" I answered, not thinking that it could be too dangerous."Where do I find you?" Her steady, direct gaze was a little unsettling."Room B07 in the Faci...ities Department." Okay." She turned back and then was gone as soon as she had been served.I didn't think anything more about it. The day wore on, an endless succession of meetings and departmental issues that a senior Manager has to deal with in a quite large college in the centre of London. In fact, the episode passed from memory over the next. She had been friendly and talkative right from the first time I saw her.I found out that she was twenty years old, had attended college for two years before deciding that she couldn't stand it anymore. When she went to work, she rented a manufactured home in the same park that I lived in. She liked being independent but sometimes she got lonely.I pulled into my driveway and parked, much too soon to suit me but I couldn't think of a good way to make the trip longer so I could spend more time. I didn’t want her to plead my case to Jeff, I wanted her advice. I walked up to the door and hesitated only briefly before I rang the bell with not a little trepidation. What would I say if Sandy answered? The door swung open. ‘Ashley.’ ‘Hi, Sandy. Is Sunny in?’ It was much easier than I had imagined. She smiled. ‘She’s in her office.’ ‘Thanks.’ ‘You are very wise, you know.’ ‘Thank you.’ After I turned and headed for Sunny’s office I heard her call, ‘When you’re not being too stupid to live.’. He finished by securing her waist with a wide leather strap, which fastened to the back of the frame. Once again, she was helpless... "Everything OK? Not too tight?"It's okay, Dr. Liebenschmerz..."With that, he placed the gag back in her mouth, securing it behind her head, and blindfolded her again."I'll be back in a minute; I have to get my assistant..."He left, and pressed a button on the wall. A moment later, he heard the elevator going up, stopping, and coming back down. It hummed for.