Drifting Away
“There is nothing to fear. Sleep and relax.”
The slightly synthesized version of his ex-girlfriend’s voice was like a whisper resonating just below the threshold of human consciousness. Aaron was floating in a sensory deprivation tank, warm, green-tinted water massaging his hairless arms and legs when he heard it for the first time and was immediately more at ease than in any moment that came before. Even after a decade apart, Valerie remained the most special woman he had ever met, and memories of her were too powerful to be resisted.
“Relax, you’re safe with me,” the almost perfect replica continued, slowly taking hold of his thoughts.
“I know,” he mumbled just like he used to do when they were still together, and she was in the mood to play with his mind. Her favorite hypnotic manipulations included making him think he was a different person altogether or having him forget how to do basic things like how to use a toothbrush or how to put water in a glass. While most of their games happened behind closed doors, she also enjoyed a bit of public humiliation, and so did he. Despite having been forbidden to ever enter Walmart again, it had all been worth it.
“Did you miss me, sweetie?”
“You have no idea,” he replied. “Where have you been all this time, Val?”
“Here, Aaron. I’ve always been inside your thoughts, waiting for you to be ready to listen to me again. This is that moment, and I want you dearly. Do you want me, too?”
“Yes,” he said. “Always.”
“If you want me, then you know what you must do. Close your eyes and relax. Let me guide you to that special place of surrender once again.”
Aaron happily obliged, cradled by all the recollections of previous experiences. Falling for her in the middle of a movie… Being helplessly entranced right before meeting her parents for the first time… Made to go down on her as she drove them home… so many wonderful stories of enchanting submission lighting his brain with unmistakable joy. He listened and sank, the tank walls tightening all around him as his world became an extension of her divine will.
* * *
“It’s working,” Rachel said, monitoring his life signs on a translucent iPad.
“Of course, it is,” her twin sister Janice said. “I already told you the brainwashing process never fails.”
“Still, don’t you think using his ex’s memories against him is a bit too cruel?”
“Let’s put it this way. Do you want him to be yours or not?”
“Yes!”
“Then this is the only way. He’ll never love you as he loved her. He already said it time and time again but if we scramble his mind long enough for him to believe you’re her…”
“… he’ll be helplessly devoted to me for the rest of his life.”
“Exactly. I’m giving you both a lover and a slave this Christmas, so stop sulking and be grateful for once in your life.”
“Thank you, sis. You’re the best!” Rachel hugged her.
“You’re welcome. Now, let’s do this!”
* * *
Completely oblivious to what was happening in the room next door, Aaron completely submitted to his ex’s control, happy to be her thrall once more.
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