- We can do two things - said Héctor -: I can untie you, you go up to the house, and we eat these hamburgers, or I don't untie you, I take you up to the house under these conditions and eat the two hamburgers while you watch? If you want the first option, lift an index finger; if you want the second, lift both.

Lucas paused to think. He had a lot of trust in Héctor; he knew nothing bad would happen to him, but at the same time, he felt overwhelmed by the experience. He needed to talk to him. Was he feeling the same excitement? Would it be a mistake to stop the game at that moment?

Héctor was expectant. On one hand, he wanted to continue the game; for him, this new experience of domination opened his mind and his desire to experiment. On the other hand, he had never played all this before. What if Lucas wasn't comfortable? Since he had tied him up, he hadn't done even the slightest check. He waited for Lucas to decide.

After a few seconds, Lucas decided to lift one finger. Héctor approached his friend and removed the gag.

- Lucas, are you okay?

- Yes, yes, I'm fine. A bit surprised by everything... but fine. Since when are you so naughty? - he said, smiling.

Héctor laughed out loud. He didn't expect that comment.

- Well, I liked the idea; didn't you?

Lucas was somewhat afraid to answer. The game had been going so well that breaking the magic was too big a risk.

- Well, did you like it?

- I... - Héctor began to answer when the garage door was heard. Héctor suddenly closed the gate and leaned against the car. Lucas remained in the darkness of the trunk, completely silent. A neighbor was coming down with her son.

- Hello, good evening, Meri.

- Good evening, Héctor. Are you going home?

- Indeed - he said as he locked the car with Lucas inside.

- Ah, I'm taking Sergio to his father. - Meri looked to see if her son had gotten into the car. - If you want, we can have a beer later - she said, winking at Héctor.

Lucas could hardly hear anything from the locked trunk. He was still tied up. What if Héctor left him there while he got involved with his neighbor?

- Um, well, look - Héctor replied - I’m getting up early tomorrow, I'm going to exercise in the morning, and I want to sleep.

- Every time I ask you, you give me the brush-off, hahaha - Meri laughed. - One day you could give me the pleasure of having a drink together.

- Yes, a bit later, as I have loose ends to tie up.

Meri bid him farewell with a gesture of desire. Héctor walked towards the garage door to go home. Lucas, for his part, heard the sound of a car fading away, while footsteps moved away from the car and a door sounded in the distance. And silence fell. Had he forgotten about him? He would have to spend the night there. At the very least, he would try to untie the ropes with his mouth and look to write on Hé...