Chapter 7 ā Recovery
{AUTHOR'S NOTE: - Apologies to my few ardent fans about the delay in publishing Chapter 7 of Emma's Saga. Blame holidays, pressure of work, lack of time for research, and writer's block ā in no particular order. Emma doesn't get fucked a lot in the next few chapters, but I'm still developing some important characters. Chapters 8 to 11 follow almost immediately. There may be more, but only if you want it. Please take the time to give me your reactions ā for good or ill. Please vote! Thanks for your interest}
Emma barely remembered the next several hours. The nurse brought her a pill and a glass of water. "My name is Kathleen," she started. "I'll just get you cleaned up a bit, and then the doctor will see you. This is a pain-killer, and a mild sedative. It will help you relax."
Dimly, Emma recalled being washed and bathed. Her sore, tortured body was rubbed with healing ointments. A female doctor examined her from top to toe, making copious notes. She was X-rayed, and a digital camera recorded the marks on her skin. Finally, she was laid in a comfortable bed and given a sleeping pill. Within minutes, she had drifted off into a welcome slumber.
The following morning, she awoke, feeling a little refreshed, but with a sore head and a body which seemed to ache all over, and in every joint. Gingerly, she lifted the silk bed cover and looked down at her naked flesh, covered in red welts and blue-black bruises. Another nurse, younger than Kathleen, but also smartly attired in a white uniform, came in with a trolley.
"How are you feeling this morning?" she asked brightly in an Italian accent. "A little better?"
"Yes, I think so," agreed Emma, "but I need a toilet."
"OK. Through that door there," said the nurse, pointing to a door on the far wall. "Can you manage?"
"I think so." Emma swung her legs out of bed, and painfully staggered across the room, through the door and into a well-appointed bathroom. Refreshed, she returned to the bedroom. The nurse had laid plates on a small table.
"Hi. You're managing fine. I'm Paola, by the way. I believe you had a rough time yesterday."
"Yes," agreed Emma, "pretty rough. But I'll survive."
"The doctor thought a light breakfast would be best ā just fruit juice, cereals, yoghurt and bread," explained the nurse. "I've laid it out on the table here. Slip into that robe and sit here."
Emma did as she was told.
"First some pills," continued Paola, smiling. "A mild pain-killer, your normal contraceptive, and a special 'morning-after' one ā we normally use this if a patient has had several men ejaculating inside her."
Emma swallowed them obediently.
"Now, eat some breakfast, and then I'll be back to wash you and dress your wounds. After that the doctor will see you again. I'm pleased to say that there are no broken bones, and no signs of serious damage."
Emma felt suddenly hungry, realising that she hadn't eaten since lunch the previous day. As she ate, she realised that her room had a window. She hadn't seen a window since she arrived here. Quickly, but painfully, she rushed to the window and looked out. The morning sun blazed down from a clear sky. She looked out into a large courtyard, about thirty metres square, with four fountains symmetrically arranged, surrounded by shady arbours and numerous trees, under which a paved path wound. The fountains looked inviting; she heard nothing through the double-glazing, but imagined the water tinkling gently in the shade. A black and white bird, about the size of a robin, but of a species she did not recognise, flew from a tree and drank from one of the fountains. She watched it open its bill as if to sing, but heard nothing.
The door opened behind her, startling Emma. "Enjoying the view?" asked Paola.
"Yes ā it looks very beautiful, and cool."
"It's OK early morning and late evening, but in the middle of the day it's far too hot to venture out, even in the shade. It makes my home town in Italy seem quite chilly," laughed the nurse. "Are you ready for your bath now?"
Paola carefully and tenderly anointed Emma's injuries with a soothing balm, and helped her lower herself into a bath of warm perfumed water. Emma lay back, relaxed, enjoying the scent. Paola massaged a delicate shampoo into Emma's scalp, and rinsed it off. She helped Emma out of the bath and wrapped her in a huge soft towel, gently patting her dry. She laid a waterproof sheet across the bed, and beckoned Emma to lie down. Paola applied more of the cool balmy ointment to Emma's body, and expertly massaged it in. Emma lay still, enjoying the soothing effect of the nurse's hands on her tender skin, feeling her aches vanishing, wondering if perhaps Paola was paying a little too much attention to her breasts and her pussy, and almost wishing for more.
