At first the letters from home were cheery and upbeat, but as the months passed by they became more and more gloomy. Guard pay wasn't enough to meet t...e bills even with Ericka working. In one letter she described how she had just barely kept the electricity from being turned off. In another she told me how a loan from her parents helped pay the rent that she was behind on and kept her from being evicted. I and other members of my unit were becoming more and more bitter over the fact that we. Learning through reading was Lauren’s protection from the teeming noise of a crowded house with too many children and the harsh realization that nothing in her life was likely to be as magical as some of the fantasy novels she loved. The library was her refuge, and taught her about the world beyond her parent’s narrowed vision for their children. Any questions about behavior or social norms, she would research in the library until she was satisfied. It helped avoid asking embarrassing. As far as we are concerned your debt is now paid but you are in the hands of your new owner, a Mr. Stuart Campbell, who bought you as a replacement wife.? Few of the girls would say anything about him except one of the least friendly said, ?You may have seen him while you were in the dungeon. He buys an hour there when he visits.? That of course, had me extremely worried. Was I jumping from the proverbial pan into the fire? Would he expect me to be a wife to him in bed and in the kitchen? The. Yes Nicole. was his reply, and I smiled and felt more wetness between my legs. This was going to be the best day of my life, I just knew it. I got up and took a nice, long, hot shower, which eased the soreness a bit. I got out and walked towards the kitchen, passing the living room on the way. ?Did you use protection?? my dad pestered me. I rolled my eyes. ?Yes.? I walked quickly out of the room as it looked like he was about to say more. Mom was humming as she.