I realize I am a single mom. I am not too bad to look at, but everyone who I have dated that's found out I have a three year old has fled. I was married. Jamie's father, Jake, was your basic good-for-nothing-but-sex, and even then he was only good to himself. I really don't think he ever gave me an orgasm, but he never failed to get his rocks off. When I found out I was pregnant, I thought it would make him happy. He refused to wear condoms, saying he couldn't feel anything through them, and he never let me start the pill because he couldn't stand the thought of me gaining weight. Maybe I should have been less assuming about the baby. He wasn't. He actually had the audacity to tell me to get an abortion. We were divorced before she was ever born, and he's never seen her. Oh- by the way, I never really gained a lot of weight when I was pregnant, and quickly looked as if I had never had a child. Too bad for Jake, I actually look better now. Better looking breasts, I finally filled out, and now look even more like a woman...
I never finished high school. That was my biggest mistake. Jake was my ticket out of the one-gas station town, and everybody knew my business. I had several people tell me to ditch that bastard. At 17, I wasn't listening. My father was an alcoholic, so when I asked his permission to marry, I made sure he was drunk. Mom was driven off long before. He had to sing papers from the clerk's office, because I wasn't 18 yet. Less than an hour after he signed, I was Mrs. Jake Kane. I was so stupidly happy. The only thing Jake did for me was get me to a different state and city, and he gave me my Jamie. I have nothing to thank him for because I figure all the bad things that happened in the 10 months that we were married kinda cancels the good.
I did get my GED, and I went to beauty college. I can now dye hair and wax eyebrows for a living. At least it pays the rent, and I always have such stylish hair. Much better than when Jake and I were married. He came around to the shop I worked at one day asking for a place to stay. I told him he needed to leave before my boss called the police for trespassing on her property. He tried to tell me it was a public place, but I told him that scumbags weren't part of the public. He left, but not before he threatened me.
It all happened one day about 6 months after my encounter with Jake, I had the flu and didn't feel like going to work, but I still took my daughter to the sitter's. I had arranged with the sitter, also Jamie's best friend's mom, for Jamie to stay the night, so I could rest. If they needed anything, Sherry just lived a couple floors down. I heard a knock on the door, went to the door and asked who it was, there was no answer. I got on my tiptoes and looked through the peephole, and there was no one there. I went to the kitchen and fixed myself a cup of hot tea laced with Nyquil. On my way back to bed, the phone rang. I had caller ID because of Jake, but the read out said "Private Number." I hesitated, but answered the phone anyway. I could barely hear the caller, and couldn't tell who it was. Heck, I couldn't even tell if it was a man or a woman. The caller did tell me to go to the door and pick up the package that had been left for me.
I had already taken about half of my tea, and was starting to feel the Nyquil kick in. I stumbled to the door, unlocked the 3 of 4 locks that were locked, and came face-to-box with a 4-foot tall box that was nearly as wide as my door. It took all of my effort to get the box inside. I thought it would have taken all of my effort even if I felt better. I thought about opening the box, but decided I should probably lie on the couch for a minute because I was feeling very dizzy and groggy. A minute turned into four hours. Good ol' Nyquil, can always depend on it for four to six hours of nearly undisturbed rest. After trying to clear my head for a minute, I remembered the box. Just as I was going to the kitchen to get a knife to cut through the tape, the phone rang again.
Goodness, I never get this many calls in a day
. I thought it might be the sitter though, and didn't think to check the ID box.
"Hello?"
"You haven't opened it yet have you?"
"No.
Who are you?"
"Well, maybe you should open your present like a good girl, and I will call you back in a little while." It wasn't a question, but it almost sounded like a threat. The ID box said "Private Number" again.
Might as well give myself something to do.
So I opened the box. Most of us have been into adult novelty stores and know what the novelties look like. Most look pretty cheap, and are too expensive for me to ever buy. Some of the clothes might look decent, but that's about it. This box was full of leather outfits of all colors and "toys" of all shapes and sizes. At first I didn't touch anything. I was shocked. Most of the things I didn't even know what they were for. One by one, I took them out of the box. There were no labels and no tags of any kind, but I could tell they were all new.
Jeez, here I am standing in bathrobe, holes everywhere, and looking at a small fortune in pleasure equipment.
There was a bustier in red, black, and white. There were shoes in the same colors, all in identical styles, and all in extremely high heels. Stockings, masks, chokers, and more. I really didn't know what to think. I also realized that I had that feeling in my gut and groins that I only got anymore when I watched the occasional X movie, or read the more erotic parts of my many novels. Everything was in the perfect size, and every piece was to her liking. I found every "toy" I'd ever seen on the web sites, or in the stores I occasionally "browse" in.
I had just been in the one just down the street with my friend yesterday. I had a headache and knew I was getting sick, so I really didn't feel like looking around much, but I still went with my friend who wanted to get something for her husband's birthday that night. Lucky him. I wondered around with Hannah and only commented on the slinky lingerie if asked. I really just wanted to go pick up Jamie and go home. Finally we were out of the store. I always feel like there are people watching me when I wonder though, but can never tell if anyone actually is. But, I do know the video cameras are watching.
Looking back to the box, I realized I had pulled everything out. There was a note taped to the bottom of the box. I had to pull the box down and crawl inside to get the note, since I'm not tall enough at 5'1 to reach the bottom of the box. When I had the note I took it to the couch to read, thoroughly expecting to have April Fool's shouted at any time. It's November. OK, so I really didn't know what to think of this prank.
Dear Tammie,
You have now seen my gift. I can only tell you how thrilling it is to hear your voice, though we have never spoken personally before. You see, I know so much more about you than you would ever want to know. As for my gift, it's yours if you accept. So much does ride on the acceptance of this "gift" though. About ten minutes before you received your call about the package at your front door, your daughter was playing in the park. Your sitter still hasn't called you or the police because she's sure Jamie just went home to check on you, since your apartment building is just next door. Maybe you should think twice about who watches your three year old.
If you accept the gift, you will know many pleasures I am sure you have never had before. You and your daughter will be moved to a "safer" location, and you will have your daughter. If you do not accept your gift, just put it outside the door. You may never find your daughter, though.
It's just a gift, but one that once it's accepted, you will never be able to return.
Yours truly,
P.S. Do not call the police. Call your sitter, see what's happened is true. If you accept the gift, follow the directions on the back of the sheet.
That's all. There's no name, nothing for me to give the police. The note was even typed. I called the sitter.
"Hello?"
"Hey, Sherry, this is Tammie."
"Oh, hi, How are you feeling now?"
"Fine. Listen, is Jamie around?"
"Did you send her back down here?"
"She's not been here since I brought her to you."
"Oh, God, we've gotta call the police. I haven't seen her for almos five and a half hours. I thought she just went home. Oh my God. Tammie I'm sooo sorry. (Sobbing on the other end of the line) She said she wanted to go see how mommy was feeling, I just let her go. I was trying to change Dyland's diaper, and Johnny decided he needed to go to the bathroom in the bushes, and not number one, I just didn't pay enough attention to her."
"Listen. I have a note here. I am going to get my daughter back. I have a way. You can't call the police, it says, so just leave it be. Oh, when I find my daughter, you can garuntee we won't be using your services as a sitter anymore. Thanks for everything, Friend!" The word friend seemed more like a curse word to me, and I meant it to be.
I went back to the crumpled note on the floor. Sitting on the carpet, I read the instructions on the back. This is the only way I will get my daughter back, I know it is.