Trusting a Friend

Melanie couldn't believe how easy her journey to the exit to the club was. She was sure she was going to have to deal with Charlie at some point but whatever Lucy and John had done had obviously worked. Part of her hoped that John had laid him out, even though that kind of solution to a problem wasn't in his or her nature. As it was, she quickly found her way to daylight with Sophie in tow. She could see Cassie waiting in her car now, just across the street. She was so close! But as she crossed the road she turned to see Sophie standing uncertainly just outside the club. Mel waved for Sophie to follow her but the confused girl was still stood in place not knowing what to do.

"I can't go with you. Master told me not to leave without him or with any strangers!"

Melanie whipped off the rabbit mask to reveal her face.

"Mel?"

"Sophie, you have to trust me. We need to go. Now!"

"But Master said..."

"Soph? Please!? How long have we been friends?" Melanie pleaded.

Sophie looked back to check the coast was clear before jogging across the road and climbing into the back of the car while Melanie took the passenger seat. Cassie put her foot down and they were on their way to relative safety.

"Melanie, we both lap danced for each other now" Sophie leaned flirtatiously forwards towards her friend "And now we have kissed too. You are an awesome kisser, Mel…We should do it again!

Cassie gave Mel a look of surprise while her passenger tried not to blush.

"I need you to listen to me. You are good at following instructions right?"

Sophie nodded proudly. Following instructions to the letter was something she prided herself on these days. Charlie had taught her the importance of that time and time again.

"This is my friend Cassie. You'll like her, you two have a lot in common. She is going to take you somewhere you two won't be disturbed. I want you to do everything she tells you. She is going to help you to remember some things."

"What kind of things?" Sophie asked curiously.

"Good things" Mel answered "Things you need to know"

"Master is going to be so mad at me when he finds me. He is going to punish me!" Sophie worried.

Cassie sighed sadly to herself. Charlie had really done a number on this poor girl, who her friends had all described as being intelligent and independent minded, the only one who had smelt a rat with NA from the outset and refused to join.

"I'm going to deal with him, so don't worry" Melanie assured her friend "It's my stop soon. You can trust Cassie so do what she tells you okay?"

"Aren't you coming too, Mel?" a disappointed Sophie asked.

"I'll catch up with you later. I have some things to do first."

Once Mel had been dropped off at her apartment and quickly let herself in before walking to her living room. She still wasn't sure where exactly the cameras were since they were virtually impossible to detect or remove. But, Cassie had advised her the living room and any bedroom would be under full surveillance.

Melanie stood in the middle of the room, stuck her middle finger up and waved it around a little to make sure it would be seen as she addressed her viewer directly.

"Hey, pencil dick! We have her, and you never will again. Try getting a girlfriend you don't have to brainwash into liking you next time, you utter creep. Oh and in case you were interested, I showed Sophie your Insta profile before you came over. You aren't her type at all, "Wimpy poser" was the phrase I think she used. She should remember soon enough, I'll check and get back to you. Oh yeah, and just so you try and do better in future, I thought you might like to know you were fucking awful in bed! And in a really weird and creepy kind of a way. Eww! I don't even like to think about it! Anyway, talk to you never!"

Melanie took a deep breath. No doubt Charlie would be on the warpath looking for Sophie now and he would have been checking her feed for sure. She could probably expect a visit before too long. She hope John and Lucy would get back to her before he did. She wasn't feeling as brave as she had managed to sound in her message to Charlie.