"Amen." Maya said completing her prayers before she stood back up and climbed into her neatly made bed.
She tucked herself under the warm blankets and plumped the pillow under her head. Reaching to the bedside table she turned off the table lamp. The room was plunged into darkness with the only light source being the over sized glowing numbers on her digital alarm clock. It was ten thirty at night. She always went to bed on time. Her alarm was set for six in the morning. She got up early to work out before showering and dressing for work.
Maya signed to herself in the darkness as she rolled over several times. She had had dinner with her younger sister, her brother in-law and their two kids tonight. She had had a lovely time, but it left her feeling a tad jealous. Jealousy was disgusting and a deadly sin, but Maya couldn't deny that was exactly how she felt. Her sister, at just twenty five years old, had everything Maya wanted. A loving husband, two beautiful children, and a cozy home to enjoy them in.
Maya at thirty had the cozy house, but none of the rest. In fact, having been raised by extremely religious and strict parents she was even still a virgin. Maya felt her face flush with embarrassment even though no one could possibly know that particular truth. She never told anyone! Of course her family assumed she was, since she had never married, but the rest of the world she let believe she was normal.
Normal was not something she felt. Maya had urges she didn't understand. Every so often there would be an itch between her legs that needed soothing. She didn't allow herself the sin of masturbation. The very thought repulsed her. Only weak people did such depraved things. She was strong and would remain chaste until her wedding night.
Tonight was one of those nights though. She felt hot, flustered and filled with needs she couldn't even put words to. She tossed and turned until the clock read midnight, and then thankfully suck into a fitful sleep filled with dreams that made her feel ashamed.
She wasn't sure if it was the dream or a sound that woke her in the middle of the night, but suddenly her eyes flew open. Maya sat up in the dark and clutched her blanket to her chest. Her nipples were hard and she could feel a wetness in her panties. Her dreams still clung to the recesses of her mind making her feel hot and shameful. The room seemed still and calm. She listened for anything else that might have woke her. She felt as if something had. There was no dog barking. No noisy cars outside. No sounds at all.
Maya forced herself to take deep measured breathes. Licking her lips she glanced at the bedside clock and noted it was two thirty in the morning. If she was going to get up on time, she needed to get some sleep now. She was about to lay back down when she heard a sound that sent chills up her spine.
It was soft but it was there. Breathing. Inhale. Exhale. Inhale. Exhale.
Bile rose in Maya's throat as her heart slammed hard against her rib cage. Whoever it was they were in her pitch dark room with her. She squinted into the shadowy corners of her bedroom. Inhale. Exhale. Inhale. Exhale. He didn't care if she heard him. She didn't even know how she knew it was a "him" but she knew all the same.
Clutching the blanket tighter she drew her legs up to her body and pressed herself into the headboard. She cursed herself for not keeping a knife or something in her bedside table. She very slowly and silently reached for the phone on her bedside table.
"Don't bother." Came a deep voice just above a whisper.
Maya cried out in fear but snatched her hand back to her body. "P-p-please just leave! I won't tell anyone!"
It was stupid. Maya had watched enough TV to know that never worked, and furthermore if he did leave she would tell everyone!
Inhale. Exhale. Inhale. Exhale. "The phone won't work, and I am not leaving until I get what I want."
Cold hard dread slid through Maya's body. She knew instinctively what he wanted, but she had to try. "Take anything you want. I will tell you where I keep my valuables. Please just take whatever and leave."
Two heavy footsteps and she could see the shadows move. He was big that much was evident. Her mind went into overdrive. Could she make it to the door before he stopped her? She doubted it. In fact he was between her and the door anyway. It was still had to discern exactly where he was, or even exactly how large he was.
"I know what I want already, Maya."
Her head snapped up. "How do you know my name?"
He laughed a soft, deep laugh. Maya felt indignation slide up her spine. "Don't you laugh at me! How do you know my name?"
"I want you, Maya. I am going to have you."
He wasn't laughing now, and Maya's indignation turned to sickening fear again. "Please don't do this!" She pleaded into the darkness.
"This is going to be an experience like nothing you could ever imagine. It won't hurt. It will forever change your life."
"Don't rape me." The word "rape" came out on a squeak. Her entire body trembled.
He moved again. He was closer to the end of the bed. She could make out that he was well over seven feet tall and had linebacker shoulders. He was a monster of a man. Maya knew she couldn't fight this man. He was going to be able to defile her and she could literally do nothing to stop him. She was far too petite and ill equipped. She also knew he was wrong, this was going to hurt.
She didn't see him move but felt her bedclothes being tugged steadily away from her. She held on tight, but it did nothing to stop him. Soon, she sat in her dressing gown and panties pressed against the headboard.
"Why me?" She asked.