Bingo. Bri is here. I fucking knew it.
THIRTEEN
Bri
These guys hold my survival in their creepy little hands. Today, I’m going to sneak a little food here and there to set aside. That way, when the time is right, I can grab my pack and go.
Therehas gotto be a way off this planet, or at least a way to signal for help. My strategy is to lull them into thinking I have accepted the role as goddess, and I’m going to turn them all against Boss and find my way out of here.
Unfortunately, it also means cozying up to them. It would be less off-putting if they were all each other’s boyfriends,but fromthe lingering looks up and down my body—Idon’tthinkthat is the case.
The telltale sound of a bell alerts me to approaching brethren. Boss sits down next to me at the low table whereI’mcurrentlypicking atmy breakfast.
“Good morning, Goddess.Today is an auspicious day! As the prophecy foretold, it rained again last night. Your arrival has heralded the return of the lifesaving water we have been waiting for!”
“Rain. Great,” I say with a forced smile. Obviously, it’s a big dealhere, butthat’sa brethren problem. I’m grumpy anddon’tfeel like playingalong with Boss’s little games today.
“We are planning a celebration inyour honor. We have gathered our finest food and wine for your enjoyment tonight,” Boss says. He picks up on my lack of enthusiasm and his smile fades.
I’mnot trying to be ajerk. I just don’t trust him.
I look over at him and conjure up a more sincere smile. “Thank you. That will be nice.”
He smiles back,seemingly satisfiedfor now. I’m well aware he’s manipulating me along with everyone else.
“We have a whole day planned. If you followme, I will take you to your first experience.” He stands up from the ground and offers me his hand. I stare at it.His skin is pale and sickly with long and sharp fingernails. I ignore the offer and push myself up off the ground without his help.
“What’s on the agenda for today?” I ask, trying to seem interested in where he’s taking me as we wind our way through the tunnels.Their insistence that they take me everywheredoesn’tfeel like a nice gesture anymore. It feels like they are hovering over me, and the walls are closing in.
There’sgotto be someone else on this forsaken planetwho can help me get home.
“Itis a ceremony meant to impart satisfaction and to release all of your burdens. Tonight, we culminate and feast. The first phase is right this way,” he says and pulls aside a heavy tapestry from a doorway.
I shudder at his odd phrasing. His words are all nice, but the way he says them creeps me out.
I look around the room, trying to discern what this is all about.The thick pile of pillows in the corner looks suspiciously out of place on the hard stone floor. This room lacks any distinguishable purpose. It’s not a bedroom and lacks the religious iconography present in the many prayer rooms.
Boss stands there, watching me take in the room.
“So, where are the females?”I feignnonchalance, butI’m feelingpretty fuckingchalant. It feels extremely weird that I haven’t seen another woman here, human or otherwise.
“Don’t concern yourself with other females. The goddess is the only female who matters,” he says.
I want to vomit.
I bet allthe women on this planet got theickand got the fuck out. Good for them. Now I needtoas well.
He bows at the waist and steps backward out of the room. “Brethren will be with you shortly.”
I plop down on the soft pile of cushions. Startled by a throat clearing from behind, I spin to see who it is. One of the brethren stands awkwardly in the doorway. This onewasn’twearing abell.
“Oh hi, you scared me,” I say with a shaky voice. Over the last two days,I’vegotten used to the sound of the bell warning me of their presence.
“Glorious One, I am here to give you pleasure to completion through touch,” he says and steps forward. I scramble up and take a few steps back tomaintainthe distance between us.
“What?” There is no way he’s saying what I think he’s saying.
“Please, make yourself comfortable and I will stroke your cunt until you have achieved orgasm.”
