Sameena had pulled Shahabad and Jahangir back from the dark abyss of grief. Nasim had started to be her old self; obedient, disciplined and way mature...beyond her ten years of age.Everyone had gathered after dinner in the main living room for drinks. Gulnaz saw that the twins and Nasim were missing and nodded towards Sameena to go and check.Sameena found the twins in their bedroom with Nasim sitting on the chair. Aadil and Aasim were very tall for their age and big boned. Their boyish handsome. Don't they care that I'll recognise them? What does that say about my fate?"All five of the girls were there. There was the normal disarray. The tape that had silenced of all five had been changed for the heavy rubber ball gags that were used as standard for the first few days in the Centre and the girls were all either whimpering, groaning in discomfort or grunting angrily as they rolled around on the floor of the room.Connie's people had started stripping two of them. Madeleine and Celia were. Emily bustled us into the house, and as Nollie put my clothes away, Emily sat with me on her couch and hugged me. After a few minutes Nollie returned, and took her seat next to me.Emily turned my shoulders to face her and said, "I've been through this before. It isn't easy, but we'll do it. I want you to remember that we'll be here for you." I nodded my thanks and she added, "I always wanted more than one child. Will you let me handle things for you?"I nodded and Emily got up and walked away.I. Since it was a Tuesday, the streets and sidewalks were quiet, but notdeserted. It's a typical Fort Lauderdale weekday, a mix of touristswindow shopping, some of the early office lunchtime crowd emerging fromthe office buildings. Some pedestrians were openly watching us,obviously enjoying the open display of lesbian lust. Others seemedshocked but hadn't turned away. I saw one young couple with childscurrying away, the woman pulling the hands of her child and spouse,saying "This town really.