It · Bound 4 · Part 3 (3/3)
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me to see her first sign of other life. Headlights came around the corner and the sign on the side of the road lit up nicely, and another light bulb. She was getting good at this. She went around the side of the house and began to look more closely at the image and line up the straight line she MUST travel in. The straight line lined up perfectly with the sign on the corner and she started to make her way there, keeping an eye out for cars in every direction.
There was a horrible intersection on this corner. The road curved left at almost 90° and there was a road that went straight, and one that went to the right too. It was a bastardized four way stop that only the two additional side roads has stop signs. And the sign was just off the corner without them. Sirius had placed the second task near the corner of an intersection and Tonya had already seen two cars. As she passed in between the two trees she saw another set of headlights at the top of the hill. She ducked behind the tree and slowly moved around it to stay out the view of the passing car’s headlights. Her heart started to race again as she realized her night could have ended right there. If she is seen, even once, this whole adventure could be over, especially dressed as she was with her locked on collar, cuffs, gagged and ears plugged.
She sat down at the base of the tree for a moment to think about her options and honestly, she had none. She could call 911 or finish the adventure. That was the list, in its mind blowing entirety. She had to go on. Now she knew what Sirius meant. This was the part that could make Tonya crazy. Sirius was making her follow through with her own adventure. No loopholes, no way out. She was going to do it. Tonya stood up and marched across the street, after she looked both ways of course. She found the key on the back side of the sign, lying on the ground. There was a short chain holding it to the sign. She could move it up and down on the post, but it wasn’t going to fit over the sign. Tonya started with the left wrist again and it didn’t work.
Out of nowhere there were headlights and she hit the ground as quickly as she could. They passed on around the corner, but coming from the other direction was another set of them. She pressed herself against the ground and tried to be as invisible as she could. The headlights passed again and she popped back up and tried the left wrist and it worked. She locked the padlock to her right wrist D-ring and looked for a place she could check the next note without being in view of the entire intersection. She found a small growth of trees just off the corner and it provided some cover if she got low enough. Once out of sight she pulled up the notes again, this time looking for Step 5
Geezus that was close, wasn’t it? I saw at least three cars when I was attaching that damn lock to the sign. Exciting though huh? Everything you wanted this adventure to be? Right? So I’m guessing that you ducked into the little grove of trees next to the intersection and your next task is going to be a playful one. On the southeast corner of that horrible excuse for an intersection there is a park. You are going to that park, and you are not getting any other clues on this one, other than this. Play.
Stop being paranoid about getting caught (btw sister, of you wanna know just how little attention people pay anymore, I bet you didn’t even notice that I put a smiley face sticker on that sign did you? Go ahead and check. Orange one, about the size of a quarter. Actually I lied, there are six of them, and you still didn’t notice, didja?) and swing for a few minutes, climb all over the plastic log cabin, go down the twisty slide, you get the idea. Someone in there you’ll find what you’re looking for, but only if you try to enjoy it. Now get up and get your narrow ass over there. You’re not going to find the next one sitting there hiding. GO!
Part IV
Okay, the first order of business is to check that damn sign for stickers. Tonya got close to the sign and there weren’t any orange smiley face stickers, but there was a piece of silver duct tape on the bottom of the sign, just below eye level that Sirius had written “Hi Tonya, JK about playing. Hurry up! Love, S” in Sharpie. Maybe no one paid attention after all. Somewhere in that park, on one of those thingies was a padlock and a key that she needed to move on to the next task. She checked the intersection in every direction and made her way across the street and onto the side with the park. The gate was on the opposite side from where she crossed so she made her way around the fence until she got to the part where you walk in.
She decided to listen to the tape’s advice over the note and hurry to find the key and move on. The wind was starting to pick up and she was finally starting to get a little chilled. Sirius mentioned specific items in the note so she figured she would start there. She looked all around the swing and found nothing. She even checked the swings themselves to make sure she wasn’t missing it. Next she mentioned the plastic log cabin and Tonya made her way over there. The note said climb all over it, but if there was a key there it would be fairly easily visible. Tonya took a look around and saw nothing shiny.
Last on the list from the note was the twisty slide, one of her favorite growing up. She checked the bottom of the slide and didn’t see anything. She walked around and started to go up the stairs. She got to the top and started looking around, and attached to the rail right before the covered part of the slide started there was a short chain with a padlock and key on it. She started with the left wrist and it didn’t open. She moved on to the left ankle and the padlock popped open. The chain fell and took the key with it, right down the slide. Tonya panicked and gripped the padlock tightly and went down the slide. When she got to the bottom she frantically began to search for the chain and hoped that the key was still attached to it. She found the chain, but NO KEY. She began to lose it, just a little bit.
