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Staying Alive, by Jezebel Rose
CHAPTER ONE: HIS
“Yes… Master.” I spoke into the mirror.
“Yes. Master.” I said again, this time faster.
“Yes, Master.” My voice was flawless. Perfect. It was how he liked it.
I’ve been trying my best to get it right. It was the one thing he demanded of me. “Yes, Master.” It was my one true purpose, the very thing I had to get right. Every time.
I glanced towards the door to the backyard. I could leave. But without him, I would be nothing. We were bound together. We were made for each other.
My hands grew sweaty as I listened to the heated conversation upstairs.
I should practice. I shouldn’t listen.
It was his wife. “Yes, I know, I know. You want me out of the house today. I understand that. But I have things to do.”
I heard his voice. It was Master. “No. You will leave, and you will let me be. Now go!”
Then I heard a sound. I knew that sound.
I reached up instinctively and touched my face. It was still bruised from last time. I would never disobey again.
“Yes, Master.” I spoke.
He would be proud. I would get it right this time.
The tiny light above me flickered. It always flickered when Master was at the doorway.
I heard the familiar sound of the doorknob twisting. Over time I had begun to enjoy the noise. It meant he was coming for me.
“Yes, Master!” I said urgently as I sat on my small cot, staring at my fractured mirror.
He was coming, and I wanted him to know I was doing my very best to be exactly what he wanted.
His footsteps hit the concrete floor and stopped.
I dipped my head towards the ground and crawled over to the base of the stairs. It was the first thing I was taught.
Never stand up to Master unless told.
I waited for his voice. Every fiber of my being wanted him to say my name. Please Master. Please say my name.
“Joanne.”
“Yes, Master.” I said firmly without hesitation.
“You have done well. Today you shall learn something new.”
The room went dark as I heard the ever so feint click of the switch. The switch was his. I never touched what was his.
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