behind me till he was out of sight.
"Your begging is a waste of time." he informed me "I am not a merciful man. You had your chance and you threw it away. Now you will suffer the consequences of your foolish pride."
The belt lashed my back again and once more I cried out. It rose and fell a further eighteen times, striking my arse, my back, my legs and my arms, but even though I literally screamed in agony neither Sir nor anyone else came to my assistance. As for the young stranger, I was puzzled to see him moving constantly around me and to see also that he was taking photographs of my ordeal. The pain I was suffering prevented me from considering the matter any further.
I was sobbing loudly by the time the trader had finished beating me but I was still able to hear the words he spoke to me from my chair, the chair that he had made his throne.
"I don't know why you are crying so loudly." he said "I did not hurt you that badly. You will be bruised for several days but your owner was very insistent that I do not break your skin. He said your customers might not pay as much for damaged goods. I suppose he's right but it is a pity. By the way," he gestured towards the young man who grinned at me "this is our village photographer. He will be staying with you for some time, recording your adventures. The whole village is keen to use or rather abuse the arrogant white man who lorded it over them for so long. They will pay to see what others have done to you and so, I am sure, will internet viewers. You could become a star in the local market. Perhaps you could be sold to a brothel in Colombo. There are many who would pay handsomely for a willing white whore, particularly if he came as part of a couple."
I was horrified beyond words.
"P..p..please!" I stammered eventually "Please don't do that! I'll pay you anything you want! Please don't put me on the internet or sell me to a whorehouse!"
"Unfortunately, that is not my decision to make." smirked the trader "It is your owner who will decide your ultimate fate. I advise you to be the best whore and slave you can be in order to win his favour otherwise you will find yourself in the hands of someone much worse than him. In the meantime, the photos my friend here takes will ensure you never ever think of trying to escape from your new life."
"You will never need to use them." I grovelled "I will be a good slave for my Sri Lankan masters. I promise I will!"
"We will see." smiled the trader "Now open your mouth wide. I have a better use for it than talking."
Pulling down his zip, he pulled out his long, thin cock and I prepared to receive it gratefully in my mouth as I had done the others that day. To my surprise, the trader held his cock only inches from my face but he did not force it inside my mouth.
"I am not gay." he said with a sneer, replying to my questioning gaze "I have no desire to have any man suck my cock, especially not a filthy white dog like you. No, my cock has only one use for you; as a urinal."
With those words he proceeded to piss on my face, filling my mouth with acrid yellow liquid that ran down my chin when I failed to swallow it fast enough to take another mouthful. This made my tormentor laugh and he then proceeded to soak the rest of my face and hair before shaking off the last few drops of his piss into my eyes. The photographer recorded the whole humiliating event and laughed so hard that he almost pissed himself.
"Goodbye for now my little white piss-drinker." smiled the trader "My time with you today is over. I will be back again though. There are many lessons you still have to learn."
I started to cry again and he and the photographer responded with mocking laughter. I was still crying long after the trader had left and Sir had washed the piss from my face and hair with the hose.
"No cry." said Sir, untying my bonds "Sir put cream on your body, make pain go away. You rest then. You have much work tonight. Special guests coming for dinner and they need good servant. You make them happy, you make Sir very happy. You like that, yes?"
"Yes Sir!" I replied and I was not lying. Making Sir, the man I had so arrogantly thought of as only an ignorant gardener, happy really did make me happy as well.
I crawled behind Sir as he walked towards my house. He did not even have to command me. Acting as his dog had, in only a few hours, become second nature to me.
Sir led me to what had once been the maid's room.
"You sleep here now." Sir informed me "This servant room. This your room. Sir sleep in master's bed now."
Who was I to disagree. He truly was the master now and I was his lowly servant.
As he had promised, Sir rubbed balm all over my aching body. He was remarkably gentle as he applied the cream, treating me almost lovingly or at least so I imagined. I knew he was merely protecting his investment, looking after his livestock but whenever our eyes met, I found myself wishing he would kiss me. It never happened of course. I was nothing to him but a piece of white meat, a fuck-toy to be used and discarded at will. How could a real man like him ever have feelings for something like me?
"Sleep now!" said Sir, rising to his feet "You work hard later."
He pointed to a metal bed with a painfully thin mattress, the bed I had bought for the maid I had dismissed and which I had considered too good for her. I hauled myself onto it and even though it was the most uncomfortable bed I had ever lain in, I fell asleep within a minute so exhausted was I after all my exertions that day.
It was after dark when Sir woke me.
"Wash face and go to kitchen." he ordered "Guests at table and want food now."