Why? What happened, man?"I noticed he looked at me with gentle eyes. They were either sad eyes or "Look at me I want you to feel bad for me but I am t...icking you" eyes. I hoped they were the latter. In fact when he walked closer to me it gave me the chance to get a nice closer view of those blues. I have never been so close to his (or any man's) face before."My wife might be leaving me." No. It couldn't be." Well she sure sounds like it." Have you been getting into that drink again? How much. One thing he was sure of, is that he wouldn't want to meet the people who branded this girl.--- "James Earl Johnson" --- she said calmly his full real name, making him gasp --- "Please, lay the money by the sink."Lilly hated threatening the man. Any man, really. She felt she was supposed to be always subservient to them. But this was different. The interest of her masters trumped any other consideration.The man, suddenly terrified that she knows who he is, laid the money by the sink with a. ~Ral, the doctor's leaving. I told him you were here and I wanted to see you.~I nodded though I knew she couldn't see me.I'll be waiting.~It was a little while before the doctor found me. "Mr. Setton, your friend has been through a very traumatic experience. I would say she's still in shock because she hasn't really let it all out. Her emotions I mean."I nodded. "Will she be okay?" Physically she's fine. There was some bruising, but otherwise nothing permanent. From what some of the officers. I learned a great deal showering with other guys. Of course, the showers were separate, but there was no separate stall, so we all saw each other. That first time was a little unnerving. To be honest, I was a little embarrassed. There I was, getting naked with a bunch of other guys and getting ready to take a shower with all of them. It was very intimidating. I was not sure if I wanted to go through with it orjust put my clothes on over my dirty body. However, I knew if I did that, I could turn.