Fur-the Collection
I was lying on the alpaca fur rug in front of the fireplace totally naked and luxuriating in the feel of the fur against my bare skin. In my hands I had the rabbit fur muff John had bought me for Christmas. I grinned and ran the fur over my breasts and tummy daydreaming of him doing it instead. The door opened and a gust of cold air coursed through the house causing me to goosepimple up. I peered toward the hall and grinned as I saw his reaction.
John stood there, dumbfounded and his briefcase clattered to the floor as his jaw hung open.
I giggled and spread my legs wide in open invitation.
He shut the door quickly and rushed forward, stripping as he moved. He kneeled down kissing my breasts and lay down beside me taking my lips with his.
I gasped as the alarm went off and woke to find myself in the plain bedroom that I’d had for the last five years. I was all tingly and cursed the alarm clock that had stopped the dream I’d been having. Forcing myself out of bed, I began getting ready for work. The dream played itself over and over in my head as I showered, dressed, ate breakfast and made myself lunch to take with me. A sigh echoed in the tiny kitchen. I had no fireplace, no alpaca fur rug and no John either. As you can guess, I do a lot of fantasizing on things I don’t have.
The drive to work was the same as normal. Fighting the traffic by switching lane to lane and singing full volume to the ballads pouring out of my speakers is the norm for me. My car is the one place I truly allow myself to be somewhat free, staying inside the law of course. At home the walls are too thin for me to listen to my music, much less sing along. Crabby neighbors and a landlord from hell make sure I follow the rules.
The familiar dream of what life would be like as a trucker came and went quickly as I switched from the 405 to the 710 freeway and had to brake to merge into the truck lane. It’s not an official truck lane, but might as well be. The man in the big rig waved me in and I waved back then signaled and got into the middle lane as soon as possible.
It took less than five minutes to get from there to the parking structure at work, but I cursed as I went up and around and didn’t spot any parking spots. Turning around I drove back out, heading for the extra parking across the street. What kind of employer doesn’t give enough parking for their employees? Mine, I guess. I parked in the extra lot, clubbed and locked my car and got out grabbing my purse. I began walking toward the building, my heels clicking on the sidewalk.
A screech of tires made me jump and turn to face the street then back hurriedly away as a van stopped next to me. A fence enclosing the lot stopped my getaway and I screamed as I was grabbed by two men in ski masks. My purse fell to the sidewalk and I was pulled into the dark van. I felt a needle jab into my arm and a warmth pass through me and then nothing.
I don’t know how much time passed before I felt the patting on my cheek and heard voices in a language I didn’t know. I groaned and turned my head away from the patting hand. I had a killer headache and didn’t want to be touched just then. The hand followed and patted again then pulled away and a cloth with warm water began washing my face. I pried my eyes open and slowly a young boy of no more than nine years old was smiling down at me.
I tried to sit up, but he shook his head and warned me in that strange language against what my body was already informing me. It told me that I was nowhere near being able to rise yet. He picked up a cup and brought it to my lips with one hand while the other hand put his forefinger and thumb a little apart. My brain understood this to mean to go slowly and I sipped the hot liquid. It turned out to be one of the strongest coffees I’d ever tasted and I choked.
He laughed a musical laugh and helped me half sit up then allowed me to sip again. By the time I had finished the coffee, I was sitting up against a wall and had a coffee buzz like I’d never experienced. I looked down at the silk gown I was in now and the rings and bracelets adorning my hands. I stretched my legs out and saw anklets and toe rings and every drop was gold or pearls. No silver jewels allowed I guess.
He patted my hand and got up then brought me a mirror. My eyes widened as I saw the emerald green silk covering my auburn hair and fancy clips holding it in place. Okay, maybe this was another dream? He chattered to me in his language going on for a couple of moments. I shook my head side to side saying I didn’t understand him. Finally he put his hand to his chest.
“Sajid.”