She recalled the part about locking the padlocks onto the cuffs, because you wouldn’t want to drop a tiny key, out there, in the dark, would you? Genius. She sat down on the end of the slide and tried to breathe. After she calmed down a moment she thought to herself, the key is shiny. Find the shiny. She used the light from the phone and started shining it on the ground and looking for a reflection from the key. She finally saw a flash from over two feet away from where she found the chain. After she locked it on, she looked around for a place to go to read Step 6. Eventually, not seeing many options, she giggled and climbed back up the slide into the covered part. It was one of her favorite hiding places. After she wedged herself in and got semi-comfy she opened the next step.
You totally went down the slide didn’t you … I knew it. Stop giggling. Stop it. Focus, you’re more than half way, uhhh halfway done. Ish. Easy peasy, but this is where it gets really tough. No. No, not really. Line up the super huge traffic cone thingies and then find something you can’t lift. The last one actually. Don’t panic if you have problems, just focus and play along. Oh yeah, and you’ll be more out in the open than you were by the sign. Toodles
What the hell was Sirius talking about? Problems, what problems would there be? She found the key and was almost to the halfway point so she could get the key and head back to get the car. Tonya climbed to the top of the slide and then slid down again. Because twisty slide. She looked around and across the street she saw five or six very large, very orange traffic cone looking things. She headed out the gate and looked both ways, again, before crossing. The giant cones lined up and almost pointed to a row of concrete blocks. Not the little ones that you build walls with, these were cubes, at least four feet across. Some of them had a piece of rebar on top of them that acted as a hook so they could be lifted into place.
The last one in the row had nothing on it so Tonya went to the one on the other end and found a short chain with a padlock and key attached. She started with the left wrist, then collar and neither one worked. She thought for a moment and remembered don’t panic if you have problems, just focus and play along. So she did just that. She took a deep breath and tried each and every key that she had and when she got to the last one on her collar, she took a deep breath, and put the key in the lock. It did not work. Task #4 was not going as planned. Just as her mind started to figure out what went wrong headlights began to come around the corner. She ducked behind the block and it was then she noticed another piece of tape, this time with a note stuck under it. She pulled off the tape and unfolded the note. The nearest street light was on the corner and provided enough light to read the note.
You didn’t climb all over the plastic log cabin did you? If you had, you would have the key that opens this lock, but you didn’t so you don’t. I’m not saying go back and get it, but the other key that opens this padlock is in the house, So yeah, you should probably go back and get it. Just sayin’
Shit. Shit. Shit. Tonya was beginning to get frustrated. She had taken a short cut and it came back to bite her in the ass. The note said to climb all over the plastic log cabin and she did not. She made her way back to the park and she had to vanish for two more cars. Traffic was starting to pick up. She didn’t know how close to daylight she was, but she knew she needed to hurry. Once she got back in the park there were two more cars that passed and she noticed how few places there were in the park to hide. She began her climb up the steps and into the fake brown log cabin. She looked all over it and when she got to the very top she noticed, up high there was a metal eyebolt on the side facing the swing.
She went to the corner and put a foot on each corner and climbed up. Right at the very top there was a padlock with a key attached to it. As tricky as it was, she started with the keys on her ankles. She started with the keys on her left ankle and tried both of them before moving on to her wrists. After the left one didn’t work she started to get a little panicky again, and after the right one didn’t work she started to get a lot panicky. There was only one key left, the one on her collar and it had to be the one, and if it wasn’t she was going to have a breakdown. She put the key in the lock, and placed her hand on the padlock so the key wouldn’t fall, again, and twisted. The padlock opened and she placed the padlock and the key onto her collar and began to climb down.
After looking both ways she was running back to unlock the last padlock before she got to the house. She had to duck behind the second and seventh blocks because the cars kept showing up. When she got to the padlock the key on her collar worked perfectly. She looked up and could see the house from where she was standing. She again ducked behind the block and pulled out the phone for Step 7
Okay, so home stretch right? How excited are you to almost be back to the house? If you look you can see it, right over there. No really. It’s right there. Just gotta go through a residential area with three houses with dogs, four with motion lights, and the motion lights here that you know about already, so no real surprises. So last clue, well, sort of.
Geezus honey, when was the last time you checked the mail?
Okay, so it looks like the last task is the mailbox. It locks so that has to be it. Tonya poked her head out over the block and checked for more traffic. The coast was clear so she set off across two yards and tried to not get the dogs attention at the end of the block. She made it across one of the yards and the dogs starting barking. She ducked into a nearby back yard and under a trampoline. Just as she did the back porch light came on and the door swung open and Tonya had a more than slightly mild heart attack.
