This is a work of fiction. All names, characters, businesses, places, events, and incidents in this story are the product of the author's imagination or used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.
Part 1: Shipped Out
This is a continuation of the series, Assassins MC. This takes place directly following the events that ended that series. I hope you enjoy the next chapter of Rich's life.
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The woman slowly opened her eyes. She remembered leaving the club in New York around 2am, then being thrown into a van and blacking out. When she awoke, she was in a dimly lit room with a flickering light. The walls were all metal, there was one door that led out, and a toilet in the corner with no privacy. The room smelled bad, a combination of body odor and sewage. She lay on a dirty, flat mattress, with barely an inch of padding separating her from the cold gray metal floor. Each woman had one thin, wool blanket that probably hadn't been washed in a year. She could feel the room move a little, a slight swaying motion, and there was a constant humming sound, like an engine.
She was with seven other women. They were young, early 20s at most. All the women were dirty and smelled horrible. Most of them were curled up on their mattress, as there wasn't anything to do except sleep and wait for the next time the men fed them. Twice a day they would bring them food and water, then take a woman out; sometimes the woman would return, other times she didn't. They started with fifteen women, and it scared everyone to think what happened to those missing. The ones that returned told them horror stories of being forced to have sex with one or more men.
The women could hear the door being unlocked from outside, and all the women sat up. A large man opened the door and stepped inside with a metal tray and a bag. Today he brought bread and meat, better than the runny gruel they ate the previous three days. When he sat the food down, the women attacked it. The man threw out water bottles he took out of a bag, one for each of them. That's when he grabbed her. Resigned to her fate, she figured it was her turn; she just hoped she made it back.
When the man dragged her out of the room, another man closed the door and locked it. She was nervous of what awaited her, but mad she couldn't grab any food before they took her. She was hungry and her stomach was growling. The large man put a rough hand around her arm and pulled her alongside him. He was much taller than she was, towering over her slight frame. He led her down a dimly lit hallway and into a bathroom with multiple toilets, showers, and sinks. It smelled like pine cleaner and urine. Speaking broken English, he told her to strip and throw her clothes into a bag he gave her.
The room was chilly, and when she removed her dirty, smelly pants, shirt, panties, and bra, she started shivering. The man started the water and pushed her in before it warmed up. The cold water caused every muscle in her body to tighten and it forced her breath out in a groan. After a minute, the water warmed, but never enough to become comfortable. The man tossed soap and an almost empty bottle of shampoo on the floor of the shower. She looked down but didn't want to touch either. The shower floor was black with what looked like fungus and dirt. The shower didn't have a curtain, so the man could see everything she was doing.
He yelled for her to hurry, reached in and slapped her ass. She picked up the soap off the disgusting floor and quickly started cleaning herself. The man leaned against the wall and watched her clean every inch of her body, smiling as she did. As disgusting and embarrassing as it was, the shower made her feel better. It was the first time since they abducted her she felt clean. The nearest she could figure that was a couple of weeks ago. She used the shampoo on her hair, and ensured she washed, rinsed, and repeated. She didn't know the next time she would have this chance and took advantage of it.
When she finished, the man threw her a towel. She hesitated for a second when she realized it was damp. Someone must have used it recently, and it smelled like mildew. It took everything she had to towel herself off and dry her hair. The man then gave her a deodorant stick to use, which she did, and he threw her a blue dress. This dress looked like someone bought it for a prom twenty years ago. It was calf length, but on her short frame it fell to her ankles. It had a plunging neckline that accentuated her breasts, or would have if she had more. Without a bra to push her breasts together, all it showed was her chest and only part of her breasts. The man took out a perfume bottle and gave her a few sprays, some of which landed on her lips, causing her to spit away the taste.
The man next threw her a pair of shoes, basic black slip-on flats, one size too big. He instructed her to comb her hair, which she did with a large black comb he provided, and the man presented her with a pack of cheap make-up. They were dressing her up, and she had a good idea of what awaited her. She put on enough makeup to satisfy the man and waited for him to pack everything.
She was led out of the bathroom and up several flights of metal stairs. These were steep, and she had to hold the railings to keep her balance. As she climbed, the lighting improved every floor. Once they reached the top, the man opened a big metal door by lifting a handle that moved metal latches around the door. She was pushed outside into the sunlight and could see she was on a ship. When her eyes adjusted, she could see the sun was setting, and by that could tell the ship was traveling North. From her vantage point all she saw was water, there was no land in sight.
The man pulled her along the outside rail toward the front of the ship. She smelled the cold salt air and would have enjoyed it if not for the circumstances. The ship was enormous. Looking fore and aft, she reasoned it must be at least a thousand feet long. She passed large containers one would see on a train or at a dock, and the ship was loaded with them. She looked at the water, and thankfully the weather was calm. She could see some swells, but they weren't large and only caused the ship to rise and fall a little on each one. When they walked past the containers, the man pulled her into another door. He took her up several more flights of stairs until they came to a large door with Russian writing on it.
To this point she heard the men talk in a language she didn't understand, but the writing on the door was Russian. She learned some Russian, enough to hold a conversation. The door was labeled 'Captain.' At least now she knew who she was meeting. The man knocked on the door and a voice came from the other side. She didn't understand what he said, but the man opened the door and pushed her inside. The large man said something then closed the door, leaving her alone with a man she assumed was the Captain.