. Anna opened the curtain. Still humming her favourite tune, she first deposited a bunch of clothing in the laundry-bin and then she positioned hersel...f in front of the washing table, switched on the light, and started untying her famous long blonde braid.Josh? Josh had disappeared. Or rather, in a last-second moment of inspiration he had opened the laundry-bin and jumped into it, making sure to cover himself with some laundry that was already in there.The first few moments, Josh hadn't had the. A week or so after our last outing, we had another short day for some unknown reason, and finished work before seven o’clock. As it was another lovely evening, Julie and I suggested to the twins that we went for a walk to get some exercise and fresh air. Jen was still off games, so she and Hamish kindly said that they would stay behind and play cards with the other four, once Hamish had made his weekly phone call home to assure Catriona that he was still in one piece.That night was just a. Problem was, however, that Tom was not at home when Ricky arrived on the doorstep and so started to unfold a tale unimaginable to me at the time. Oh if only Tom had not been late that day, but then again there were many things that I didn’t understand then… Sara and Tom had been married for only a couple of short years. They were very much in love and with their combined income there was every chance of a happy future together. With the arrival of Ricky on the scene, however, Tom was passing. Then I opened up a thin, steel collar, interset with metal rings, and wrapped itaround her neck, fastening it with a small padlock.. "Now, then," I addressed her husband. He proffered his hand but I ignored it."You may stay only until I have completed my inspection. Then you must leaveher. But, just to re-iterate, her two weeks will be a rigorous time for her.There are no safewords, and she will have no choice but to comply. Do you stillwish to leave her with me?" He nodded his head. "And.