LESSON ONE
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Tana woke up surrounded by absolute darkness. The kind of darkness one was used to. She had learned not to fear dark places, for she understood that there was no such thing as monsters or ghosts waiting for her in a corner. She had always been a relatively reasonable and logical person. Very few things terrified her, so the darkness was certainly not one of them. But there was something different about this darkness. At first Tana thought her eyes needed to adjust a little to the lack of lighting but as much as she tried, she couldn't get to see anything.
When she tried to move, she realized that both her legs and arms were being held. Odd. She gave a little experimental wiggle and concluded she had been tied to a chair. Her mouth felt strange and saliva had begun to collect and spill on the edges of her lips. Tana tried to scream but her screams sounded muffled. Her teeth also ran into a foreign object.
What happened? Where am I?
Tana's day had started like any other. She woke up next to her beloved boyfriend, got up to take a quick shower and get ready to prepare breakfast. Tana's intentions were to ask Madox to come with her to meet the man she spoke to on the phone the other day. Madox told her that he would be busy and unfortunately, he would not be able to accompany her. She contemplated letting Leah know but decided she didn't want to disturb her, and there was no reason to worry her dear friend either. Tana realized -now- she should have brought someone along with her.
This kind of things did not happen to good people. Right? It was stupid to even contemplate being abducted in broad daylight! Tana left her house feeling happy, calm and excited as she would do business and make decisions on her own. She felt free when she was driving on the empty highway. Everything was fine until he felt a huge force hit the side of the car. For a few moments Tana lost control of the car and it derailed and plummeted into a small ravine where it landed in a sea of neglected bushes. Soon after she passed out.
“What a beautiful woman you are.”
A male voice suddenly spoke. This voice possessed a smug voice with a superiority ring that bordered on terrifying. Of course, everything was scary when you couldn’t see it.
Who are you?
What do you want?
Why are you doing this to me?
Do I know you?
Tana wanted to yell at this person. She needed to know why this was happening to him. There was one thing she was sure of: she had never hurt anyone on purpose. Could this be revenge from a furious fan? She had heard of the gruesome tales told by her fellow actresses and actors. Strange mail. Threats of all kinds. But she had never been a victim of any of those situations because she always tried to keep a healthy distance with her followers.
Why is this happening?
“I have been dreaming of this moment for such a long time I can hardly believe you’re here. With me. In my house. This is a dream come true.”
This man sounded so happy. To him, Tana was nothing more than a trophy. An object that he had acquired in a*****e or auction. Inside her a fire was ignited and scorched every trace of fear. Tana exploded with raging fury. Women were not born to be anyone's property. Women had come into this world to give life, to protect, to give all the love that lived within their hearts. Men - like this one - only sought to hurt and possess them.
“Let me remove this, you must be in so much pain.”
She heard him approach and realized there was no echo. So, she was not in any kind of empty warehouse. The stranger removed the annoying gag from Tana's lips, and she took the opportunity to spit at him as she felt he was still close to her.
“That was not very nice.” He said dryly. Oh, she knew damn well it wasn’t. She was only disappointed she didn’t know where her spit blob had landed. She was hoping it had landed beautifully on his eye or mouth. Serves him right.
“Thanks.” She trained a smirk as she spoke that only earned her a gentle slap against her left cheek. It didn’t sting but it shocked her to have someone hit her.
“If you want to get out of this in one piece, I suggest you behave.”
“Or what?” She immediately regretted asking. She knew she shouldn’t even be pushing her luck. What if he killed her? Or worse.
“Then you will find yourself in a far worse predicament than this. Do not believe for one second that my creativity ends here.” When she didn’t speak, he chuckled and continued to parrot what was in his peanut of a brain, “Now, listen to me closely. Do you have any idea why you’re here?”
“No.” Range within her could barely be contained.
“You are here to work.”
“You’re… you’re the man on the phone!” She accused him with a breathy tone.
“No. That’s my employer. I’m only an assistant.”
“That’s such a comfort.” Another slap shocked her but this one did sting.
“Be polite.”
“Are you stupid? You want me to be polite after being kidnapped?” She scoffed as she wiggled in her bonds. “HELP! PLEASE! SOMEBODY HELP ME!”
“Awww, help! Help! I am being kept a prisoner!” He mocked her as she continued to scream, hoping someone out there would hear her. “You can scream until your cords get destroyed. I hope not, because I need you to be vocal later.”
“Why are you doing this to me?!”
“I told you. You’re here to work.”
“What kind of work?” Tana decided to try another tactic. Maybe if she were nice, these people would be nice to her in return.
“You are a porn actress. Figure it out.”
“NO!”
“Ah,” Understanding -finally- dawning into him, “You’re not getting r***d, if that’s what you’re worried about. You’re literally here to work for us. Once the movie is over you can go back home.”
“So,” she sniffed, still refusing to believe this was happening to her. “You won’t hurt me?”
“No.”
“For real?”
“The terms and conditions of your contract are to be negotiated with me and only me. We will discuss them later but for now I need to see how good are. Richard told me you’re perfection, a goddess. But I need to see it for myself.”
“What exactly do you want to see?”
She was used to acting and filming scenes in crowded rooms. Tana had never been shy, but the idea of this strange man watching her while she 'worked' made her nauseous.
“I will let you sleep for now. The script will be sent out later to you alongside with additional instructions you have to follow.”
“But… I’m blindfolded and bound to a chair! How am I supposed to do what you want?!”
She heard him walk away as he said, “You’ll figure it out soon enough.”
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