She can't resist

Slowly and carefully, Lena slipped back into Sandra's apartment. She seemed to be drawn to the bedroom, but she remembered why she actually came back. She moved purposefully towards the end table on which she had left the picture. With her mobile phone already out, it only took a few moments and she had immortalized the photograph several times on her mobile phone.

She looked over at the bedroom door again. "I should go,'' she thought to herself, "but then again... what if there's something in there to help me?"

Involuntarily her feet moved as her eyes remained fixated on the bedroom door. While she was still thinking about whether she should go in, she was already standing in front of the bedroom door. Lena moved her right arm almost mechanically and opened the bedroom door with it.

Sandra's bedroom was a large, surprisingly bright room dominated by the large bed. The walls were painted in a light, slightly bluish, shade of green. Nothing seemed unusual at first glance, except perhaps that it was exceptionally tidy by Sandra's standards. The bed was neat, and the pillows were fluffed. Sandra's nightgown was neatly placed over a mute servant in the corner. Lena blushed slightly at the sight of the black but almost transparent piece of fabric as she had to imagine it on her friend. On the make-up table, all the utensils were arranged in rank and file. Lena's bedroom was actually the neater of the two friends, but it didn't look as pristine as it does here.

There was a black mask on the floor next to the nightstand. As Lena looked down at it, she had no clue what it was or what it was used for. One thing was certain, it stood out like a sore thumb compared to everything else in the bedroom. Lena frowned and was just about to pick up the mask when a thought occurred to her. She pulled out her mobile phone again and took a picture of the mask lying on the floor, so she could put it back the same way she found it. Only then did she pick up the mask with trembling fingers and examine it.

Lena had never seen anything like this in her life, let alone hold it in her hand. It was actually made of leather, quite thick and obviously you couldn't see anything when you put the mask on. There was only a circular hole cut-out for the mouth. Lena suddenly shivered at the thought of Sandra wearing it. The mask was apparently closed at the back with a zipper and several adjustable leather straps. On the back of the mask, above the zipper, there was a second circular opening that Lena didn't know what it could possibly be used for.

She turned the mask back and forth and wondered what Sandra would do with such a thing. Lena was at a loss, so she put the mask back on the floor just like it was laying when she found it. Quickly, she took a few pictures of the strange mask so she could do research when she returned home.

Lena knelt down next to the bed to position the mask exactly as it had been before. She used the picture on her phone to make sure it was in the exact position and that the straps were laying in the same orientation. Pleased that she placed it perfectly, she turned to stand back up. Just then, she froze when something under the bed caught her eye.