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Young and asleep, oblivious to the frustrations yet to come their way. I noticed then227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ48MAFUdooW
that some of them had tubes going into their bodies through all sorts of possible ways.227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡznHBvLL6Ed
My scared mouth could not help itself this time, and so a loud gasp inevitably made227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvBS1XWH2fh
itself heard -my voice sounded nothing like the thoughts in my head- and then I heard227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYXq57wFIlp
someone coming.227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuTShiqxX6M
I was scared. Fear is, after all, the first emotion taught to any living thing.227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8GyGnD5PhR
I did not have to keep on guessing for long, however, as through the corner of my227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeESNgedJgE
struggling eye, I was able to appreciate him somewhat. I uttered something in response227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6XBwqdOhvk
to being so scared, though I was unable to understand it myself at the time. Then I felt227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnq7VoCYSwn
a pair of trembling fingers gently caressing my face and my eyelids. Those wrinkled227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHO5az0Uq1x
hands then proceeded to go all over my naked body: checking, poking, searching.227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0OHWh8hLhV
Examining.227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqWfgDeMvIP
My eyes could not do much else but wander aimlessly while that was all taking227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE1HOELQEyV
place; trying to divert my attention of what could be going on. I then noticed some227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhFm99d1QnJ
luteous markings on some of those darkened walls - although I was unable to read227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtKqAKu5q2M
them, they still held some interest over me, if only momentarily. My eyes decided227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM1Vha9VRZZ
then to continue their penurious tour only to be halted again by one of those beds.227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxUSFVvofIi
Someone was twitching under a few heavy white blankets, someone even smaller than227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVRxULcKFyc
me I would say, twitching and complaining; and right before my mouth could exclaim227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5zOonfNJMd
a word, my face was turned away from it.227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsqvoASCBUa
A warm and trembling hand was now making me stare at an even older face: one227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi9E0ERgaCx
whose wrinkles easily drew an expression of worry. I started to hear his voice, hoarse,227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE2t1sZ1xI4
masculine, and old; completely the opposite of what mine had previously sounded like.227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡipmilmXBu9
I could tell he was urgently trying to tell me something but his words, just like my very227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXTeHCvhBwa
own, were no more than indistinguishable sounds to me. Gently his trembling fingers227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAZPHXIaTz8
began rubbing around my eyes as if he knew they were hurting, and sure enough after227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoOfj5GN37n
a while, any remaining blurriness still holding onto the corners of my sight was gone.227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3fb5pBOjex
Immediately after, and as fast as he could, he began removing all the restraints tying227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZe6IAOobZj
me to that bed, and after that was done, he helped me to sit.227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPjItS1bNa4
He had a big smile on his face as if he were so proud of me, and although I could not227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgPK3Ray8Zu
understand the sounds coming from between his lips, his eyes could easily tell me as227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzfLEAiKARc
much. More than once I signalled him that I could not understand him, but no matter227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhC1cYxtcEN
how many times I would nod my head he still would not stop.227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP2MLRaZk1S
His mouth kept moving as if my ears could make all sense out of them. He tried and227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBm9VEy4WqN
tried and tried until he made me smile for the first time, shyly at first but eventually227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoQMeadWlJX
he even managed to steal my first giggle. He smiled back. I will never forget my227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMbyuBjpjz7
first pleasant exchange with another, nor will I forget that loud sound that came to227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTLVKoEhfzO
interrupt it.227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd3nOcxIbTo
A big shriek, the sound of metal being dragged across more metal; it interrupted227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdLQlOSWLTd
us and made him look away from me. That older face turned away from me so fast,227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPCaPsOjxto
towards that door opening, and the younger man that proceeded to walk through227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiuYeZM6YIx
it. They began to hastily exchange sounds between them and the more they did,227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXrIP4Xh58s
incredibly, the easier it became for me to understand what they were saying.227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGM9i9v27qQ
A few short words at first... “Sir... you... certain?” The new man asked.227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSopL5LeJ6Q
“It... the... way.” The older man replied, and it quickly became apparent he was in227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzgBAuAA35u
charge no matter how their words were being exchanged.227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRsjJomTzyc
“But... ...dangerous game... ...!” The young man said before storming off. The older227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡygbtxs7L1j
one tried to follow him, but he stopped at the door. He whispered something and even227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2NYO4EUlFO
though I could not understand it, I knew it to be sad.227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2miqobF9vy
“Did you ... any ... that?” He asked as he made his way towards me, “You did... you?”227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwXpinHhkR8
“Yes...”227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrmq2eg0IyQ
That reply impressed no one else more than it did me.227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVeeJSJpQut
The way I bounced in surprise almost threw me out of that bed.227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbN4YXVuWxH
“Easy there.” He held me gently, “It will only get easier for you by the moment.”227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkvTHbWwHfG
“Easier?” I had to inquire, “What?”227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo6JNceml1Q
“Everyt... will.” His eyes immediately adopted a more serious look, and the rest of227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQUaHMbGlrn
his face followed, “But first... must... you... of here.”
