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Young and asleep, oblivious to the frustrations yet to come their way. I noticed then397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo7q0TCOE7T
that some of them had tubes going into their bodies through all sorts of possible ways.397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0fY4J3nGfK
My scared mouth could not help itself this time, and so a loud gasp inevitably made397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTGtswJTCEu
itself heard -my voice sounded nothing like the thoughts in my head- and then I heard397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHXuqyfBxWv
someone coming.397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNvJf1OhafQ
I was scared. Fear is, after all, the first emotion taught to any living thing.397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDXDh9GmPQ5
I did not have to keep on guessing for long, however, as through the corner of my397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡefaDz0vF80
struggling eye, I was able to appreciate him somewhat. I uttered something in response397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYG1pq44clX
to being so scared, though I was unable to understand it myself at the time. Then I felt397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpa1FD3mNIz
a pair of trembling fingers gently caressing my face and my eyelids. Those wrinkled397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC14QhZ4n4p
hands then proceeded to go all over my naked body: checking, poking, searching.397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaIKN5BFU7G
Examining.397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOH2z8FSKPQ
My eyes could not do much else but wander aimlessly while that was all taking397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyHL5k3iule
place; trying to divert my attention of what could be going on. I then noticed some397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhIbMEEDlAx
luteous markings on some of those darkened walls - although I was unable to read397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa7isjSW5tT
them, they still held some interest over me, if only momentarily. My eyes decided397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvqGCsUl6Bi
then to continue their penurious tour only to be halted again by one of those beds.397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2yeHgYg8Ka
Someone was twitching under a few heavy white blankets, someone even smaller than397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx8zNfZPsXl
me I would say, twitching and complaining; and right before my mouth could exclaim397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPix2xnl542
a word, my face was turned away from it.397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtoDmyFB4D4
A warm and trembling hand was now making me stare at an even older face: one397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡExPUNVjzwV
whose wrinkles easily drew an expression of worry. I started to hear his voice, hoarse,397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcszCnvDWt9
masculine, and old; completely the opposite of what mine had previously sounded like.397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhiDmr7T8RX
I could tell he was urgently trying to tell me something but his words, just like my very397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlxQdcJ36Oa
own, were no more than indistinguishable sounds to me. Gently his trembling fingers397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv0Kq1ZlqLQ
began rubbing around my eyes as if he knew they were hurting, and sure enough after397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCGLCxVuzmj
a while, any remaining blurriness still holding onto the corners of my sight was gone.397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpiSiW3IFm1
Immediately after, and as fast as he could, he began removing all the restraints tying397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8JuXlBmdE7
me to that bed, and after that was done, he helped me to sit.397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRP0HlL3l8n
He had a big smile on his face as if he were so proud of me, and although I could not397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoLLm8zkwVY
understand the sounds coming from between his lips, his eyes could easily tell me as397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg97KBrdXSk
much. More than once I signalled him that I could not understand him, but no matter397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIzp8fbzc68
how many times I would nod my head he still would not stop.397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzMzAPgGKjK
His mouth kept moving as if my ears could make all sense out of them. He tried and397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl9JgrnNF9q
tried and tried until he made me smile for the first time, shyly at first but eventually397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2BA90kJVXn
he even managed to steal my first giggle. He smiled back. I will never forget my397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6nhQELT70Q
first pleasant exchange with another, nor will I forget that loud sound that came to397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRkHlJuIex8
interrupt it.397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡycF98sq7T2
A big shriek, the sound of metal being dragged across more metal; it interrupted397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3jJdLEAvv6
us and made him look away from me. That older face turned away from me so fast,397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw7eeQe666u
towards that door opening, and the younger man that proceeded to walk through397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyQTdmdaHms
it. They began to hastily exchange sounds between them and the more they did,397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4yjB37eb1n
incredibly, the easier it became for me to understand what they were saying.397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT854ENk7IP
A few short words at first... “Sir... you... certain?” The new man asked.397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz3KEd6c0is
“It... the... way.” The older man replied, and it quickly became apparent he was in397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGvCm8vSnVA
charge no matter how their words were being exchanged.397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMpr3cM32fj
“But... ...dangerous game... ...!” The young man said before storming off. The older397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuIZJ0NRWrE
one tried to follow him, but he stopped at the door. He whispered something and even397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBEW18MuTbm
though I could not understand it, I knew it to be sad.397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYmcfcYpQUk
“Did you ... any ... that?” He asked as he made his way towards me, “You did... you?”397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡejjelAZnMK
“Yes...”397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRNcQfccYx8
That reply impressed no one else more than it did me.397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoyy16EfdVY
The way I bounced in surprise almost threw me out of that bed.397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqrj11dNzoE
“Easy there.” He held me gently, “It will only get easier for you by the moment.”397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6o3rlmSqBR
“Easier?” I had to inquire, “What?”397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNHO5frfmWj
“Everyt... will.” His eyes immediately adopted a more serious look, and the rest of397Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡENOHFbtDvT
his face followed, “But first... must... you... of here.”
