"How in the hell did I get here?" I am sure that the question has been asked many times before by many different people, the only difference is I have no idea where "here" is.
In order to share this story in it's entirety will take some time and several pages. But, In order to do so I must turn the clock back about 6 months time. Give or take a month or so.
The morning had been brisk, as I was walking to work in downtown Seattle. I was approaching the intersection of 4th and Pike preparing to turn down toward the Market when a voice from the curb captured my attention. There, a handsome man beckoned me closer in a request for directions.
Something told me not to go to him, but my senses were overruled by the raw sexual energy he was projecting out of the car at me. His voice was so soft, and melodic, I had to lean in very close to hear him, I could not believe that he would not look at my breasts, I know they are one of my best assets, and leaning toward him, the gentle swell should have been apparent to him, yet he ignored my open neckline and stared into my eyes.
"You are lovely, and I should love to buy you lunch." The accent was British.
"A gentleman!" I thought to myself. "Why would I join you for lunch? I have no idea who you are, or whether to trust you or not."
Though my question was propelled with all the conviction and challenge of a street smart woman of the world, my insides were begging for a reasonable answer I could accept.
"Because, my dear, either you join me or we shall never become acquainted." His smirk was just a little left of smug, and knowing me to be very interested.
"Fine," I smiled, "meet me there at 12:05 today." I nodded across to the opposite corner and the espresso stand waiting there, what could be safer than out in the street in the open.
The morning had seemed to drag into a time warp wherein the clock ran in reverse. I busied myself with the mornings memo's and then was almost late.
As I arrived, composed outwardly, my heart was racing on the inside. I was pleased to see that he was waiting for me, his limo sitting at the curb, with the engine idling. No small task in itself considering the parking situation in down town Seattle. I was suitably impressed.
We ordered our coffee and moved to the table and 2 chairs that were sitting to the side of the stand. The small talk was the same fencing that all couples start into on the first date, the wind had begun to blow and then rain soon was slanting into our table and making us and everything in it's path wet. His smile was speaking volumes as he nodded toward the waiting, warm car. I nodded, sure, why not.
The car was elegant, the bar stocked, the stereo playing gentle, smooth jazz. There was an uneasy silence as we settled into the seat, side by side. He asked if I would like a bit of cognac to warm me before I returned to work.
I thought of what the girls in the office would say if they could see me now as I nodded my head. The liquid burned as it slid down my throat, and the warmth spread throughout my body, I felt deliciously warm as I took another sip. Settling back into the seat and feeling very pleasant, and comfy...
I was freezing cold, my skin was so cold it felt as if it was on fire, I was laying face down on some sort of stainless steel table, my face through a padded hole in the table and held in place by some sort of strap. Feeling was beginning to flood back into my limbs and I could tell that every appendage was securely strapped to the table.
I was alone in the room, I could sense no other presence. I felt straps crossing my back and my hips. Holding me to the table. I found my voice, my mouth was dry, my lips cracked. I had no idea where I was, or how long I had been there...
"Hello????" a bit louder "Helloooooo!!!!!" "Can anybody hear me?" "Help!!!" I screamed this, and then I heard the door open and close behind me and to the left. The footsteps crisp and purposeful, high heeled.
"Yelling will avail you nothing." The female British accent spoke, softly, yet official sounding. "If you don't struggle, you will find this to be a wonderful, enlightening experience." The voice continued in a very matter of fact tone, as I looked at the floor to see a trim shapely ankle in attractive shoes standing beside the table.
"If you fight, your stay will be longer, more unpleasant, and infinitely less enjoyable."
I began to cry, softly, but pitifully. "Why am I here?" I sniffed, I felt she might become a friend and confidant, I asked again. "What do you people want from me?"
"The only thing I am at liberty to tell you right now is that you are in the first week of basic training." She said softly. "Don't worry, you will not be harmed. More than is necessary."
I could have sworn the last of what she said had a smile to go with it. The sting of the needle in my ass, made me realize that this was not to be over quickly. "Sleep now, the chamber is next." These were the last words I would hear for several days.
 
                             
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                