“Dammit Lucy!! Shut the hell up!!” and the door slammed shut. A few seconds later and the light went off. However, Lucy was still barking her head off so Tonya rolled out from under the trampoline and took off running. She was jingling even more now with all the extra locks and keys she’d acquired. She got into the yard and as expected the motion lights lit up the place. She made it into the front yard and sat down on the porch swing for a moment to catch her breath. After a few moments, some part of her brain reminded her that she still had to go all the way back up to the house and get her car. It was downhill from here so she walked to the mailbox and opened the door. The last key she put on her collar opened it right up. Inside she found a note, with a car key taped to it. The note read
Okay. You’ve made it this far. Halfway. At this time, take the note and go to the porch and have a seat. Use the keys you have to unlock all the padlocks on your D-rings and drop them in the bowl next to the bench. You can try the keys on the padlocks LOCKING the cuffs and collar on, but they won’t work. I have that key in here with me. Done? Okay. Good. Now, all you have to do is walk back up there and bring your car home. BUT … Doesn’t the adventure just feel IMCOMPLETE without a twist?!? Inside the mailbox there is a padlock. The key is under the passenger side mat in your car.
LOCK your wrists behind your back for the trip to get the car and I’ll have a HOT bath and some cold pizza WAITING for you when you get back. If you’re NOT up to it, that’s okay too, but wouldn’t you like to be able to say that you DID IT with your hands LOCKED behind your back? Honestly? It’s been a LONG night already. If you CAN’T HANDLE the challenge I understand. Just ring the doorbell AFTER you make your decision and act on it, and I’ll tell you what time it is, but only after you’ve given your FINAL answer. (Let’s be HONEST. You just did this, and without any real problems.
If you really want a CHALLENGE, the kind you will most likely FAIL, lock your wrists behind you and ring the doorbell THREE times. Just remember, no backing out. Once you ring the bell three times, you CANNOT undo that choice)
Sirius knew just which buttons to push and wasn’t just pushing them, she was smashing them. Tonya’s original idea for the adventure had her wrists tied, ankles hobbled, gagged and the release was back at the house. She was ready to make the trip still tied, but this was somehow different. She didn’t know how to react to this. She could get locked in and ring the doorbell and Sirius tell her that it was 5:50 and she had 30 minutes until sunrise. Traffic is getting heavier and she really had no idea what time it was or how long the trip here had taken her. Or she could lock her wrists together and ring the doorbell three times.
This would mean she was totally screwed. Nothing short of a blindfold would surprise her. Wrists locked behind her, ankles hobbled, in heels, making the trip back up there having to stick to the sidewalk and level ground would be nearly impossible. Part of her actually wanted the colossal mindfuck trip, and the rest of her wanted the hot bath and cold pizza. She knew she needed to make a decision and make it quickly, but she didn’t know what do to. She walked to the mailbox and reached in and found the padlock. She walked back to the porch and took a deep breath. Tonya put her wrists behind her and after a few tries clicked the padlock closed.
Her wrists were locked behind her for the trip back to get the car. She backed up towards the front door and rang the doorbell. As it was going off she was thinking about a hot bath and cold pizza and how amazing both sounded. She heard the lock turn on the front door and stepped out of the way so Sirius could open it.
“Three times huh? Your balls are bigger than I thought. This might suck for you.” Sirius had two more sets of cuffs in her hands and reached down to get more padlocks out of the bowl. It took Tonya a moment to realize what Sirius had said. The doorbell has different rings and the chimes and cadence it was set to went through the cadence three times. Sirius thought Tonya had hit the button three times. Tonya began to shake her head no and started backing away from Sirius and her new accessories.
“No. No. No. You get your ass back over here missy. I was very clear that there was no backing out of this. Once it rings three times, you’re in, zero chance of backing out. I made that VERY clear little lady.”
Tonya dropped her head and began shuffling back across the porch towards Sirius. She was still gagged so there was no explaining her way out of this. She knew she was defeated.
Sirius patted her on the head “Good girl. Now turn around. I think you’ll like this.”
Sirius unlocked the padlock on Tonya’s collar and started unbuckling it. Tonya started to turn her head to give Sirius the WTF eye and Sirius straightened her head for her. Another collar was placed around Tonya’s neck, but this one was thicker and taller than her usual play collar. It was very tall and had a groove for her chin to fit into. This was a posture collar. As Sirius tightened it Tonya noticed that she could no longer turn her head. Her gaze was fixed directly in front of her. Tonya didn’t know if it was locked on or not, it didn’t matter. She had no idea of how it was fastened and it might as well be welded on with her wrists locked behind her.
Next Sirius began placing a cuff on Tonya’s arm, just above her elbow. She made sure that it was on good and tight and then placed one on her other arm. Then both were on she locked them to make sure they stayed put. Sirius knelt down and began placing similar cuffs on Tonya’s thighs, just above her knees. Once satisfied she locked them on, just as the new cuffs on her arms. Sirius pulled Tonya’s elbows together and clicked a padlock closed on the cuffs. Sirius dropped to a knee and clicked another padlock on the new thigh cuffs.
