/authors/rknight/ Recent content in RKnight on Utopia Stories Library Hugo en-us /stories/65692/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /stories/65692/ <p>I awoke seconds before the alarm went off. My eyes burned a hole through the LED display until the lights changed and the buzzing went off. Both hands were pressed between my loins, and I pulled them away to turn off the alarm and throw off the cover. I had a schedule to keep and I dared not be late.</p> <p>I made the bed rather quickly. It consisted only of a small mattress laying on the floor, with a single pillow for my head and a single blanket for warmth. Some would say it was not much, but I felt proud of them. I had earned them for excellent service for my Master. I even had my own room (or large closet) that I could call my very own.</p>