I come to in pain, limbs pulling; feeling as if I am to be torn in two. I must have been unclothed during my loss of consciousness for I am stretched naked upon a vertical rack. My shoulders are screaming in painful protest, and I open my mouth and give voice to it.

My scream escalates as I feel the tail of a whip curl about my body, laying a red stripe upon my flesh. It lands again, and again; five times total and when it stops, I have a trickle of blood along my ribcage. I pant heavily. This is not the first time I have been whipped, for I am a willful slave, one who causes much trial and hardship for Master SAE. He has mentioned many times that he needs to sell me to a hard taskmaster, and whenever he has threatened this, I become contrite and do much to win his favor back.

I worry now as I see the all the dominants stirring. The time for the auction must be approaching, and I have failed my sister. We are now both in the worst possible situation. I hang my head in shame.