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Young and asleep, oblivious to the frustrations yet to come their way. I noticed then297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcl0zqI2u8p
that some of them had tubes going into their bodies through all sorts of possible ways.297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDmoAToGwRz
My scared mouth could not help itself this time, and so a loud gasp inevitably made297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIl7WAfalOa
itself heard -my voice sounded nothing like the thoughts in my head- and then I heard297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJJKujFsn5Z
someone coming.297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8tvOvhbS8u
I was scared. Fear is, after all, the first emotion taught to any living thing.297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzZ4xNtwyiW
I did not have to keep on guessing for long, however, as through the corner of my297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzNza3t6pVI
struggling eye, I was able to appreciate him somewhat. I uttered something in response297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXaFaGErt27
to being so scared, though I was unable to understand it myself at the time. Then I felt297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmNjBKkT26W
a pair of trembling fingers gently caressing my face and my eyelids. Those wrinkled297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5o2EL9xPgJ
hands then proceeded to go all over my naked body: checking, poking, searching.297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEclSLpDHW1
Examining.297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfg1zmra0Lm
My eyes could not do much else but wander aimlessly while that was all taking297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3faShinZrB
place; trying to divert my attention of what could be going on. I then noticed some297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡth5X2pOdcN
luteous markings on some of those darkened walls - although I was unable to read297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGVxtdihFZa
them, they still held some interest over me, if only momentarily. My eyes decided297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNU6mW9XVJB
then to continue their penurious tour only to be halted again by one of those beds.297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOocVeki1tq
Someone was twitching under a few heavy white blankets, someone even smaller than297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4NgzY5T6gT
me I would say, twitching and complaining; and right before my mouth could exclaim297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjy9Xv1u04c
a word, my face was turned away from it.297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrOvkiyOyh0
A warm and trembling hand was now making me stare at an even older face: one297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOM8dyDcKVM
whose wrinkles easily drew an expression of worry. I started to hear his voice, hoarse,297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOAfKSlh3jH
masculine, and old; completely the opposite of what mine had previously sounded like.297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVsxCokqHrY
I could tell he was urgently trying to tell me something but his words, just like my very297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjlk1T4HRaB
own, were no more than indistinguishable sounds to me. Gently his trembling fingers297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRKZcO1aTDW
began rubbing around my eyes as if he knew they were hurting, and sure enough after297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzEzHvuMAoP
a while, any remaining blurriness still holding onto the corners of my sight was gone.297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6jpF7By9b8
Immediately after, and as fast as he could, he began removing all the restraints tying297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbOO6CITTSE
me to that bed, and after that was done, he helped me to sit.297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNL3O7rAQv7
He had a big smile on his face as if he were so proud of me, and although I could not297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6NmHy70gKX
understand the sounds coming from between his lips, his eyes could easily tell me as297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTDRodzeNMR
much. More than once I signalled him that I could not understand him, but no matter297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtqqCn06hUp
how many times I would nod my head he still would not stop.297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgNSmrGjXeS
His mouth kept moving as if my ears could make all sense out of them. He tried and297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2cNkSIgIHR
tried and tried until he made me smile for the first time, shyly at first but eventually297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkeFGbhFdQa
he even managed to steal my first giggle. He smiled back. I will never forget my297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡySaXUIzlne
first pleasant exchange with another, nor will I forget that loud sound that came to297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXKxCHur9Yh
interrupt it.297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmhrTb5hOBj
A big shriek, the sound of metal being dragged across more metal; it interrupted297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡza01ltriRa
us and made him look away from me. That older face turned away from me so fast,297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyXpomuOuof
towards that door opening, and the younger man that proceeded to walk through297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSEWlFmN568
it. They began to hastily exchange sounds between them and the more they did,297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcZFbpqeT4v
incredibly, the easier it became for me to understand what they were saying.297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr6HC3mxUwn
A few short words at first... “Sir... you... certain?” The new man asked.297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVF3YGeue6t
“It... the... way.” The older man replied, and it quickly became apparent he was in297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi4cBvWsu99
charge no matter how their words were being exchanged.297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwcqh1jhenu
“But... ...dangerous game... ...!” The young man said before storming off. The older297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY8rb3QhmAZ
one tried to follow him, but he stopped at the door. He whispered something and even297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6DdzRoQqbE
though I could not understand it, I knew it to be sad.297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAGgYlNLuRY
“Did you ... any ... that?” He asked as he made his way towards me, “You did... you?”297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡucVUuZRz0Y
“Yes...”297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXcJIqtm45M
That reply impressed no one else more than it did me.297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8mn9PqMv62
The way I bounced in surprise almost threw me out of that bed.297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡElZPfs9chc
“Easy there.” He held me gently, “It will only get easier for you by the moment.”297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDzyWboGnrF
“Easier?” I had to inquire, “What?”297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeldtGdNpEk
“Everyt... will.” His eyes immediately adopted a more serious look, and the rest of297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVsseubGhfI
his face followed, “But first... must... you... of here.”
