Crown’s Plank (thirty-one) The Grey Area

Things were more complicated than Miss Antonina knew. The woman was a wicked liar. Mind games, that’s what she was playing with Tobi. Tobi had seen her do it to the other girls on the property during group sessions. She knew the rules by now. Take the...

Crown’s Plank (thirty-two) Spired City

The cry grew stronger, calling to Tobi. She placed her left hand over her heart and reached her right hand to her forehead, gently touching her index and middle finger to the spot just above and between her eyebrows. Had she been in her physical body she would have...

Crown’s Plank (Thirty-four) Ethereal Fruit

Tobi uprighted herself before the city gates, enjoying the warmth that saluted her bare feet as they touched the ground. Aside from this place, she had never tread upon any piece of earth that knew her personally. There was no sun, but the temperature was always...

Crown’s Plank (Thirty-five) What You Don’t Know

Eyeuongo. She whispered the word over and over to herself throughout the ritual. She willed the tears that stained her face to pass as evidence of her emotional dedication to her new “position”.  It was the only way. Never had she known pain as she...

Crown’s Plank (Thirty-six) Sleeping Arrangements

Tobi was awakened by the beam of Miss Antonina’s flashlight sweeping the room. After a few seconds of disorientation, she realized that they were back in the house and that the Mistress was simply completing the bed checks that she performed every few hours each...