She was sitting on the couch, half reading, half watching TV. A quiet night at home. The roommates were all out for the night.
The door opened, but she doesn't pay attention. A roommate home, big deal.
A hand covers her mouth. She is silenced before she can even think to scream.
The other hand holds a knife. Slowly it flashes into her eyes, then is pressed into her throat. He is still behind her, she doesn't know who he is.
He pushes the knife so hard against her throat she has a hard time breathing. The blade presses against her artery. She feels the blade bite her neck with each quickened beat of her heart.
He tells her not to move. She won't. If she moves, he will cut her. The knife is so sharp it won't take much. He takes his hand off her mouth, then slips something over her eyes. She can't see anything.
He takes the knife from her throat, but runs the sharp point along the back of her neck as he moves in front of her. She knows it's there. She won't dare try to move. He knows she's scared. He can smell her fear. It excites him. It feeds him.
He straddles her legs and sits on her lap. He is not going to gag her. He wants to hear her scream, hear her beg.
He uses the knife to cut off her shirt. She tries to fight him. He takes her hands, places them on her thighs and kneels on them so she can't move. She's pinned down. He can't hold her hands, he needs his. One for the knife, one for her. He grabs her breast and begins to knead it. Rough calluses scratch her tender flesh. He scrapes the knife over her other breast. Flicks the nipple with the tip. It pops up, eager for more attention. She is moaning and struggling. She hasn't yelled yet. He is disappointed. He will have to do something to change that.
He hops off of her, grabs the front of her jeans and pulls her off the couch. He makes her stand up. Then he tears off what is left of her shirt, letting it fall to the floor. She is naked from the waist up. Exposed, vulnerable.
He walks backwards, pulling her along by the front of her jeans. He tells her what he is going to do. He is going to tie her up and hurt her. He wants to make her scream. He will make her scream.
Her bedroom door is open. He drags her in there and throws her on the bed. He climbs on after her. He puts the knife down and pulls her pants off. She kicks at him and tries to crawl away. He gets the pants off anyway. Then he grabs her by the ankle and yanks her down on the bed again.
He has a small spool of rope. He ties one end around her ankle, then ties it to the bed and cuts it off. She tries to kick him again as he grabs the other leg to do the same with it. She gets a hard slap for fighting. She is so stunned, she stops struggling, just for a moment. That's all he need to tie down the other leg. Now she can't run. He grabs her right wrist. Now she really starts to fight, but her legs are useless and she can't see anything. She thrashes out, to where she thinks he is. She misses, but he grabs her wrist and laughs. He loops rope around both of her wrists, pulls her arms across her stomach and ties the loose ends together behind her back.