I was wearing a brown sack with a rope tied around it. I was kneading dough and humming. It was a good day. I was getting good work done.
"You should see what the prince was wearing," said Gertrude. She was also wearing a brown sack with a rope tied around it.
"I
hardly
think we're in a position to mock other people's outfits," I said.
"Perhaps, but we didn't choose these outfits."
"On the contrary. We chose them when we committed our crimes."
"Hmm," Gertrude looked down at her work with a grumpy expression. "I suppose you're right."
"Megan," said a voice behind me. I turned to see the Chief Correctional Officer. "Stop your work." I obeyed, turning to face him and standing perfectly still with my arms by my side, ignoring the flour on my hands. This was the custom. "You have been found guilty of stealing. You were seen eating some leftover bread that you did not ask for. Assume the punishment position."
"Yes sir." I untied the rope and pulled off the sack, revealing my naked body. I got down on all fours with my butt facing the Chief. He took the paddle from his belt and brought it down on my butt.
CRACK!
"One! Thank you, Chief!"
This, of course, brought me back to when I was an ENF. I wondered what Sir was doing at that moment.
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I was naked. My arms were tied behind my back.
The thing that always struck me about how Sir tied me up was that it wasn't
uncomfortable
. The ropes themselves felt soft to the touch, never giving me a burn. My circulation wasn't cut off, my arms were never allowed to ache - he would change up the way i was tied up frequently - and I was never in any physical pain. I just... wasn't allowed to move. I was stuck.
We had left the barbarian village and wandering through the forest. Sometimes we passed by strangers, who would delight in my nudity. I looked away from them, trying not to think about being stared at. Sir would feed me, tie me up as we slept, then retie me in the morning, and I would let him. It was after a few days of this that we got to another building much like the one he had 'processed' me in, where I had been tickled by him and that horrible woman.