Emma sighed contentedly and seemed just about to drift off to sleep when the door flew open. Flustered, Paola looked up. "G... g⦠good morning, Doctor," she stammered. "The patient is ready for you now."
"Thank you, Paola. You may go."
Paola left the room hurriedly, blushing slightly. Emma recognised the doctor as the one who had examined her the previous night, a small, slight woman, in her fifties, with straight hair and a prim expression. She looked down at Emma's naked body with apparent disinterest.
"How are you feeling to-day?" she began.
"Much better, thank you. A bit sore, but improving."
"Fortunately, you have no broken bones, and no serious injury. There is a little superficial damage to your vagina ā probably caused by a particularly large penis. I'll examine it again shortly, just to be sure, but I think it will heal in a couple of days. The rest of your injuries will improve quickly, given the right treatment. I have made a full medical report, and will pass it to the appropriate authorities; they will probably want to interview you to ascertain what actually happened, but in the mean time, I want you to stay here for recuperation. Now, open your legs and let me look at your vagina."
Emma felt a tube being inserted, and the doctor moved in closely to examine Emma. "Yes," she asserted, "it's clearing up quite well, as I thought ā but you should keep off penetrative sex for a few more days. I'll make a report to your trainer. Now, put on that nightdress, get back into bed and rest until lunchtime. I'll give you another mild sedative."
The rest of the day passed in something of a blur. Emma was cosseted, pampered, and regularly anointed. The physiotherapist visited, massaged Emma thoroughly, and encouraged exercises to alleviate the pains in her joints and muscles. Emma began to feel much better. She reflected on the events of the past twenty-four hours. It seemed that escape would be nearly impossible, in the short term at least. She resolved to co-operate with her captors for the present. She felt that by co-operating she would not only minimise the amount of pain and torture which she would have to endure, but in time they might allow her more freedom which she could use to advantage.
Later in the afternoon, towards five o'clock, a tall blonde lady entered Emma's room, wearing an immaculately cut plain navy shift dress, which showed off her slim body to perfection. "Good afternoon," she began, "my name is Amira, but you will call me 'Madam'."
"Yes, Madam," replied Emma.
"You should really be naked and on your knees in front of me," continued the stranger, flashing her bright blue eyes, "but we'll let that pass for now." Her English was perfect, with the merest trace of a foreign accent. Emma was strangely reminded of Ingrid Bergmann, from old films on television.
"I'm sorry, Madam; I didn't realise," apologised Emma, making as if to get out of bed.
"No ā stay in bed," replied the woman in a stern voice, taking a notebook out of her capacious Louis Vuitton handbag. "I need to ask you some questions. I have been appointed by the Inquest, and need to report to them."
"Inquest, Madam? Inquest into what?" asked Emma, puzzled.
"Into the events of yesterday evening, of course, after your failed escape attempt. It seems that some people may have behaved inappropriately."
"Oh!" remarked Emma, in surprise. "Inappropriately? Who, Madam?"
"That is not your concern," frowned the woman, suddenly showing wrinkles that revealed her age as approaching sixty. "Your business now is to answer my questions, and tell me what happened. You must tell me the truth; I have full judicial authority. If you lie to me, it will be treated as perjury, and the penalty for perjury is to have your tongue cut out. Very unpleasant!"
For the next two hours, Emma answered questions, and related the events of the previous evening. Amira made notes, dispassionately cajoling Emma into remembering how many times she had been beaten, and by whom, and with what. She exhibited no obvious sympathy for Emma's experience, but asked detailed questions about how she had been penetrated, and by whom (or what) and whether she had succumbed to orgasms. Finally, she closed her notebook and stood up. "OK, that will do for now, Leila. I'll get these notes typed up, and then you can go through them. If you think of anything else that might be important, let me know in the morning. Goodbye for now."
"Goodbye, Madam," replied Emma demurely.