(Note: All characters in this story are 18 years of age or older.)
South England, September 2004
Vanessa exited the train, carrying two large bags, and looked somewhat lost. This seemed to be a really small town, she thought, even smaller than she had imagined from the descriptions in the college's student handbook. She was very tired, jet-lagged after her long and exhausting trip from Hong Kong, and just mustered some energy to find a cab in front of the station.
"Dorchester College. I assume?" asked the cab driver, after he had loaded Vanessa's bags in the trunk of his car.
"Yes, sir. That's right. I look like a student, don't I?" she replied, too tired to put on a smile. Still, she noticed the cab driver's interested looks at her dressing; she wore a rather tight white T-shirt which made her lycra sports bra appear quite clearly from underneath, a pair of her favorite comfy brown travel pantyhose, a denim skirt and knee-length high black leather stiletto boots. Vanessa didn't care much about the driver's ogling her, she just wanted to be at her dorm and go to bed as soon as possible.
"Indeed, and it's also that time of the year," responded the driver with a grin. "Call me Andy, by the way. What's your name?"
"Vanessa."
"And you're from where? Asia?"
"Yes, Hong Kong."
"I've been there before, you know. I like this place quite a bit," the driver remarked. He meanwhile had started the engine and made his trip to the college campus.
"Was that recently?" asked Vanessa.
"Not really, I guess. Must have been some twenty years ago. I was there on several business trips. Made it into China, too..."
"I guess much has changed since...," Vanessa mused softly, more to herself than to the driver. The driver did not respond and turned on the radio, some odd old pop hits came out of the speakers.
Vanessa was lost in her thoughts. Just a couple of days ago she had completed her time as summer intern in Hong Kong. Her relationship with Chris had been developing in a wonderful way over the summer. The last dinner and night were like a dream; they enjoyed each other's company, dined in a very nice place, and hat a long night with steamy sex together, a very deeply pleasing erotic experience for Vanessa. She still had very warm feelings about it whenever she thought back of this night together with Chris. And then his last kiss, a long, intense one, tongues twisting and twirling in their mouths, both of them getting hot again in a deep and close embrace... but then, alas, the goodbye. Vanessa didn't really want to leave Chris and Hong Kong but she knew she had to come here to get her B.A. degree in economics, and she knew a long hard three years were ahead of her. Her financial situation would only allow her to visit back home once a year in summer, and Chris probably would not get off very often from work to visit her in the U.K. either. Sure, they would stay in touch as closely as possible, with phone, skype, email, chatting and all these modern technologies.... – but it would never replace BEING with him, having him right next to her, experiencing him as a whole person, and, of course, having the whole romantic exchange starting from a little flirt by subtle movements of her eyes, hair and arms, to a little less subtle tease by her legs, pantyhose, shoes and feet, all the way to the wild fucks they enjoyed together and she would now miss. A bout of sadness overcame her and she was close to tears, when the cab suddenly stopped.
"Here we are, ma'am," Andy announced. "Dorchester College. Do you have the name of the dorm you are staying at?"
Vanessa had a strange feeling that this area didn't look much like a college campus but then brushed her concern aside and told Andy the name of her dorm. He said that this house was just around the corner and he would bring her bags over there. Vanessa followed him to the doorstep of her dorm, paid him with a generous tip and thanked him for his help. Before he walked back he couldn't help looking at her some more with rather lustful eyes and Vanessa regretted her generous tip already.
As Vanessa opened the door to her dorm, she saw three men standing inside, only a couple of feet in front of her, looking at Vanessa in a quite menacing way. She realized almost immediately that danger was in the air and she had been put into a trap. This was certainly not the dorm she was supposed to be dropped off. But before she could turn around and run outside to call for help, the tallest of the men had already approached her and held her firmly with his strong arms. Another guy stepped forward right in front of Vanessa and held a sharp knife at her throat; she could feel the cold steel blade on her skin and her pulse increased of fear.
"Just to make it clear, you cute little Asian bitch," the guy with the knife said in a somewhat subdued but still very firm voice, "you will keep your mouth shut at all times. No word, no screams. You got it?" A mean smile briefly appeared on his face.