Survival Of The Fittest

Chapter III

4:30am

"Stupid alarm clock!" I groaned as I sat up...last night's thoughts flooded my mind and I couldn't help but groaning again..uggh why did life have to be so complicated. Why couldn't my survival instincts just shut down! But no there was no way that was happening ...no matter what I had been through ..I could never bring myself to try suicide..."maybe I am a coward or maybe I'm a fool." A mirthless laugh slipped my lips as I aired my thoughts.
"I would say both," drawled Adrian from the doorway of my room. Did I mention there are no doors anywhere in this building. My mind strayed, I named my location Location Red..it seemed fitting ..red stands for passion, love, life, blood, death. "Tsk, Tsk, far too early, for thinking, the voice broke through my reverie. "Get your ass out of bed and follow the routine." I scrambled and switched on the lecture. Words began to filter into my brain as I slowly began to understand the complex language. 

My close range combat class followed, I wondered where would I be if Adrian hadn't gathered me into his unfeeling arms? I was naturally an introvert and though that personality trait had gotten buried deep in a corner of my soul, the over thinking still remained.

*Flashback

After removing the corpses, from the container the two men had taken out a set of electric prods like the ones used for cattle, then they proceeded to get us out.
"Filthy sluts!. Up on your feet,, let's get moving. Now walk." I heard them but my body refused to move. My body spawned in pain and I screamed. "What did we say!!!. Get up." I cried, "Please no..." and drew my body painstakingly into a standing position. Following the other women, I noticed only two children. It would have been better for them if they had died. 

We were taken to an empty warehouse , I didn't know where we were nor did I care...I had an epiphany as I stepped out into the sun, I would never go back, because In that moment of clarity I understood.... even if I could go back. I wouldn't.

 In the warehouse we were given food and water ..for the next three days I recuperated, one of the children and two more women died, but though I longed for death it didn't claim me. On the morning of the fourth day I received a fresh set of underclothes and a small bit of soap to shower with. My shower felt like a piece of heaven , but even heaven was dampened by the thought of what was to come. More people had been brought in and beside the ten from my container there were at least another 60-70 women and children. I had become especially close to two of the girls. Megan was 15 like me, she had waist length auburn red hair and a petite hourglass figure. To me she was absolutely gorgeous. Diamond was 17 and far more hardened than either of us ...but she protected us from the other women and scored us two of the scarce  blankets around. 

We were an unlikely set, but we clung together as we were lined against a wall. "Listen to me!" A rough looking man said in an intimidating voice, "You are to climb on that stage over there, four at a time, if you don't go on voluntarily I will strip you of the little you're wearing and drag you up there naked , Understood!" We all nodded fearfully. Many of us still were sore from the electric prods and we didn't want any more bruises. When men and women started to arrive, it began to become clear what this was..it was an auction!

 Soft cries began as this realization sunk in .." I refuse to go up there one girl " stated proudly another pleaded with her to not be stupid. I just looked around and saw that it would take a while for my 4 to be up so I turned to one of the guards........ " C-could you please take me to the restroom?" He just ignored me.  So I whispered softly," I'll make it worth your while" I may not be a model or have a very good body , but I am a woman and I hoped that would be enough. I had made up my mind. I knew that being a virgin would give me a higher value. I didn't want that ..the less my value the better my chances of escape. So when the nameless guard nodded I pressed myself against him, gag, murmuring "thanks handsome!" Needless to say I no longer was a virgin when he was done with me, I was also bleeding profusely, he had been bigger than I thought tearing me up, the pain had been unbearable but I held on. Dizzily I washed myself off and limped back to the line with him.  Megan, Diamond, and I were bought by a a shrewish looking woman. She looked Meg and Di over approvingly then scowled at me ...."they threw you in for free" she glared,. "If you live fine if not fine too"  "I just need to rest a bit," I whispered hoarsely. "Tomorrow you start working," she retorted. WORKING.... huh .. my brain shut down. Survival of the fittest it whispered.