It is a cool summer night. I am expecting you to come up to visit. The children are in bed, asleep. I spend some time online, got bored. I take a shower, relishing in the cool water on my skin, dreaming about you being there with me, so I can soap you up and down, all around, stroking...touching. Finishing my shower, I step out, brush out my hair and watch a movie till it gets to be Midnight. Still, you have not showed up. Feeling restless and in need of fresh air, I walk out my apartment door and out of the building.
The Moon is full and high in the night sky; the stars twinkle invitingly. I notice the street light nearby is out, but am not alarmed. This is a relatively
crime-free town. I walk out to the driveway to go around the building to my backyard, not noticing you driving up. You see me walking out back, and a wicked idea formulizes in your keen, mischievous mind.
Breathing in the cool fresh air, I am absorbed in the beauty of the night. I feel the grass under my feet, see the Moonlight spilling down on the yard around me, hear the peepers and the crickets sing..."What a night.." I sigh aloud. No one is around to see me, everyone is asleep or gone home. I decide to take off the dress I had thrown on before coming outside. My naked flesh heaves a sigh of relief at the sensation of the cool night air. My skin looks luminous in the moonbeams. Feeling at one with the night, with the trees, grass, crickets and peepers...I spin and spin...smiling to myself, not daring to cry out the joy in my heart, the love I feel for you.
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You have followed me stealthily into the back yard, but have kept your distance, staying close to the house. You hunker down close to the grass, so I would not see your silhouette against the light color of the house. You watch me as I stroll, smiling to myself. You see me strip off my dress and smile a wicked smile---you do not seem surprised. You know my affinity for nudity and have only wondered when I would decide to take it outside. Watching me spin around and around, you know I will be totally off balance, not knowing which way is up when I stop. You have with you two silk scarves and a plan that is slowly unfolding. You slip off your shoes, so you can get to me on soundless feet. You are wearing a black t-shirt and jeans, so you would not be readily visible to me when you are close, even in the dark.
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When I finally stop spinning, I am so dizzy that the sky is the grass and the grass is the sky. I have no idea which way I am facing, even with the moonlight shining down on me. I do not see the shadowy figure that comes toward me, not even aware of the presence, until I feel a firm hand across my mouth, and the other hand grasping my arm, pinning it behind me. My heart races, panic sets in, I try to twist and turn my head out of the hand's grip, try to cry out. I hear "Cierras la boca!" and realize this person apparently does not speak English...I struggle to free myself, but he has a tight grip on my wrist. Using the force of his hand on my mouth and the grip on my wrist, he jerks me back. I fall to the ground.
Before I can move, he is on top of me and first shoves some cloth in my mouth then grabs my arms and brings my wrists together, tying them with some kind of scarf. It feels kinda silky, slippery...I almost think I could slip out of it, but he has tied it so tight, I can't. He then looks me in the face, takes the cloth out and puts his hand over my mouth. I cannot see his face, for the hat he is wearing. The brim shades it so the moonlight does not illuminate it. I hear him speaking a phrase or two in Spanish, but not remembering too much of it, I do not know what he said. I do notice he speaks in a softer tone, like he is trying to reassure me....My heart is still racing. This man is a stranger to me! I have NO idea what he is going to do, and I am NAKED for goddess' sake! I try to buck him off with my hips, but feel like I am nailed to the ground. I try to raise my knees to hit him in the back, but cannot reach. I am literally helpless. Tears come to my eyes as fear takes a greater grip on me.