She noticed me looking at her but made no move to respond. Instead, she just sat there impassively.
I paused before commenting on her appearance, “You don’t look like a schoolgirl.”
She chuckled at my statement. Gazing at me, she said, “Why makes you say that? Because I don’t dress my age?”
Realizing that I had made an unnecessary remark, I held my tongue. Next, I scanned the other girls and asked each of them how they got here.
Generally, each of them was taken here under different circumstances.
Some of those who came from poor families had gone looking for work. They were tricked into coming here under the guise of high-paying jobs.
Some of the women had been living alone in the city. One night, after getting off work, they were kidnapped on their way home and brought to this place.
In conclusion, we were all brought here using different methods. But one thing was certain. None of us had any clue what our captors wanted to do with us.
The women tried tugging at the ropes a couple more times but to no avail. It was then that we heard talking and footsteps coming from the outside. The voices belonged to several men.
The women exchanged glances.
“Quick, back to your positions!” I yelled, but it was too late.
The men pushed open the door and stepped in. When they entered our space, they saw us huddled together.
Anyone with a brain could tell what we had been doing. Initially, I thought the men would fly into a rage, but they did not.
They just glanced at us; a bunch of women gathered in a group. Then they exchanged glances and barked out fits of laughter.
One of them said wryly, “Well, we haven’t had fun in a while anyway. Our stocks this time are quite good-looking, if I may say so. Why don’t we try them out?”
Another man spoke up, “But the higher-ups say we can’t touch these women. Shouldn’t we follow orders?”
“Oh, forget about that. We’re miles and miles away. If we don’t say anything, do you think they’ll find out? Besides, they’ll only be coming at night, won’t they? We have a couple of hours until then. That’s more than enough time to have our way with these girls,” said the first man. With that, he made an advance towards us.
Fortunately, the women here had experience with the dark side of the real world. They knew what he meant but they still managed to remain calm in spite of it.
The young woman glanced at us. A short while later, she turned to look at the man approaching us. Her voice was soft as she made an offer, “Oh, hey, handsome. Since you brought us all the way here, I don’t think forcing it on us will amount to anything. Why don’t you ask for volunteers?”
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