03. Going for it.
The week following the meeting with Angel, Ashley had difficulty concentrating on her studies. She just could not keep her mind off Angel and her Hunt project.
Later in the club she confronted Christie about this, and Christie confirmed that she had introduced her to Angel. And that she had joined activities from this company before, and that she thought it was a reputable business.
A week after having the discussion in the car she called Angel again, and told her simply, "I'm in."
The following weeks were possibly even more torturous for Ashley. Her flatmates even asked her why she was so absent minded. She asked for some more shifts at the Midnight Bluez, just to keep her mind off the Hunt project. Her flatmates knew Ashley was dancing, training and performing, and that the year-end exams were taking place, so they did not ask further.
Ashley was also wondering whether she had made the right decision. She had decided for herself that prostitution is similar to a one-night-stand where you do not get to choose your partner, actually Angel told her that this would involve multiple partners, and multiple days and nights. Orgies and group sex were a major part of the event. And that did worry her quite a bit, how to deal with that. Could she distance herself from what all those men were going to do to her?
Two weeks after her exams were finished the project started. Ashley told her friends that she was going to her family for a vacation, and that she would be out of touch for the time being. She left home that Friday evening, went to the metro station where they had met before, and was picked up by the same car as before.
Angel greeted her, and when she got on the car she noticed three other young women sitting in the car as well, all looking a bit nervous. Everyone was well dressed, as if they were going on a date. They were driven to a small nearby airfield, and were led to a small plane.
When Ashley boarded the plane, she noticed the windows were blinded. Eleven women were on board already, she noticed there were no men. With the four of them and Angel the plane was almost full, just a few empty seats left. Ashley looked around the cabin. All young, good-looking women.
"Hey, Christie, you here!" Ashley exclaimed, seeing her club colleague.
"That's a coincidence!" Christie said, looking surprised as well. "I didn't expect you would actually sign up for this event."
Ashley sat down across the aisle from Christie, and soon after the plane left. The blinded windows left them with no idea where they were going, and it added to the general claustrophobic feeling of the small cabin. With their phones and watches kept by Angel they even did not know how long they were flying.
It turned out it was Christie's second time on this particular event, and that she had joined another event in the meantime as well. Having someone she knew around who had done this before gave Ashley a lot of confidence in the whole process, and made her feel a lot more secure. Christie told her not to be afraid, that the men would treat her well and that there were clear rules on what they could and could not do with the girls, and that overall she would likely have a lot of fun.
The flight lasted indeed not long, about an hour and a half total, Ashley estimated. When they got off the plane, the girls could just make up a forested area in the dim light of the moon. There were barely any lights on the landing strip, this was obviously a small private airfield. That client must be really rich, Ashley thought. And it was a lot warmer than at home, a rather hot and humid night.
"Here's the playing field," Angel said when they reached a tall fence. It must have been at least two meters tall, and in the darkness Ashley could just see the barbed wire on top.
"This fence is the border, this gate is the only gate where one can get in or out. The total area is just over ten hectares, that's a good twenty-five acres. There are trails everywhere, the main path from here leads to a cabin where you will be staying for the duration of the game. Everything you need is there.
"For each of you I have a bag here with your name on it, and a pair of shoes. Now please put all your clothes and other belongings in that bag and put on the provided shoes. The bag we will return to you when you leave. And don't forget to apply mosquito repellent."
And so the event started. A few minutes later there were fifteen naked women wearing just shoes busying themselves with bug spray, helping each other applying it to those hard to reach places that normally never need it. They all giggled a bit, feeling anxious, not being used to having to undress just like that out in the open.
When they were done Angel led the way to the cabin, their home for the next nine days.
A few minutes later they arrived. Ashley was surprised by what she saw inside. The ground floor was well furnished with sofas, a large kitchen with dining table, two large fridges and cupboards full of food.
On the first floor was the bedroom. A single large room, about half the size of the ground floor with the other half a roof terrace with lazy chairs for sunbathing.
But there was just one bed, Ashley realised with surprise. Basically just a very large mattress that was put on the floor, for the fifteen of them. When thinking of having to share that bed with fourteen other women, all nude to boot, it did not look that big to Ashley. This was going to be quite an adventure.
Angel gave a final briefing to the girls after arriving in the cabin, mainly to explain the rules of the game. The hunt had two sessions: two hours in the morning, ten to twelve, and then two hours in the afternoon, four to six. The men were limited to taking out three of them, the so-called "catch", but were allowed to play with any other girl they would find during the hunt. The catch of the morning session would be returned around three, in time to participate in the afternoon session again. The catch of the afternoon session would be returned between eleven and midnight.
Angel rounded up the briefing. "Ladies, it's time for me to leave you behind. Do try to sleep well, and remember the game starts tomorrow morning at ten. There is a clock in the kitchen. I will visit you every evening, if there are any problems do let me know. If you need anything, you can also let me know then. There is an emergency call button here in the cabin, please use it only when there is a real emergency. Sleep well, and enjoy the hunt tomorrow. And I've got to say it again: no tree climbing and hiding in trees, for safety reasons. We want to keep you all in once piece. Goodnight!"
And with that she left the cabin. After chatting for another half an hour the women all went to sleep.
04. The first day.
It was indeed quite full in the bed, but not too bad. Ashley had a good sleep, until the next morning, when Jennifer woke them all up for breakfast. It was just eight o'clock in the morning.
Christie told them, "The morning session of the game starts at ten, and you'd better leave an hour ahead to get to know the area a bit. You'll need it. There are plenty of places to hide but some are better than the others."
They all left before nine, and went their own ways, spreading out through the forest. Many large rocks with gaps big enough for a person to pass through, at times dense vegetation, and a small river crossed the terrain. The terrain was rugged, but had paths literally everywhere giving easy access to the whole area.correct quotation marks
A horn sounded to signal the start of the morning session. Ashley had been wandering around the area until the horn sounded, looking for a safe place to hide. When she heard the horn she quickly hid herself in some thick undergrowth. Bad idea with all those rough branches but it was too late to search for a better place, she should not have been so undecided earlier as she had spotted places better than this. The men were coming. Her heart was beating in her throat, hoping she would not be seen, as she had nowhere to run.
She heard the men walking around, mostly quite far from where she was.
Then suddenly she heard a man's voice saying, "Got one!", followed by the scream of a woman. And then more men's voices running towards where the girl had been found.
"It's a cutie!", "Nice catch!", "Good start of the day," they said.
Answered by screams like, "Let go!" and, "Get off of me!"
Ashley got really scared now. That did not sound good to her. Her mind started to imagine all kinds of bad things those guys could do to her, sure Angel had explained the rules the men had to abide to but with no-one watching how could she be sure they would follow those rules? And even within the imposed limits there were a lot of unpleasant things they could do to her... she shivered at the thought, and felt her heart beat even harder.
"Let's park her at the gate and see what more we can find," she heard a man say. All she could do was to keep very silent and hope they would not find her.
Time went on, and Ashley did not hear much. Just some voices in the distance but she could not make up what was going on. She must have been hiding there for at least an hour and a half, and was getting rather stiff and uncomfortable. But she had no chance to move, as suddenly two men were walking down the path right next to her bush. She held still, and could barely breathe.
