[Part One](https://redd.it/72zamh)
“You’ve been a very bad girl, Fraulein. Need I list off your offenses to you?”
My tongue was glued to my teeth, as I attempted to force a sound from my dusty, parched throat. He was standing over me before I could even process his movements. His firm hand under my chin, he forced my gaze to meet his, as tears filled my eyes. The first slap hadn’t yet registered, when the second landed with a smack.
“You will answer, when I ask you a question. Unless, you’d rather I take away your right to speak, as well?”
“No, mein Herr. Please. I would like to hear what I have done. I want to be better… for you.” The words tumbled out through my lips, my tongue stuttering over every syllable.
With a wicked gleam in his eyes, he lowered me back to the floor and returned to his regal throne. The rustle of the paper in his hands sent me further into the mindset of the captive. I was before the judge, jury, and executioner; being read the list of my crimes and, summarily, my punishments.