She looked around carefully. The quadro was nowhere to be seen. She was very, very nervous now, sweating despite the morning chill. Actually, being ba...k at the tent could be a good thing. Perhaps she could still find something useful. And the bright colored materials would make it easier for a planetary shuttle to see her from above. After all, the quadro could not exactly hide like a snake among the rocks. She could see the outer shell of her precious datastore, chewed and crushed but still. "She's such a bitch."I shrugged. "She's been my best friend for years. We've ... been througha lot together recently." Though I really couldn't seem to put my fingeron just what horrible thing Kat and I had suffered."Come on," Toni said, pulling on my arm. "We'll be late for class."Chapter SixI hated gym. Well, no, not really. I just really hated it this year.Before my summer growth spurt, I could throw on a pair of shorts and a t-shirt, leaving the bra hanging in my locker. It had been one of. Yes, I know the cliché, did your mother think you would be clever or wise? My mother always had a thing for biblical names, don't ask me why.Anyway, back to my story. I am twenty-three years old. After years of college and university, I finally started working in a prestigious accounting firm as a junior clerk. It's long, tedious work, but the pay is good.I decided to go to my local bar, which also happened to be a very high end of the market. I wasn't there often, but often enough for the. Finally, he was done. He informed me of this by unceremoniously cutting through the rope; if I had been much higher off the ground, I could easily have broken my neck when I fell. He then unlocked my leg chains, and fastened a strap around each ankle. Some footsteps, and the clicking of a ratchet. Slowly, my legs were pulled further and further apart. Slowly, they were raised into the air. I started to scream, but John didn't say anything until I was again suspended, this time with my legs.