There was a creature stirring fitfully, waking up to unfamiliar smells, musk, blood and sex in the pitch blackness. Waking up in limbo, in a half-drea... of being at home, in a familiar bed, but the smell of and feel of safety was now obscenely replaced. The space is small, easily inducing claustrophobia without regard for whether one is new blood, seasoned veteran, and compounded by incessant bouts of pain here, there and all over. When there is no marker of time, one starts to lose their. I found that most companies were reluctant to train people, until they had completed their call up to the army, and the war was over. A couple of Personnel Officers told me quite bluntly they could go to a lot of expense in training me, then I might get killed, and that would all be wasted money...Officially Agri products called me an Office Trainee which in real terms meant that I was the office 'dogs body'. "fetch this, take that, sweep this" was the norm of my working day,. In between these. “Hey…” she said weakly.“Turn her over.” Shaved head guy said and his friend complied, taking her by the shoulders and flipping her easily, pinning her with hands on her back and one arm to keep her in place as she tried to move. He tossed the pack down next to her as he moved around behind her and bent over her.“You’ve been real busy tonight. You think I don’t know why you have this?” he said, holding the sachet in front of her face.“That’s not… for that.” She protested, not willing to say it. She looked away hiding her emotion about being alone for the night. I smiled and lifted her chin from her chest “Want to hang with me”? My mind wondered as I slipped this out. With a cheerful look Bec replied with an emphatic “Yes, thank you that would be great.” Outside I hailed a cab and opened the door for Bec she slid in and for the first time I got a full set of how magnificent she looked tonight. A short black dress which hugged her in all the right places, I specifically noticed her.