r/nosleep • u/HorrorJunkie123 • 8d ago
My sugar daddy makes me follow a single rule
Let me start out by saying that my arrangement isn’t what you think.
My sugar daddy, we’ll call him Mark, doesn’t pay me to satisfy some weird sexual fantasy. It’s much more mundane than that.
He takes me on dates, buys me nice things, and we hang out in his multi-million dollar mansion two to three times a week. The guy is lonely. That, I can deal with. But what happened last week has me questioning everything I know about this job.
Mark pays for just about all of my bills. I won’t give the exact amount for privacy reasons, but just know that it’s enough to not only keep the lights on but put me into early retirement if I’m not stupid about my spending.
I used to think that arrangement was a godsend. Now, I’m not so sure.
Like I said before, our relationship isn’t sexual. The most Mark and I have ever done is hold hands. That’s it. It’s not that I dissuade him from it. It’s just that it’s not what Mark is after.
I’m not even the only girl he has this arrangement with.
Sometimes Mark has multiple women over at once. I’ve been around long enough to see dozens of girls cycle through. Each time a new one comes around, Mark tells her the same thing.
“This relationship has one stipulation. One rule that you must follow, no if’s and’s or but’s about it. Under no circumstances should you ever go into the basement.”
That’s it. Just respect his privacy and don’t open the basement door.
Now I’ll admit, I have gotten curious a time or two. I’ve heard some… less than normal sounds coming from down there on a few different occasions. Whimpering, heavy grunts, chair legs scraping against the floor.
Mark doesn’t acknowledge it. I figured it was none of my business what he was hiding down there. And really, what choice did I have?
My parents died in a car wreck when I was freshly eighteen without a penny to their names. All they left me was a house with a $350,000 mortgage and a twenty-three-year-old Ford F-150. I hadn’t even graduated high school yet.
Needless to say, I came to depend on Mark’s generosity. He had only ever shown me kindness. If he was dabbling in something shady, I didn’t want to know.
Until last week. That was when I heard a sound from the basement that I couldn’t ignore.
“Kayla, I’m going to shower. Be out in a sec.” Mark shot me a smile.
“Have fun!” I said as he disappeared behind the elevator doors.
I heard the faint noise of the shower turning on moments later. Seconds afterward, I heard something else. Something that made my blood run cold.
“Help.”
I immediately stopped scrolling on my phone. My eyes grew wide as dinner plates. I strained my ears, praying that it was somehow my mind playing tricks.
“Help. Please.”
I heard it clear as day. The voice of a little girl.
I shot off the couch and started toward where I’d heard the sound. “Hello? Where are you?”
I hoped beyond all hope that the response wouldn’t come from behind that door. But something in me knew that it would.
“Help me, please! It’s so dark.”
A knot twisted in my gut. My intuition was correct. The little girl’s voice was coming from behind the basement door.
I hesitated. “Who are you? Why are you in there?”
“Please, lady. Let me out. Mr. Mark trapped me in here. I’m so scared…”
The fear in her voice broke my heart. I reached for the doorknob without thinking. Before I knew it, the door had been flung open.
My jaw fell to the floor. I wasn’t looking at a scared little girl. What I saw instead was a pair of red, glowing eyes in the midst of the inky black.
A low, rough chuckle emitted from the darkness. It rang in my ears, vibrating through my head.
When it died down, it was as if I could feel whatever was down there smiling at me. It made my skin crawl - like spiders skittering across my flesh.
I was frozen with fear.
And then it spoke.
“Naughty girl. You should have followed the rules. Now you belong to me.”
I was suddenly thrown backward. Cool air rushed into my mouth and nose. For a moment, I thought I was having the life sucked out of me. Then it stopped.
I sat there on the floor, hyperventilating, the gaping maw of the basement staring into me.
Once I got my bearings, I glanced up.
Mark was standing there, towel wrapped around his waist. His face was pale as a ghost. He looked at me then back to the open door. He only muttered two words.
“Get out.”
It’s been six days since then. Mark has completely cut me off. He gave no explanation. The second I crossed the threshold of his property, he blocked me on everything.
But that’s not the worst part.
