Bondage Mansion (Ferard)

Chapter 7: A Hard Surprise

Gerard stood in front of Frank's bedroom door. He was not sure if he should be kneeling like before, but he was not given a command so he thought it better to wait. It occurred to him briefly how he was already obeying Frank after only a few hours. There was something about being told to do something that was a little exciting, but he still feared whatever Frank had in store for him. Jamia had left to check supper in the kitchen so Gerard would be alone with Frank again. This made him very nervous. At the last-minute, he changed his mind and decided to kneel before he knocked. He dropped to his knees, took a deep breath in and knocked quietly. Within seconds Frank opened the door and looked down at Gerard. He smiled and Gerard had decided he made the right decision.

"Where is Jamia?"

"She went to check supper, Sir."

"Ah, very good. You can stand up now, we are not going into my room yet."

Gerard rose and stepped back as Frank walked into the hall and closed the bedroom door. He led Gerard down the hall to the last door. The door had a carving on it. Gerard leaned in a bit and saw that it was a heart in chains. How had he not noticed this before living here for a year? Frank removed a ring of keys from his belt and twirled them around before finding the right key. He placed the key in the lock and opened the door. He stepped aside and bade Gerard enter. Gerard looked at Frank, but his expression did not betray his inner thoughts. Gerard stepped inside and before he realized it the door was closed behind him and locked!

"F-F-Frank?!"

Gerard forgot to call him sir or that he was not allowed to speak. He turned around and pounded on the door. He tried the handle, but all it did was jiggle. He was locked in and there was nothing he could do about it.

Gerard stood in the dark for an unknown amount of time. He waited to see if Frank was coming back, but after a while, he realized that this was not so. There was no light in the room at all so Gerard worked his way from the door to the wall and then slowly around the room looking for a table with a lamp on it. As he felt the walls he realized they were made of stone and that they were damp. He wondered how this was possible inside the house. Perhaps there was a leak somewhere? Gerard continued his way around, but still nothing other than the wetness against the wall. He had walked the length of one wall and made it to a corner with still nothing to find when he thought that he heard something. There was a brief glimpse of a shadow on the wall as if a light had entered the room, but then it was gone.

"H-H-Hello? Is s-s-someone there?"

Gerard waited for an answer, but none came. He squinted into the dark, but his eyes betrayed nothing to him. He thought about crossing into the middle of the room, but he did not know what was there and the wall at least provided a safety. Still, with no explanation, Gerard continued to follow the wall. He kept stopping as he thought that he heard breathing, but it was so faint he figured it was his own. Another few feet, he found an indent in the wall. He moved into it and jumped when he touched something cold that was moving. It made a sound of metal hitting metal and it sent a shiver down his spine. He ran his hands along the metal object and realized that they were chains attached to the wall. He followed them down and found circular openings at the end. Gerard gasped and dropped them abruptly. They hit the wall and echoed throughout the chamber as a loud cacophony. Gerard covered his ears as he fell to his knees and cried out in pain from the noise. He stayed on the floor huddling, curled up in a ball, afraid to move. Tears started to pour from his eyes again, he wanted Jamia, he wanted light, he wanted to not be alone in this strange room...unfortunately, he got what he wanted.

When Jamia returned from the kitchen, she noticed that Frank's bedroom door was open. She walked up to the door and looked in the room, but saw no one. She tentatively walked into the room looking for Gerard or Frank. She was worried about leaving Gerard alone, but she still had duties to perform as a servant regardless of her promise to keep him safe. She stepped further into the room, still being cautious. There was very little light in the room since the lamps were still dimmed. Suddenly the door slammed shut and she turned around to see Frank.