
Young and asleep, oblivious to the frustrations yet to come their way. I noticed then410Please respect copyright.PENANAMevZl4dnto
that some of them had tubes going into their bodies through all sorts of possible ways.410Please respect copyright.PENANAHdH5rZX8V7
My scared mouth could not help itself this time, and so a loud gasp inevitably made410Please respect copyright.PENANAee09BajJCA
itself heard -my voice sounded nothing like the thoughts in my head- and then I heard410Please respect copyright.PENANAjSBf8aP8JM
someone coming.410Please respect copyright.PENANAhTU1go4Z8Q
I was scared. Fear is, after all, the first emotion taught to any living thing.410Please respect copyright.PENANANi8ZXfBaJh
I did not have to keep on guessing for long, however, as through the corner of my410Please respect copyright.PENANANIpIj4LSxN
struggling eye, I was able to appreciate him somewhat. I uttered something in response410Please respect copyright.PENANApLhFY0NTzR
to being so scared, though I was unable to understand it myself at the time. Then I felt410Please respect copyright.PENANASHGAwABJCz
a pair of trembling fingers gently caressing my face and my eyelids. Those wrinkled410Please respect copyright.PENANALMOt7CaVp3
hands then proceeded to go all over my naked body: checking, poking, searching.410Please respect copyright.PENANABsCEDVWWo1
Examining.410Please respect copyright.PENANAxajUUNbpNB
My eyes could not do much else but wander aimlessly while that was all taking410Please respect copyright.PENANAUwrgr2bcuD
place; trying to divert my attention of what could be going on. I then noticed some410Please respect copyright.PENANAove7lJmBbQ
luteous markings on some of those darkened walls - although I was unable to read410Please respect copyright.PENANAb2OhBPHFLq
them, they still held some interest over me, if only momentarily. My eyes decided410Please respect copyright.PENANAEC35bWq5PR
then to continue their penurious tour only to be halted again by one of those beds.410Please respect copyright.PENANAL2lpZbRBit
Someone was twitching under a few heavy white blankets, someone even smaller than410Please respect copyright.PENANAnvvLnmaEkR
me I would say, twitching and complaining; and right before my mouth could exclaim410Please respect copyright.PENANAIDzX8eREGJ
a word, my face was turned away from it.410Please respect copyright.PENANAVtNKzEyn5U
A warm and trembling hand was now making me stare at an even older face: one410Please respect copyright.PENANAUF2hsF3jad
whose wrinkles easily drew an expression of worry. I started to hear his voice, hoarse,410Please respect copyright.PENANALYyhih1H2h
masculine, and old; completely the opposite of what mine had previously sounded like.410Please respect copyright.PENANAxujvKUG5EP
I could tell he was urgently trying to tell me something but his words, just like my very410Please respect copyright.PENANAFStQ6Ij77N
own, were no more than indistinguishable sounds to me. Gently his trembling fingers410Please respect copyright.PENANAyOKG5frjsk
began rubbing around my eyes as if he knew they were hurting, and sure enough after410Please respect copyright.PENANAg0vZ35d7rO
a while, any remaining blurriness still holding onto the corners of my sight was gone.410Please respect copyright.PENANAcJlRJ69D3f
Immediately after, and as fast as he could, he began removing all the restraints tying410Please respect copyright.PENANAkNzvMZFr6O
me to that bed, and after that was done, he helped me to sit.410Please respect copyright.PENANAqGjD7jjyHY
He had a big smile on his face as if he were so proud of me, and although I could not410Please respect copyright.PENANAjVll5IiaMY
understand the sounds coming from between his lips, his eyes could easily tell me as410Please respect copyright.PENANA3k5Vl53OXb
much. More than once I signalled him that I could not understand him, but no matter410Please respect copyright.PENANAOucKYSLytD
how many times I would nod my head he still would not stop.410Please respect copyright.PENANAYZXmegOvVH
His mouth kept moving as if my ears could make all sense out of them. He tried and410Please respect copyright.PENANAlXvOya4HIE
tried and tried until he made me smile for the first time, shyly at first but eventually410Please respect copyright.PENANAwzFeM5UOzZ
he even managed to steal my first giggle. He smiled back. I will never forget my410Please respect copyright.PENANA7DHjhF36tN
first pleasant exchange with another, nor will I forget that loud sound that came to410Please respect copyright.PENANAzBk4r1M6rT
interrupt it.410Please respect copyright.PENANAJ3c9BqF8of
A big shriek, the sound of metal being dragged across more metal; it interrupted410Please respect copyright.PENANAYg4kXGl40G
us and made him look away from me. That older face turned away from me so fast,410Please respect copyright.PENANAKK4FKGK4i7
towards that door opening, and the younger man that proceeded to walk through410Please respect copyright.PENANAgb5TKIrUys
it. They began to hastily exchange sounds between them and the more they did,410Please respect copyright.PENANAqqy8QgMTfe
incredibly, the easier it became for me to understand what they were saying.410Please respect copyright.PENANAFytMY9QGD8
A few short words at first... “Sir... you... certain?” The new man asked.410Please respect copyright.PENANAUL5qF1Uuif
“It... the... way.” The older man replied, and it quickly became apparent he was in410Please respect copyright.PENANAgXJDejHN5J
charge no matter how their words were being exchanged.410Please respect copyright.PENANAxAGV3eHuCG
“But... ...dangerous game... ...!” The young man said before storming off. The older410Please respect copyright.PENANAg2IkUlwjPV
one tried to follow him, but he stopped at the door. He whispered something and even410Please respect copyright.PENANAoL9FGMuXW9
though I could not understand it, I knew it to be sad.410Please respect copyright.PENANAS1WChywXKq
“Did you ... any ... that?” He asked as he made his way towards me, “You did... you?”410Please respect copyright.PENANA8xHAZCrTCE
“Yes...”410Please respect copyright.PENANAbsGPwF5KTb
That reply impressed no one else more than it did me.410Please respect copyright.PENANAFwrN46QTF7
The way I bounced in surprise almost threw me out of that bed.410Please respect copyright.PENANATEHAXg63Pz
“Easy there.” He held me gently, “It will only get easier for you by the moment.”410Please respect copyright.PENANAGTTUMz5oiJ
“Easier?” I had to inquire, “What?”410Please respect copyright.PENANAETKH26dvoQ
“Everyt... will.” His eyes immediately adopted a more serious look, and the rest of410Please respect copyright.PENANAAPf4moJ0ha
his face followed, “But first... must... you... of here.”