An older man in a navy suit called out to me. He'd followed me home most of the way, and I'd almost turned the corner, feeling his eyes burning my back.
"Huh?" I turned, half ready to ignore him.
"Hey. This is you, right?"
He was holding up a photo on his phone as he approached. I squinted and let him walk closer, taking a few moments to process what he was trying to show me.
It was taken several minutes ago, and it was me - or at least my midsection. I was asleep, slumped over, but with someone's hand reaching out to hold up my bus pass.
And that bus pass was right next to the love-hearts that were sticking out of my waistband, my shirt tugged up and away. The lace of a black bra peeked from above, to boot.
"... Uh"
I choked for a moment, trying to think on the spot. There it was, my full name and face, my date of birth (I'd turned nineteen last August) right next to the crimson panties and glossy black pantyhose I'd chosen to wear today, for everyone else on the bus to see - at least I hope they didn't, I'd woken up still clothed as far as I could tell.
"It is, isn't it?"
The man didn't move, but my eyes darted from his face to the picture and back. What the hell was he doing?
"N-no... I...?"
I swallowed hard as he nodded, turning his expensive-looking phone back and tapping a few things.
"Okay." he muttered. "I want you to do something for me."
"P-please, whatever it is, please just..."
"Quiet". He said, with an edge to it. "Take those off. Now."
"I-"... I just couldn't think. Was this guy crazy? "No, I can't!"
He scoffed. "Yes you can. You'll do it, now, or else this photo will be sent to your family. Do you understand?"
"You can't-" I hissed, looking around for someone, anyone, to help. "Please!"
"I can. Isn't this yours?"
He held the phone up again, and indeed there was my profile picture and all my friends and family listed below. In a panic, I froze. My heart slammed in my chest.
"So, I'll ask you again. Take your jeans off." He pointed.
Forcing myself to take slow, deliberate breaths, I stared at him for several seconds. But it seemed like he was serious, and I wasn't close enough to snatch that phone and run. I slowly nodded and reached down to undo my zipper.
"That's right." He said under his breath, switching over to the camera again and stepping back.
After wiggling back and forth for a moment, then struggling to pull my jeans over my shoes, I stood back up with a glare that could kill. I was extremely tense, glancing around occasionally to make sure nobody else was coming - but thankfully (or not) this was a side-street backed behind several houses, so we were alone for now.
"Alright. Now unbutton your shirt."
"P-please..." I mumbled, ice in my stomach. I was already showing way too much to the whole world. But he just waved his hand in a 'get on with it' motion, and I grit my teeth before slowly undoing the buttons one-by-one. And my lacy bra revealed itself to the world.
There was my pale, skinny body exposed, trapped inside unmistakably feminine undergarments, and this man was taking several pictures of it all. I prayed he couldn't see the lump my chastity cage made underneath.
"Good. Very good, yes..." He finally stopped, and my shoulders slumped. "You can put them back on now."
I bit my tongue to tell him to fuck off, and hastily dragged my jeans back on before doing everything back up. He was busy tapping away on his phone, and I was still in great fear that he was about to just dump my secret to the people I really, REALLY did not want to know it... My life would be over.
"D-don't send those, I swear to god..."
He looked up. "Oh? Or what."
It wasn't a question, it was just a blunt statement.
"I won't post them, but please do everything I ask you to. Got that?" He pocketed the phone containing the blackmail, and folded his arms. He must be some kind of rich, because a fancy watch slid out from his shirt cuffs.
"I..." Well, what else could I do? "Like what?"
"Everything. I have lots of things for you to do, or to wear. You seem to be used to it, right?" He pointed down at my crotch, and I recoiled a little as if he'd reached out to grab me.
"No! I mean, I'm... It's not like that, I..."
He made another scoffing noise, unconvinced. "So how long have you been locked for this time?"
I pursed my lips, not keen to give the real answer. "Ff-three days."
"Oh, really." He had a damn smirk that I couldn't help but look away from. "That's not very much. Where are you headed?" He looked down to check the time, then back to me.
I shook my head and pointed. "I'm going home, actually..." I quickly fabricated a lie to back it up; "...and I already said I'd be there for dinner. So, uh..."
He brushed it off, just as quickly. "Then text to let them know you'll be later. Come with me."
He turned to walk back down the path, back to the car park. I was left with a dilemma: run and hope to god he was bluffing, living in fear, or...
In that moment, I took a sharp breath... and followed him.
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