Lacie’s jaw dropped. She had thought that the corset belonged to Lindsey, since it had looked like Lindsey and Claire were together. Laughing at Lac...e’s confused expression, Lindsey came to her rescue. ‘It’s ok, Lace. Can we call you Lace?’ Seeing Lacie’s absent nod, Lindsey continued. ‘We all share. We kind of have to. There are enough of us that sometimes we want to… play, and Master is a pretty busy person. So sometimes that means we have to try… new people. It’s not like we have a lot of. We all expect that you'll benominated for many more awards before the end of the year. Today yourmanager received a call asking you to perform at the VMAs this year. Weare happy to hear you have accepted."I was shocked! I hadn't heard about the offer, let alone accepted it!But Dad and I had talked about it earlier and agreed to accept theopportunity if we were asked."But we have something even more amazing to celebrate," Scott went on.He took a step over to a table and picked something up,. I fell what felt like a long time. The funny thing was after a moment,the sounds from outside, the shouts of the girls, the birds singing, hadgone. I hit the ground, but it was soft and it cushioned my fall. Iwasn't hurt, just a little dizzy. I lay on the grass for a moment tryingto catch my breath. As my breathing returned to normal, I realized I washearing something strange - it sounded like the ocean. I shook my head toclear it, and then got to my feet.I felt very warm; I was wearing. The first feeling that hit her was the dull throbbing burn across her cheeks, followed by the cold tight grasp of steel cuffs around her wrists bracing her to the brick wall behind her. Her dilated eyes darted across a black abyss and she realized her muscles were too weak to even move. Lifting her head as she awoke had caused her world to spin and her deep breaths to slow the movements only brought another, more severe sharp pain in her side. It startled her and gave her brain the jump start.