This story is pure fantasy.
In real life we should never be cruel or disrespectful towards anyone, especially if they are vulnerable in any way.
Loving, consensual sex is wonderful.
Coercive, non-consensual or incestuous sex are illegal and extremely harmful.
It shouldn
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t be so, but reading about such things can be erotic. That isn
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t to condone them or to encourage anyone to act in a similar fashion.
We all have fertile imaginations and there is no harm in giving rein to them, so long we never cross the line from fantasy to reality.
The characters in my stories are all over 18 and the settings are purely fictional.
Mothers, wives, partners, girlfriends, daughters etc. - females in general - must
always
be treated with respect and kindness.
THE COTERIE - Part 1
Fearing eviction Sofia joins a Commune
After being given notice by my landlord - he'd decided to sell the flat I was renting from him - I was desperate.
I'd been looking for weeks and couldn't afford anything on the market. The day before my tenancy was due to expire someone at the Housing Department suggested I try a charity named Safe Haven.
"You might be just what they're looking for," he said as I was leaving. I was in such a hurry to get there I didn't ask what he meant by that.
Safe Haven was just round the corner from the Housing Department, on the second floor of an office block. I knocked timidly on their door and a man with a booming voice called, "Enter." He was on the phone but gestured to me to sit down before passing me a form and a pen.
I'd long finished the form before he put the phone down and turned to me. There was something about the way he seemed to appraise me that felt a little off, but I was so intent on finding somewhere to live I didn't really worry about it. As long as he could help me, what did it matter? He picked up the form I'd completed and scanned it quickly before looking up and saying, "So, Sofia, you need somewhere to live. Leave the form with me and I'll see what I can do."
I burst into tears. "I have to leave where I am tomorrow ... I must find somewhere today ... anywhere ... please help me," I managed to say between sobs.
"I see," he replied. "Things are very difficult at the moment".
He stood up, went to a cabinet and took out two files. "I'll give these a try," he smiled. "Just in case they can help."
But they couldn't, and I burst into tears again.
" OK ... OK ... I have one other possibility for you."
"Please Sir ... anything," I replied.
"Right ... so you're 20 years old Sofia. Do you have any dependents?"
"No Sir."
"You're not pregnant?"
"Definitely not Sir."
"Are you in any kind of relationship Sofia?"
"No Sir ... it's just me."
"And what work do you do Sofia?"
"I'm a waitress," I answered.
"Well Sofia ... I have an idea ... if you step outside for a few minutes and take a seat down the corridor I'll make a phone call. Is that OK? I can't promise anything though."
"Oh yes Sir". I left the room and waited down the corridor as he'd told me to do. After about ten minutes he called me back with a smile on his face.
"Well Sofia I have somewhere if you'd like it. I'll explain where it is ... is that OK?"
"Oh yes Sir. Thank you."
"There's no need to call me Sir, Sofia. My name is John."
"Yes. Thank you John."
"It's called 'The Coterie'. They're a commune. They're not religious but they have certain rules. You'd be expected to help out with things and play your part in the everyday life of the community. You'll be allocated what they call a Pod, which will be your own private space. Otherwise you'll share the communal areas; kitchen, living space, laundry, garden and so on. There are about 40 others living there, men and women. It's run by a Praesidium of elders, headed by Brother Simon. You'll have to pay a small tithe but it'll be a lot less than anywhere else. If you're interested I'll let them know; then you can go along and speak to someone. How does that sound?"
"Fantastic," I replied enthusiastically. " I can't thank you enough John." The relief was so great I burst into tears again.
After we were finished I went straight home to begin packing. I was in the middle of sorting my clothes when the phone rang. A man's voice asked, "Is that Sofia?"
"Yes," I answered.
"My name is Brother Simon, from The Coterie. I understand you'd like to join us, Sofia ... is that right?"
"Yes ... I'd love to."
"Well, why don't you come along and we'll have a chat. Would 2.00 pm suit you?"
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We agreed on 2.00 pm and Brother Simon explained how to get there. "Just ring on the bell outside the gate and someone will bring you to my office," he told me.
I arrived in good time; a young woman opened the gate and led me along a series of corridors until we came to a door marked 'Principal's Office', in gold letters. My chaperone knocked and we waited, giving me time to study her a little. She was very pretty, about my own age or perhaps a year or two older, with fair hair, French braids, and wearing a full length cream smock with buttons the whole way down the front. From the way the smock hung on her I didn't think she could have anything underneath.
"Brother Simon may ask you some personal questions, but don't worry ... it's perfectly normal. He'll explain everything".
Before I'd had time to consider what she'd said the door was opened and Brother Simon beckoned us inside.
"Aah Sofia ... I'm very pleased to meet you. So you've met Bridget. Assuming you join our little community Bridget will help you settle in. Now take a seat."
Gesturing me towards a single chair in front of his desk I went to sit down; but to my surprise Bridget seated herself on the floor, on her haunches, looking up at us in what seemed to me like a submissive pose.
"Well Sofia ... John was right. You certainly are a very pretty girl. I'm sure you could fit in very well here ... very well indeed. Now, if you don't know much about communes they're all about sharing. I think of us as just one living entity. We all need security in return for which we must each play a full part in the life of the community. You will have little chores to do, like the rest of us; we try to do whatever is best for the community to help achieve a happy, thriving and prosperous home for everyone. We help each other out in any way we can. Does that make sense?"
"Absolutely. Perfect sense," I replied.
"That's good Sofia ... like all such communities we enjoy what I call '
freedom from riches
'; paradoxically we are wealthy, but not in a material sense. We eschew possessions and share all we have, including our labour, however it may be required of us. John told me you have no attachments ... no boyfriend or anyone. Is that right?"
"Yes Sir ... no one."
"And your parents?"
"I no longer see them, Sir. They're living in Australia. I only ever hear from them at Christmas."
"Are you in good health Sofia?"
"Very Sir."
"Yes, you look it. What about ... if I may put it this way ... your feminine health?"
"Oh ... I see. That's all good too, Sir."