They had me strip naked, get on my stomach and she and another guy strapped my feet and hands to the device and I was stretched out and helpless. The ...ead piece had a bar that they raised up, causing my face to lift up. I honestly couldn't move at all except for a my hips a little but that didn't last because a third guy came over and placed a leather belt around my waist, strapping me down completely! I thought that was it but then they blindfolded me and I couldn't see shit after that. I. I’m not sure how I’ve survived this but finally we pull up to a hotel around midnight and he gets our room key from the receptionist. Leading me down the hall by the hand, my heart skips a beat before he opens the door. There is one bed and a table with two chairs in front of the window. An open doorway leads into a small kitchenette complete with a few dishes and pans. I look at the white-tiled restroom with a spacious shower and a separate bathtub with jets in the sides. My mind jumps a mile. She felt a sharp pain in her lower back and a dry taste in her mouth as if something had burned close by. The smell of exhaust and gasoline hung in the air as did that of burnt ozone.The pain turned out to be a foot on which she was lying, and finally bringing her eyesight into focus Erin wished she could have just slept a little longer. The scene that slowly swam into view was from another world. The mossy cave was still there, as were the horses and their knights, although none of them were. " Vince was tough to figure out, but Mike surmised that Kip was quietly bummed-out. "Mine to lose. Showtime!"As the house lights dimmed and the stage lights flashed on, the three finalists listened to Butch Taylor greeting the audience and priming them for the competition's finale. The theme from "Rocky" started blaring over the public address system. It rose from loud to deafening before stopping abruptly. The crowd hooted and whistled and clapped and stomped. Butch waived at the fans with a.