stop me.
“Stand up.”
I moved quickly to obey him. Whatever my punishment was, I’d take it. Anything was better than having to leave.
He stood and walked around me to the small side table where he kept his keys. Opening the drawer, he removed something about a half-inch thick and rectangular and then placed it on the floor in front of the door. He straightened back up to his full height and waited. I realized he was waiting for me and moved quickly to stand in front of him.
“Kneel facing the door.” He nodded, motioning for me to kneel on what I now realized was a thin cushion.
I didn’t hesitate in complying and lowered myself to the floor.
He knelt down and adjusted the position of my legs, spreading them farther apart to where they were not far from the edges of the rectangle. I didn’t understand what was going on, but I didn’t question him.
“Now rise up onto your knees.”
I did as instructed, lifting my butt off my legs so that all my weight was supported by my knees. Once I was in position, he stood and walked around the other side of me.
“Place your arms behind your back and grasp your forearms.”
It had been a while since I’d been in this position, but I remembered it well. I fought a moment of panic at the memory. This was Stephan. I was fine. I was safe. He wouldn’t hurt me.
He reached into his pocket and removed a coin. When he brought it in front of my face, I realized it was a quarter. I had no idea what he planned on doing with it, but I didn’t ask. I was in enough trouble as it was.
Stephan placed the quarter between his thumb and index finger and held it against the door. “Lean forward and press your nose against the quarter, Brianna.”
I leaned forward, pressing my nose against the round metal coin. It was warm, probably from being in his pocket. The metallic scent filled my nostrils when I inhaled.
He backed away and walked around me again. His movements were slow and deliberate, each step measured. When he finally came to a stop, I could feel him staring down at me. From the position I was in, I couldn’t see his face. I could only imagine the disappointment in his eyes. I hated disappointing him.
“You are to stay in this position until I tell you otherwise. Do not let the quarter drop.” He paused. “Maybe next time you will stop and think before you open the door without looking, since you are going to be staring at it for a while.”
I closed my eyes and swallowed. I could do this.
Stephan
Once I was sure Brianna was in the correct position, I left her for a few moments to retrieve my laptop from my bedroom. Grabbing a dining room chair, I positioned it where I would have a clear view of her but she wasn’t able to see me. So far, she was doing fine, although I hadn’t expected her to have trouble yet. Holding that position for a short amount of time was easy. Her legs, however, would eventually start to feel the strain.
I opened my laptop and began checking e-mails. It was hard to tell how long it would take before she reached the point where I would stop her discipline. She’d come very close to being taken from me, and the responsibility for that ultimately lay upon her shoulders. If she’d waited another five minutes, Reeves would have been forced to leave the building while she remained safely inside our home. Opening the door without looking to see who it was first had been a stupid decision, and it was one I was bound and determined to make sure she thought long and hard about before doing again.
Once I finished going through my inbox, I sent an e-mail to Lily. I needed to go into work this afternoon, but I wasn’t comfortable leaving Brianna alone. If Lily couldn’t come and stay with her, then Brianna would have to come to the office with me. There were no other options.
Two minutes after I pressed send, Lily responded. I hadn’t gone into details in my message, just letting her know something had happened the night before and I
“Stand up.”
I moved quickly to obey him. Whatever my punishment was, I’d take it. Anything was better than having to leave.
He stood and walked around me to the small side table where he kept his keys. Opening the drawer, he removed something about a half-inch thick and rectangular and then placed it on the floor in front of the door. He straightened back up to his full height and waited. I realized he was waiting for me and moved quickly to stand in front of him.
“Kneel facing the door.” He nodded, motioning for me to kneel on what I now realized was a thin cushion.
I didn’t hesitate in complying and lowered myself to the floor.
He knelt down and adjusted the position of my legs, spreading them farther apart to where they were not far from the edges of the rectangle. I didn’t understand what was going on, but I didn’t question him.
“Now rise up onto your knees.”
I did as instructed, lifting my butt off my legs so that all my weight was supported by my knees. Once I was in position, he stood and walked around the other side of me.
“Place your arms behind your back and grasp your forearms.”
It had been a while since I’d been in this position, but I remembered it well. I fought a moment of panic at the memory. This was Stephan. I was fine. I was safe. He wouldn’t hurt me.
He reached into his pocket and removed a coin. When he brought it in front of my face, I realized it was a quarter. I had no idea what he planned on doing with it, but I didn’t ask. I was in enough trouble as it was.
Stephan placed the quarter between his thumb and index finger and held it against the door. “Lean forward and press your nose against the quarter, Brianna.”
I leaned forward, pressing my nose against the round metal coin. It was warm, probably from being in his pocket. The metallic scent filled my nostrils when I inhaled.
He backed away and walked around me again. His movements were slow and deliberate, each step measured. When he finally came to a stop, I could feel him staring down at me. From the position I was in, I couldn’t see his face. I could only imagine the disappointment in his eyes. I hated disappointing him.
“You are to stay in this position until I tell you otherwise. Do not let the quarter drop.” He paused. “Maybe next time you will stop and think before you open the door without looking, since you are going to be staring at it for a while.”
I closed my eyes and swallowed. I could do this.
Stephan
Once I was sure Brianna was in the correct position, I left her for a few moments to retrieve my laptop from my bedroom. Grabbing a dining room chair, I positioned it where I would have a clear view of her but she wasn’t able to see me. So far, she was doing fine, although I hadn’t expected her to have trouble yet. Holding that position for a short amount of time was easy. Her legs, however, would eventually start to feel the strain.
I opened my laptop and began checking e-mails. It was hard to tell how long it would take before she reached the point where I would stop her discipline. She’d come very close to being taken from me, and the responsibility for that ultimately lay upon her shoulders. If she’d waited another five minutes, Reeves would have been forced to leave the building while she remained safely inside our home. Opening the door without looking to see who it was first had been a stupid decision, and it was one I was bound and determined to make sure she thought long and hard about before doing again.
Once I finished going through my inbox, I sent an e-mail to Lily. I needed to go into work this afternoon, but I wasn’t comfortable leaving Brianna alone. If Lily couldn’t come and stay with her, then Brianna would have to come to the office with me. There were no other options.
Two minutes after I pressed send, Lily responded. I hadn’t gone into details in my message, just letting her know something had happened the night before and I
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