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Young and asleep, oblivious to the frustrations yet to come their way. I noticed then300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNNLigUYZu6
that some of them had tubes going into their bodies through all sorts of possible ways.300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOrXJ47Y3X9
My scared mouth could not help itself this time, and so a loud gasp inevitably made300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk7VKHjdAln
itself heard -my voice sounded nothing like the thoughts in my head- and then I heard300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyNSM8mCxiM
someone coming.300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj23TNFRk7Q
I was scared. Fear is, after all, the first emotion taught to any living thing.300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAYQrxkd6HE
I did not have to keep on guessing for long, however, as through the corner of my300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS5bPFm67RR
struggling eye, I was able to appreciate him somewhat. I uttered something in response300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡunCyMX9cC5
to being so scared, though I was unable to understand it myself at the time. Then I felt300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRV6Dvkz1ke
a pair of trembling fingers gently caressing my face and my eyelids. Those wrinkled300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtT5ufMxKz6
hands then proceeded to go all over my naked body: checking, poking, searching.300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc6qtCGI01y
Examining.300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0A7hg5Alo1
My eyes could not do much else but wander aimlessly while that was all taking300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzf9YIQJK2L
place; trying to divert my attention of what could be going on. I then noticed some300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlffoFL8lcH
luteous markings on some of those darkened walls - although I was unable to read300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWHRDS7dFyP
them, they still held some interest over me, if only momentarily. My eyes decided300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWgbWfCzpjz
then to continue their penurious tour only to be halted again by one of those beds.300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGDz1u1OrAj
Someone was twitching under a few heavy white blankets, someone even smaller than300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi39Z8MR15O
me I would say, twitching and complaining; and right before my mouth could exclaim300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwW7RLbLDa9
a word, my face was turned away from it.300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOmeFdCTKzh
A warm and trembling hand was now making me stare at an even older face: one300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTYg5Tqvwed
whose wrinkles easily drew an expression of worry. I started to hear his voice, hoarse,300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwPGydvF6Er
masculine, and old; completely the opposite of what mine had previously sounded like.300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiKvyzLSC6n
I could tell he was urgently trying to tell me something but his words, just like my very300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUWVOA3aZFt
own, were no more than indistinguishable sounds to me. Gently his trembling fingers300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡngtoADacpY
began rubbing around my eyes as if he knew they were hurting, and sure enough after300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWzzi2xW2tz
a while, any remaining blurriness still holding onto the corners of my sight was gone.300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjVW3HrolK7
Immediately after, and as fast as he could, he began removing all the restraints tying300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzfEDyUwz0j
me to that bed, and after that was done, he helped me to sit.300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwHOHWSr5Ko
He had a big smile on his face as if he were so proud of me, and although I could not300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyNkHleNUBo
understand the sounds coming from between his lips, his eyes could easily tell me as300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5O8ON5DRuL
much. More than once I signalled him that I could not understand him, but no matter300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0PXmRi60w6
how many times I would nod my head he still would not stop.300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwm5OE0zk2L
His mouth kept moving as if my ears could make all sense out of them. He tried and300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTMA2GfhKSi
tried and tried until he made me smile for the first time, shyly at first but eventually300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX1Qc9MFOSk
he even managed to steal my first giggle. He smiled back. I will never forget my300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0DB6bHJ2s4
first pleasant exchange with another, nor will I forget that loud sound that came to300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjo6VQCairW
interrupt it.300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPfhvFoMVsV
A big shriek, the sound of metal being dragged across more metal; it interrupted300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA2MaVd2x2b
us and made him look away from me. That older face turned away from me so fast,300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡugxHT0KHtw
towards that door opening, and the younger man that proceeded to walk through300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqPb4z76HGb
it. They began to hastily exchange sounds between them and the more they did,300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFd3XwQO6cX
incredibly, the easier it became for me to understand what they were saying.300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0r9syxYzGl
A few short words at first... “Sir... you... certain?” The new man asked.300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuYJSgEdrz6
“It... the... way.” The older man replied, and it quickly became apparent he was in300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf7WYsgoXxy
charge no matter how their words were being exchanged.300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1QVdI5IRR5
“But... ...dangerous game... ...!” The young man said before storming off. The older300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaW50Gkml9C
one tried to follow him, but he stopped at the door. He whispered something and even300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLWCae3hv0f
though I could not understand it, I knew it to be sad.300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxNdh165PrL
“Did you ... any ... that?” He asked as he made his way towards me, “You did... you?”300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXLkx1ydM0j
“Yes...”300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYWklAZs71v
That reply impressed no one else more than it did me.300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcIQvmI96J2
The way I bounced in surprise almost threw me out of that bed.300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsVLPCBUXtw
“Easy there.” He held me gently, “It will only get easier for you by the moment.”300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrYSus5LIbc
“Easier?” I had to inquire, “What?”300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiMo3FyrDt9
“Everyt... will.” His eyes immediately adopted a more serious look, and the rest of300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwN9KRICNgU
his face followed, “But first... must... you... of here.”
