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Young and asleep, oblivious to the frustrations yet to come their way. I noticed then343Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkhCqxiXSha
that some of them had tubes going into their bodies through all sorts of possible ways.343Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe9bctOw9tL
My scared mouth could not help itself this time, and so a loud gasp inevitably made343Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfIsia2ye8b
itself heard -my voice sounded nothing like the thoughts in my head- and then I heard343Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZCBXmYhhRm
someone coming.343Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZpYZ8mEZT0
I was scared. Fear is, after all, the first emotion taught to any living thing.343Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDrLaPwRgfL
I did not have to keep on guessing for long, however, as through the corner of my343Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZENqY1TSWd
struggling eye, I was able to appreciate him somewhat. I uttered something in response343Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqx5U3VIKJi
to being so scared, though I was unable to understand it myself at the time. Then I felt343Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc2C4Gfx8v3
a pair of trembling fingers gently caressing my face and my eyelids. Those wrinkled343Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQo9Nj0bOin
hands then proceeded to go all over my naked body: checking, poking, searching.343Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmG1H543HbK
Examining.343Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnPKng6djha
My eyes could not do much else but wander aimlessly while that was all taking343Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs3R70N7LGW
place; trying to divert my attention of what could be going on. I then noticed some343Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbKDTibElKl
luteous markings on some of those darkened walls - although I was unable to read343Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkUh4niyB6p
them, they still held some interest over me, if only momentarily. My eyes decided343Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡStooYFRhde
then to continue their penurious tour only to be halted again by one of those beds.343Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL2TUbouMUd
Someone was twitching under a few heavy white blankets, someone even smaller than343Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDSuKQwi4jJ
me I would say, twitching and complaining; and right before my mouth could exclaim343Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuh16iV5SCH
a word, my face was turned away from it.343Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQfglT8WVnP
A warm and trembling hand was now making me stare at an even older face: one343Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlvABE2Gysa
whose wrinkles easily drew an expression of worry. I started to hear his voice, hoarse,343Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpqKENTxmc8
masculine, and old; completely the opposite of what mine had previously sounded like.343Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYSBHv2rwO9
I could tell he was urgently trying to tell me something but his words, just like my very343Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUXpsXo0CXQ
own, were no more than indistinguishable sounds to me. Gently his trembling fingers343Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKjH54ky9m4
began rubbing around my eyes as if he knew they were hurting, and sure enough after343Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2lclhp1foi
a while, any remaining blurriness still holding onto the corners of my sight was gone.343Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRHjBUNWnZR
Immediately after, and as fast as he could, he began removing all the restraints tying343Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Dtr4dvgit
me to that bed, and after that was done, he helped me to sit.343Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOEqTZ5rbQb
He had a big smile on his face as if he were so proud of me, and although I could not343Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMiYZZ6QaOy
understand the sounds coming from between his lips, his eyes could easily tell me as343Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdciMShy0uj
much. More than once I signalled him that I could not understand him, but no matter343Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzDOYDGFjqM
how many times I would nod my head he still would not stop.343Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoRNQ3R7QB8
His mouth kept moving as if my ears could make all sense out of them. He tried and343Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0knSZU6Gqv
tried and tried until he made me smile for the first time, shyly at first but eventually343Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiumkEXuCTr
he even managed to steal my first giggle. He smiled back. I will never forget my343Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT2XO4a9jEn
first pleasant exchange with another, nor will I forget that loud sound that came to343Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡueEWGzZLVh
interrupt it.343Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaF8zWnm7ap
A big shriek, the sound of metal being dragged across more metal; it interrupted343Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlrbYuwdnYT
us and made him look away from me. That older face turned away from me so fast,343Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBdIMaNsqU4
towards that door opening, and the younger man that proceeded to walk through343Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeoJIQ6EjpV
it. They began to hastily exchange sounds between them and the more they did,343Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuCXX7E9T5I
incredibly, the easier it became for me to understand what they were saying.343Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbftY8sR1y5
A few short words at first... “Sir... you... certain?” The new man asked.343Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNiQRRoskmb
“It... the... way.” The older man replied, and it quickly became apparent he was in343Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKS0bM4bDpl
charge no matter how their words were being exchanged.343Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡafNQEGXCA7
“But... ...dangerous game... ...!” The young man said before storming off. The older343Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbQkVFBPLNR
one tried to follow him, but he stopped at the door. He whispered something and even343Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvFugwAkVJJ
though I could not understand it, I knew it to be sad.343Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ22cAdAXLMQ
“Did you ... any ... that?” He asked as he made his way towards me, “You did... you?”343Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRsBFOuQ3Gy
“Yes...”343Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcaaRQP4zt1
That reply impressed no one else more than it did me.343Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9qjK3fBJyO
The way I bounced in surprise almost threw me out of that bed.343Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxvH0LyKuYi
“Easy there.” He held me gently, “It will only get easier for you by the moment.”343Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcLOwPfuN7e
“Easier?” I had to inquire, “What?”343Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG4E53TY8dd
“Everyt... will.” His eyes immediately adopted a more serious look, and the rest of343Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA7pq5LNDKD
his face followed, “But first... must... you... of here.”
