AirBNB
I got there before he did, after driving over an hour as a ball of anxiety. I let myself in and looked around, it was nice, but hearing the footsteps above unnerves me for a second. I hear someone playing Hot Cross Buns on a recorder and start laughing to myself. I strip down and sit in a cold chair in the corner, shivering until I hear a car pull up. I remind myself to breathe.
He walks in, we exchange pleasantries as he gets himself situated. He tells me to get on the floor, I comply and kneel on the cold, stone floor. He sits down and tells me to come over. I laughed and said I was comfortable where I was, and he reminded me my instructions were to untie his shoes with my teeth…..which I had blanked on. The first hard slap across the face ensued, and I’m relieved his shoes aren’t double knotted. I get one done, and he asks me to review my safe phrases. I laugh, slow down is “I’m a worthless pussy.” He asks for the stop phrase, I say “Nobody loves me.” and go for the second shoe. He grabs me by my hair and slaps my face hard repeatedly. I was wrong and was struggling to grasp the phrase, while I hoping to not have a split lip for work. “Nobody WILL EVER love me?” I sputter and he releases me for the second shoe.