Chapter 3: First Friend

We both sat there silent for a while until she laughed.

“You’re bolder then you look. I’m Mary, what’s your name?”

My name? Should I tell her my name? Maybe I should give her a fake name, but something I would remember or feel comfortable with. I played my fair share of video games in my time, I could use one of my common names from that.

As I try to speak I find it extremely difficult to get sound to come out. I try to figure a way to tell her my name and notice the dirt on the floor. I brush away some straw and write the name “Rae” in the dust below.

Mary grabs my hand and squeezes “It’s ok Rae, by the end of the day your voice should start coming in.”

What do you mean my voice should start coming in? I’m more confused now then before.

Mary notices my confusion “This is not the world you think you’re in. You are and are not in the body you use to be.”

Different world? Is and isn’t my body? I look down at my body and realize I’m not fat anymore and quickly lift up the dress grabbing my stomach, there are no stretch marks. I begin feeling around my body trying to notice what changed since I can’t see myself in a mirror.

Mary laughing at my actions “I guess you use to look a lot different then now. From my understanding, when we are brought to this world our bodies go back to a time that was considered our finest. Of course there are a few differences” she stops to think “Like our hair only grows on our head and no where else and of course our time of the month doesn’t come naturally.”

Looking down at my arms and legs I can’t see any hair, I use to have dark brown almost black thick hair all over my body. I place my hands on my face and feel around my chin and jaw line, no hair here either. Oh my, I’m in love. I hated that I use to have to shave like a man, if this is real and I don’t grow unwanted hair I couldn’t be happier. This must be a dream right? I was about to write a question in the dust but Mary quickly covered it up with straw.

“Meal time!” coming from another man’s voice.

I turn and look. Two men standing at the cell door each holding a tray, one of what looked to be some type of bread rolls and the other a pitcher and bowls. Another man came into view, he had jet black hair and a look of authority. If I wasn’t in this particular predicament I would almost say he’s cute, to bad for him I’m already considering him an enemy. The black haired man opens the cell door and the other two step inside placing the trays on the ground then turn to leave the cell.

Afterwards the black haired man closes the door and locks it. “Eat while you still can.” He says with this odd tone of authority.

All the women rush and each grab a roll and a bowl of what seems to be water. Mary gets up and grabs a roll and a bowl of water and hands it to me then goes back to get herself the same.

Looking at the roll I can see small green lights wiggling around, it makes me think of maggots for some odd reason. I don’t want to eat this, just looking at it makes me queasy. I toss the roll to the ground and look at the bowl of water. I don’t see any lights in the water, it looks normal.

I look up and notice that black haired man is still standing outside of the cell and he’s looking straight at me. Is he going to do the same as that wolfish man? I look back down at the bowl of water and decide to take a drink. Looking back at the man he turns and walks off down the hallway out of view.

Black Haired Man’s POV

Leaning against the kitchen wall I can’t help but grow impatient “Are you two done yet?”

A man is standing over the bread. “Almost Sir” as he casts green lights over the bread from his hands.

This is ridiculous that they resorted to drugging the imports now, and for what? Punishing helpless women for protecting themselves from creeps who get off on torture?

Now the two men are standing in front of me. “We’re done Sir” holding trays of food and water.

I let out a sigh “Let’s go.”

Walking through the corridors we pass two of the doctors and I overhear them talking.

“Did you see the rack on that one chick? Man, makes me want to join the hunt again!”

“Dude I know! To bad I can’t afford another mouth to feed or I’d totally join in.”

They both laugh as they turn down another hallway. These people disgust me I’m so glad this is the last set of imports I have to oversee. I’m so out of here after this.

We reach the cell and the man holding the bread shouts “Meal time!”

I reluctantly open the cell and watch them place the bread and water and lock the door after they leave. The women aren’t moving, I suppose Zviad scared the crap out of them. I let out a sigh “Eat while you still can.”

The woman all rush to grab the bread and water. However I see the new girl is just sitting there watching. Seems Mary took a liking to her. I feel so bad for Mary, I wish there was something I could do.

I notice the new girl is looking at the bread oddly, what’s with her? Did she loose her appetite after Zviad did that to her? She looks disgusted as she throws the bread to the ground and now looking at the water. Wait, can she see them? The girl looks at me and we make eye contact, huh she has the gall to look me in the eye. Is that a challenge? The girl looks back down at the water and takes a drink. Maybe I’m just over thinking things. I need a break.