I hope you're ok with confined spaces – if not we can provide a sedative." "No, I'll be fine. I've never been on a sub before." "Oh, the Destiny is ... custom designed craft – I'm sure you'll enjoy the voyage." I crossed the narrow metal gangway onto a railed platform with an open hatchway. Carefully I climbed down the ladder into the dimly lit belly of the sub. As I had said, this was my first submarine, but it was obvious that this was not a standard craft. I was expecting lots of metal and. Her hair was teased up high, and she was very made up. Martin came into the room and eyed her. He walked overto her, and placed a collar and leash around her neck.“Now we will see what you are worth.” He led her out ofthe room and down the hall to a room where several men& women were waiting. She saw other young girls like herself there, many ofthem already bought.She saw two girls that could not have been older thantwenty chained together. It appeared they were boughtby an older. ‘How long have you known all this Kate?’ There was no reproach in her friend’s question, and Kate was thankful for that, she could not stand the thought of Eleanor being angry. ‘Since I met Ragnar about 8 months ago. When we would walk in the woods he would tell me the story of his Uncle Bjorn. I found it enchanting. Until he told me of the necklace Bjorn gave your mother when they married. I only then knew you were their child. I remembered you showing me the necklace when we were children.’. Jason never knew the name of the woman. Happy to be left alone,Jason went back to his shopping.Jason wasn't half way done with the shopping by the time Carol caught upwith him. Carol tore the list in half keeping the longer part of thelist. Carol told Jason to meet her at the check out line when Jason wasdone with his part of the list. Eventually all the items were selectedand as stated, they met at the checkout line. When the items weretotaled up, Jason looked into his purse for the money.