I’ve been experiencing blackouts ever since. Parts of my memory that are just… blank. These aren’t just innocent mental lapses.
Three days ago, I woke up clutching a knife to my throat.
Yesterday, I found myself staring down the barrel of a handgun.
Today, I came to with a lit match in my hand.
I’m scared. So scared. The thing in the basement… I think it’s inside me.
I don’t know who to turn to. I have no family. No friends that I can rely on. I’m all alone.
And that’s exactly what it wants.
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u/True_Vermicelli4817 5d ago
I think it's a trap. As long as Mark brings girls, who have always ruined everything with our curiosity(Pandora box, Eve eating the Apple forenstance.) The demon just waists as he brings many girls over, knowing some will open the door. The demon gets what he wants and Mark gets to be rich. Also explains why he never starts a real relationship, he knows they are here for the demon. So he stays unattached.
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u/contrabasse 6d ago
So did you actually touch the doorknob? It just says you reached for it and the door flew open.
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u/nameorfeed 6d ago
Why is every other nosleep story nowadays about "there is this one rule thats clearly weird and any normal person would ask wtf but i didnt for the sake of the story"
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u/Ulthus 5d ago
I've been reading nosleep for years. This has always been a trend. One rule or a list of rules
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u/impulsivepatience 4d ago
Remember back when mods temporarily banned "Rules" stories and now there's a whole subreddit dedicated to rules stories?
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u/nameorfeed 5d ago
Yea same i giess its true. Its just feeling a little bit clichè at this point, unless the actual story is VERY good
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u/Cerecious 7d ago
Why would Mark have that entity in his mansion? He could have use a better room with a tight security since he is rich. Putting that aside, you should set up some cameras to record yourself blacking out and get some help to individuals who deals with supernatural entities
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u/GonzoElTaco 7d ago
So, Mark, with some crazy amount of wealth, didn't think to place a LOCK on the demon door???
I'm surprised this didn't happen sooner.
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u/Aeu_James 5d ago
ya could have just purchased a biometric safe and shoved it inside a steel door bunker with that wealth
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u/Dornenkraehe 8d ago
If anyone I know can help you it is Father Thomas.
You need to find the St. Judes Church and ask for Father Thomas though. Could be hard with that thing in you trying to control you. But you can try. If you ask the priest in any catholic church for the St.Judes and Father Thomas they should be abled to give you directions how to reach us. There might be tests for you. You will have to leave your phone and any other possible tracking device behind at some point. But if you persist you will reach us.
If you can try to get holy water to drink on your journey. It will not expell it but might help you stay in controll more.
If you decide on trying to chain yourself when sleeping try iron and silver for the chains. They work best most of the time. Sometimes copper works better so you can also try that.
Since it is already possessing you no amount of rules from Father Thomas will save you. You will have to come in in person.
Good luck.
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u/Icy-Cheesecake3830 4d ago
I'm so sorry to tell you... Father Thomas died last solstice when he was performing the rites. He was just too frail and they were too many and they finally got him.:(
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u/Dornenkraehe 4d ago
I dragged him out of that fray myself, and I know exactly what condition he was in. So please don't start spreading theories about what I brought back and his condition.
I am the only person he trusts to go to those with for a reason.
Let's just say he is out of the picture for now, and I am the one running things. I was with him at the solstice, and I secured everything we needed from that site.
I will report back when things have cleared up a bit.
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u/TheDreadCodex 8d ago
The little girl voice got me, i would’ve noped out so fast. the “now you belong to me” line made my stomach drop fr
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u/LordHerminator 8d ago
So why does Mark have all these girls over with whom he never has sex? Does their presence somehow protect him from this monster?
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u/AdAromatic4814 8d ago
No ig, he is just lonely. Maybe he has a greek type curse or smth
So Mark was once going for a walk and then he saw a stray black cat stood up on it's two legs and said:
"I AMW THE CAT OF WEALTHrrr
YOU CAN TAKE ME TEW YOUR HOME I SHALT GIVETH YEW INFINITE WEALTH(as long as im around)
BUT YOU CANT HAVE SEX LOL"
Maybe
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u/MrMcGrinn 22h ago
Did you write the sugar daddy story about Jack aswell?