That I understood. I put my hand to my chest. “Beverly.” Sajid sounded like a name I would associate with India. The silk and jewelry made sense if this was so, but how was it that I had been brought here? The better question besides why was when was I going home?
A door opened and I gasped and backed up further against the wall as a leopard padded in. My heart thudded in my chest and I forced my eyes up to see the man accompanying the magnificent creature. He must have been over six foot but because I was sitting I wasn’t in a good position to judge actual height. His clothes portrayed him to be a very rich person. Clothes don't make a person a ruler, but his very presence screamed it. He stopped in front of me and stared down, his feet an inch from mine. The leopard sat as he stopped walking, but it sniffed the air taking in my scent. My eyes lowered to the big cat as if working on their own. I was sure it could hear my heart beating. One lunge and I would be dead.
The boy looked up and smiled hugely. “Beverly,” he said gesturing to me. He got up and went to the leopard hugging it around the neck and giggling as it licked his cheek with its sandpaper tongue.
“Beverly,” the man said as if discovering the answer to a question that had been bugging him for a few days. He nodded and smiled at me and in his smile I could see the resemblance between him and the boy. He must have been Sajid’s father. He held his hand out to me. “Welcome home.”
“H-home?” I swallowed hard. Against my better instincts, I took his hand.
He pulled me to my feet and steadied me as I rocked in his arms. The leopard got to its feet and Sajid climbed on its back. He walked me from the room with the leopard and Sajid going in front of us.
“You will have everything you have ever wanted,” he promised as we moved slowly. He matched his steps to my uneven swaying. “Is it such a bad thing?”
“I, no, it’s a gorgeous place. But, I have a job and an apartment. I just can’t leave them.”
“Why not? You have no family, no pets, a job that could care less about you. What do you have to gain by struggling just to survive there? Stay with me and you will be happy, this I swear.”
“I don’t even know your name.” The words were a cover as my mind raced. He knew so much about me. How could he possibly know so much about how I felt? Every word he said was true about my past. Could his words of my future be just as true? “What is it you want from me?”
I was lying on the alpaca fur rug in front of the fireplace totally naked and luxuriating in the feel of the fur against my bare skin. In my hands I had the rabbit fur muff John had bought me for Christmas. I grinned and ran the fur over my breasts and tummy daydreaming of him doing it instead. The door opened and a gust of cold air coursed through the house causing me to goosepimple up. I peered toward the hall and grinned as I saw his reaction.
John stood there, dumbfounded and his briefcase clattered to the floor as his jaw hung open.
I giggled and spread my legs wide in open invitation.
He shut the door quickly and rushed forward, stripping as he moved. He kneeled down kissing my breasts and lay down beside me taking my lips with his.
I gasped as the alarm went off and woke to find myself in the plain bedroom that I’d had for the last five years. I was all tingly and cursed the alarm clock that had stopped the dream I’d been having. Forcing myself out of bed, I began getting ready for work. The dream played itself over and over in my head as I showered, dressed, ate breakfast and made myself lunch to take with me. A sigh echoed in the tiny kitchen. I had no fireplace, no alpaca fur rug and no John either. As you can guess, I do a lot of fantasizing on things I don’t have.
The drive to work was the same as normal. Fighting the traffic by switching lane to lane and singing full volume to the ballads pouring out of my speakers is the norm for me. My car is the one place I truly allow myself to be somewhat free, staying inside the law of course. At home the walls are too thin for me to listen to my music, much less sing along. Crabby neighbors and a landlord from hell make sure I follow the rules.
The familiar dream of what life would be like as a trucker came and went quickly as I switched from the 405 to the 710 freeway and had to brake to merge into the truck lane. It’s not an official truck lane, but might as well be. The man in the big rig waved me in and I waved back then signaled and got into the middle lane as soon as possible.
It took less than five minutes to get from there to the parking structure at work, but I cursed as I went up and around and didn’t spot any parking spots. Turning around I drove back out, heading for the extra parking across the street. What kind of employer doesn’t give enough parking for their employees? Mine, I guess. I parked in the extra lot, clubbed and locked my car and got out grabbing my purse. I began walking toward the building, my heels clicking on the sidewalk.
