Page 6 of Shutter and Sin
He’s watching me. I know he is. Taking a few steps away from the screen to show off my frame fully, I continue dancing. But this time, I make it a little more suggestive. He’s been showing up for the past five days, never missing any of my streams. Throws money at me like the wads don’t mean anything to him.
In a way, it makes me feel kind of powerful; that somebody would like me so much they’re giving me what feels enough to retire with and disappear to a villa in Paris, sipping wine on a yacht for the rest of their lives.
And even though a feeling in my chest tells me this is the thug who kidnapped me, I don’t feel bad. That thug broke my camera so the least he could do is compensate me. So why should I complain? I’m definitely worth all the money he’s spending.
I feel the prickle run up my skin when I think back to the chair I was tied in, to the way his eyes darkened when they took in my pictures. And in that split second, a ding echoes in my room from my phone.
Strange Moscow47
Hey beautiful, can you sing something for me?
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I pause mid-spin, breathing hard and coming closer to the screen. “What song do you want?”
The chat explodes with requests. Everything from Russian pop to American classics. I pick up my phone and scroll through, looking for karaoke tracks on YouTube, when another message pops up.
Strange Moscow47
Pick Any song. It’s Your choice
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I pull up the first thing I find. “Don’t Blame Me” by Taylor Swift.
I know. Cheesy. But it’s the only song I know I can sing that I won’t fuck up.
“Alright. Here we go,” I say to my viewers, hitting play. The music starts, and I pour everything into it, belting out the first verse with full confidence. This is when I notice it – how completely silent the chat has gone. I pause mid-chorus, my eyes narrowing.
“Hello? Is everyone still there?”
A beat of silence.
Then:
Strange Moscow47
If I pay you 700,000 rubles, will you stop singing and get private lessons?
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My jaw drops. “Excuse me? You literally just asked me to sing!”
Strange Moscow47
I didn’t realize how bad it would be.
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User_Viktor87
LMAOOOOO
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User_Mila22
I’M CRYING
