Chapter 5

The sales woman describes in detail what had happened, how Sarah had reacted, that she obviously was embarrassed and humiliated, but that she had followed all the orders. Then the young woman handed a key to Daniel. “I don’t think she noticed that the collar is lockable” she said to Daniel. He took the key, thanked her for playing along and left the store.

Sarah met her friends, she was distracted and several times drifted off into her own little world. Her phone lay on the table, it hadn’t shown any notifications for a while now. But at 5:20pm a message arrived. Sarah doesn’t hesitate, she picks up the phone and reads the message.

“Are you back home or still out? Just be sure to be home before 7pm. I’ll be online at 7pm sharp and expect you are too. As per your rules, be naked except for the collar. I think it’s fitting that you put on your new collar for me tonight.”

It takes roughly 45 minutes to get back to her house with public transport. Sarah decided she doesn’t want to risk being late. She takes her bag, excuses herself and heads home.

How can it already feel normal to undress before starting an online conversation? She undresses, showers, trims her pubic hair - it had seemed a bit too long when she saw herself in the mirror earlier in the day. Finally she unpacked the new collar from the shopping bag. The collar was wide, but the leather felt soft, it should be comfortable to wear. Sarah noticed the weird looking clasp on the back, but didn’t look at it any closer, it was open and she placed the collar around her neck. The clasp closed easily. Same as in the shop, Sarah liked the snug fit and the feeling of the collar. It was 6:50 when she was ready. As she had done the last nights, she settled down on her bed with the laptop.

A message was already waiting for her. “Tell me about your shopping experience today!” Sarah wrote about her experience, she mentioned how embarrassed and humiliated she felt as she undressed in front of the sales woman. They chatted for a long time, Sarah revealed more and more about fantasies she had, what she would like to experience and what potentially will stay a fantasy forever. She was surprised that she didn’t get any new tasks. After several hours they said good night.

Sarah slept surprisingly well, even with feeling the collar around her neck constantly. She got up, made herself a coffee. First she considered going back to bed, it was still early as they had agreed to meet online again at 9. But then she felt it would be nice to take a bath. While the water was running into the bathtub, she fiddled with the clasp on the collar. It had closed so easily, but now it wouldn’t open. Why hasn’t she looked at it closer before putting it on? She turned off the water, first she needed to get the collar off before running the bath. She grabbed a small mirror and tried to angle it in a way, so she could inspect the clasp in her bathroom mirror. It looked seamless, but then she spotted it, a keyhole. Why? She didn’t get a key with the collar. She started to panic. How was she supposed to get it off? Did she need to cut it off or go back to the store on Monday? Nervously she kept inspecting the clasp, no, there wasn’t anything she had overlooked. What should she do, confess to her online stranger, that she had managed to lock the collar and wasn’t able to get it off??