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Young and asleep, oblivious to the frustrations yet to come their way. I noticed then380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgBgH2jAH1V
that some of them had tubes going into their bodies through all sorts of possible ways.380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMCXksrPsS0
My scared mouth could not help itself this time, and so a loud gasp inevitably made380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRqeuvcP6AT
itself heard -my voice sounded nothing like the thoughts in my head- and then I heard380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaa3J1nDMWK
someone coming.380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdy22q4NMdV
I was scared. Fear is, after all, the first emotion taught to any living thing.380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhEmMyMalMM
I did not have to keep on guessing for long, however, as through the corner of my380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK06P01lGB3
struggling eye, I was able to appreciate him somewhat. I uttered something in response380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDTddlBYeBu
to being so scared, though I was unable to understand it myself at the time. Then I felt380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQOFnEj3FXT
a pair of trembling fingers gently caressing my face and my eyelids. Those wrinkled380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7HCfDGEf6C
hands then proceeded to go all over my naked body: checking, poking, searching.380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqIXHdOwwrQ
Examining.380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIRukJ5nzME
My eyes could not do much else but wander aimlessly while that was all taking380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIi7Eqw1xuN
place; trying to divert my attention of what could be going on. I then noticed some380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRhKUC2kPe0
luteous markings on some of those darkened walls - although I was unable to read380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzII2qnESxg
them, they still held some interest over me, if only momentarily. My eyes decided380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ927W1wMS97
then to continue their penurious tour only to be halted again by one of those beds.380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhXmQDtBwe0
Someone was twitching under a few heavy white blankets, someone even smaller than380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡstjXTuctkW
me I would say, twitching and complaining; and right before my mouth could exclaim380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDqrI1IwoKZ
a word, my face was turned away from it.380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ30XDnMNVG7
A warm and trembling hand was now making me stare at an even older face: one380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMsVSoUUsdJ
whose wrinkles easily drew an expression of worry. I started to hear his voice, hoarse,380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOsVuBcm8J4
masculine, and old; completely the opposite of what mine had previously sounded like.380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBY3vME9jnv
I could tell he was urgently trying to tell me something but his words, just like my very380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJVFUQs65Z3
own, were no more than indistinguishable sounds to me. Gently his trembling fingers380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0ar8HgDVBd
began rubbing around my eyes as if he knew they were hurting, and sure enough after380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy08gxdqXFr
a while, any remaining blurriness still holding onto the corners of my sight was gone.380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgO70C0YpZ8
Immediately after, and as fast as he could, he began removing all the restraints tying380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYsdMEHwhwz
me to that bed, and after that was done, he helped me to sit.380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJRjJyUJmfk
He had a big smile on his face as if he were so proud of me, and although I could not380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7QGsYc3kOT
understand the sounds coming from between his lips, his eyes could easily tell me as380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjsOSDoWEAN
much. More than once I signalled him that I could not understand him, but no matter380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUikQDok7Uf
how many times I would nod my head he still would not stop.380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuI43uxbzTF
His mouth kept moving as if my ears could make all sense out of them. He tried and380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ62E1lQV4Vh
tried and tried until he made me smile for the first time, shyly at first but eventually380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZGG6lSqSi3
he even managed to steal my first giggle. He smiled back. I will never forget my380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzlwvVHDA9N
first pleasant exchange with another, nor will I forget that loud sound that came to380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7QnwCt5J6W
interrupt it.380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIYOqI3p0NT
A big shriek, the sound of metal being dragged across more metal; it interrupted380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEHxQywrgNd
us and made him look away from me. That older face turned away from me so fast,380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4ROI16gQZw
towards that door opening, and the younger man that proceeded to walk through380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVC4eTrslJj
it. They began to hastily exchange sounds between them and the more they did,380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4LJeWQAXx9
incredibly, the easier it became for me to understand what they were saying.380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmzZAFnC0AB
A few short words at first... “Sir... you... certain?” The new man asked.380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYCU1p0L84b
“It... the... way.” The older man replied, and it quickly became apparent he was in380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡor1KSuu3RK
charge no matter how their words were being exchanged.380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEchVbOm7wh
“But... ...dangerous game... ...!” The young man said before storming off. The older380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4tbXvMzLTI
one tried to follow him, but he stopped at the door. He whispered something and even380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9oaqkP8g6j
though I could not understand it, I knew it to be sad.380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpelTISH5fP
“Did you ... any ... that?” He asked as he made his way towards me, “You did... you?”380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyyPtO4TQMW
“Yes...”380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvShcF4QFmL
That reply impressed no one else more than it did me.380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnCtRNaeMHq
The way I bounced in surprise almost threw me out of that bed.380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4RHBjZ5AX1
“Easy there.” He held me gently, “It will only get easier for you by the moment.”380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzSFD1dCIEt
“Easier?” I had to inquire, “What?”380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH5KLyxOKMe
“Everyt... will.” His eyes immediately adopted a more serious look, and the rest of380Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhgYYmc6iWP
his face followed, “But first... must... you... of here.”