“Okay Evil Knievel. How much of a challenge do you want? Ya know, there’s a part of me that wants to take you back up there and drop you off like this. Another round trip adventure, yes please. I’ll keep your car key with me and you can have it when you get back.” She had an evil grin about her, and Tonya didn’t know what to think. “Anyway, you should really get going. It’s already 3:24am and you have until sunrise to get home. I’m keeping the phone, so no more 911 option either. The key for your wrists is under the passenger side mat, and you have the valet key attached to the padlock on your wrists. So you won’t lose it. I did that because I care. Hurry. Don’t die.”
And with that she ducked back inside the warm house, leaving the now very stuck, but with done so with excellent posture Tonya on the front porch. Tonya stood there in disbelief for a moment and then the porch light went off. Now standing in the dark, Tonya wondered how long it would take her to get back to the house now. The door slowly creaked open and Sirius stuck her head out, “If you’re still on this porch in ten seconds I’m running you down, knocking you over, locking heels on you, AND locking your ankles together.”
Tonya was already at the steps before Sirius started counting. She began shuffling and noticed that was nearly to the end of the street before the porch light went off. She was making good time and hadn’t seen a car yet at all, which blew her mind. She looked both ways and began to make her way across the street by the sign with the note when out of nowhere a red van pulled up next to her. The lights were off and she never saw it coming. The earplugs and putty made sure she didn’t hear it either. The door slid open and before she could see inside her world went dark. Someone had come up behind her and thrown a black pillowcase over her head. She was helped/forced into the van and her ankles were quickly ziptied to her wrists.
She wasn’t going anywhere, but at least whoever it was didn’t mind being thorough. The van stopped and someone helped her up and into a kneeling position. The bag was removed, but whoever it was stayed behind her. Tonya felt hands on her, inspecting the cuffs, looking for keys or phones, just generally all over her. The hands made it to her posture collar and pulled her back into the mystery figure. “So pretty … “ was very airy and spoken directly into her ear. As the words echoed in her head chills ran through her. The figure helped Tonya lie down on her left side facing the back of the van, and her ankles were free. A moment later it began moving again. The van drove around for what seemed like a half an hour and then came to a stop.
When the door opened and she could see out again, she was back at the house, parked right next to her car. And her car was running. This made no sense. Was the mystery figure a Good Samaritan that had found her and took pity on her? But how would they know where she was going, and how would they know where to find the key? How would they know where to find the car? Tonya was more and more confused as the thoughts came in. She was helped up and a key was placed in her hand. She tried it and it fit the padlock on her wrists. She stood up out of the van and took a step towards her car and as she turned to thank whoever this was, the van sped away. She had no idea who had helped her on the way back to her car, but she really wanted to know.
Tonya got in her car and tried to position her arms so she could drive with one of them, but it was tricky with them still attached at the elbow. She pulled out of the driveway and began her short trip home. As she pulled into the driveway she was already thinking about the hot bath and cold pizza she had waiting on her. Tonya turned off the car and when she got out motion lights went off. She giggled at how they startled her earlier in her adventure. Sirius met her at the back door and poked her head out. “What’s the password?”
Tonya laughed and tried to say, “I need to pee” but it only came out as “Mm ndd dd bbe” It must have been close enough because Sirius let her in. Tonya kicked off her water shoes and waited for Sirius to get back with a bowl. Sirius got back with the bowl of keys and unlocked her elbows first. After that she went to work on the posture collar. Tonya noticed did not have a lock on it, but actual laces that could be made to be tighter or looser depending on how strict she wanted it to be. After that Sirius handed the bowl to Tonya and went to start her bath.
Tonya began unlocking her cuffs and noticed that she was quite exhausted. When she got to the tiny padlock on the leotard zipper she realized it had been a long night and she was still gagged from a long time ago. It was time for the tape to come off. She unzipped the leo enough to pull off the stocking and get a grip on the vet wrap and tried to find the end. When she did it started to unwind and she was so relieved to have a face back. She grabbed a corner of the tape and pulled it all off at once. She spit out the messy bandana, “Hey lady, what did you do with my cold pizza? The foods. Give me the foods.” Tonya would wait until later to ask her about the doorbell thingy and whether or not Sirius did that on purpose.
“I heated it up, it’s still in the toaster oven. You’re welcome” came the reply from the bathroom “Thanks.” She was starving and was walking into the bathroom to an almost ready tub. “That’s good. I think I’m just going to get in like this.” Sirius was not surprised. Before she could shut off the water, Tonya had a pantyhosed toe in it. “Perfect” As Tonya was sitting down in the tub she still had a plate in one hand and a bottle of water in the other, “You’re a wheirdo.” Sirius said to her shaking her head.
“You’re the wheirdo” Tonya replied back.
“So’s your mom.” Sirius wasn’t backing down.
But Tonya was good at this game, the best. “So’s your face.”
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