In fact you discover that you are able to walk faster in them than you had been in the lower ones. After several miles, you are taken to a new machine... This used to be a stair stepper machine and your high heeled feet are strapped to the stepping arms. For the first time, there is an additional electronic display, which is calibrated to show you rate, pulse, temperature, calories burned and steps climbed. As you stand there waiting to start, another one of the women moves behind you and begins. The white guy you replaced would probably still be here if he had better followed my orders to do the same thing.”Then everything was out in the open. I was at risk of losing my badly-needed job if I didn’t obey Max. It wasn’t like he even needed to force me though, and his strong, forceful approach played into my feelings of wanting to be compliant to his desires. Max could tell by the resigned look on my face that I would do his bidding. He stood up and removed his shoes, pants and underwear,. And then the coach adds to his confusion. "Well, Derek, it looks like wereally don't have a problem after all. Your height and weight match yourrecords almost exactly. Looks like I made the mistake yesterday. I don't know how I could have made that kind of mistake. Now, you'd bettergo out and rejoin practice." Yes, coach." responds an obviously confused Derek. * * * * *Like yesterday, practice was a pain.He aches.And he is tired. Almost exhausted.He feels. "Hi, ladies," he said. "Now remember to have him back by three, oryou have to keep him," he joked. *Three?* I thought. *I get to stayout 'til three if I'm being kidnapped? You bastard!* "We will!" they all chorused, and he got up to open the front doorfor them. I cursed at him, but with the tape over my mouth you couldn'thear it.***17:07 21 Feb As we pulled away, I stopped struggling, figuring, what was theuse? So they let me go, even pulled the tape loose, and I eased my wayinto.