A screech of tires made me jump and turn to face the street then back hurriedly away as a van stopped next to me. A fence enclosing the lot stopped my getaway and I screamed as I was grabbed by two men in ski masks. My purse fell to the sidewalk and I was pulled into the dark van. I felt a needle jab into my arm and a warmth pass through me and then nothing.
I don’t know how much time passed before I felt the patting on my cheek and heard voices in a language I didn’t know. I groaned and turned my head away from the patting hand. I had a killer headache and didn’t want to be touched just then. The hand followed and patted again then pulled away and a cloth with warm water began washing my face. I pried my eyes open and slowly a young boy of no more than nine years old was smiling down at me.
I tried to sit up, but he shook his head and warned me in that strange language against what my body was already informing me. It told me that I was nowhere near being able to rise yet. He picked up a cup and brought it to my lips with one hand while the other hand put his forefinger and thumb a little apart. My brain understood this to mean to go slowly and I sipped the hot liquid. It turned out to be one of the strongest coffees I’d ever tasted and I choked.
He laughed a musical laugh and helped me half sit up then allowed me to sip again. By the time I had finished the coffee, I was sitting up against a wall and had a coffee buzz like I’d never experienced. I looked down at the silk gown I was in now and the rings and bracelets adorning my hands. I stretched my legs out and saw anklets and toe rings and every drop was gold or pearls. No silver jewels allowed I guess.
He patted my hand and got up then brought me a mirror. My eyes widened as I saw the emerald green silk covering my auburn hair and fancy clips holding it in place. Okay, maybe this was another dream? He chattered to me in his language going on for a couple of moments. I shook my head side to side saying I didn’t understand him. Finally he put his hand to his chest.
“Sajid.”
That I understood. I put my hand to my chest. “Beverly.” Sajid sounded like a name I would associate with India. The silk and jewelry made sense if this was so, but how was it that I had been brought here? The better question besides why was when was I going home?
A door opened and I gasped and backed up further against the wall as a leopard padded in. My heart thudded in my chest and I forced my eyes up to see the man accompanying the magnificent creature. He must have been over six foot but because I was sitting I wasn’t in a good position to judge actual height. His clothes portrayed him to be a very rich person. Clothes don't make a person a ruler, but his very presence screamed it. He stopped in front of me and stared down, his feet an inch from mine. The leopard sat as he stopped walking, but it sniffed the air taking in my scent. My eyes lowered to the big cat as if working on their own. I was sure it could hear my heart beating. One lunge and I would be dead.
The boy looked up and smiled hugely. “Beverly,” he said gesturing to me. He got up and went to the leopard hugging it around the neck and giggling as it licked his cheek with its sandpaper tongue.
“Beverly,” the man said as if discovering the answer to a question that had been bugging him for a few days. He nodded and smiled at me and in his smile I could see the resemblance between him and the boy. He must have been Sajid’s father. He held his hand out to me. “Welcome home.”
“H-home?” I swallowed hard. Against my better instincts, I took his hand.
He pulled me to my feet and steadied me as I rocked in his arms. The leopard got to its feet and Sajid climbed on its back. He walked me from the room with the leopard and Sajid going in front of us.
“You will have everything you have ever wanted,” he promised as we moved slowly. He matched his steps to my uneven swaying. “Is it such a bad thing?”
“I, no, it’s a gorgeous place. But, I have a job and an apartment. I just can’t leave them.”
“Why not? You have no family, no pets, a job that could care less about you. What do you have to gain by struggling just to survive there? Stay with me and you will be happy, this I swear.”
“I don’t even know your name.” The words were a cover as my mind raced. He knew so much about me. How could he possibly know so much about how I felt? Every word he said was true about my past. Could his words of my future be just as true? “What is it you want from me?”