"With that admission from Stacey, I remembered when I was leaning over the operating table watching the surgeon open me up, I'd felt a similar pain. I...d ignored it back then and I remember it had faded quite fast.Aside from the dull pain I felt, I sensed being pulled away from the conference room and my new friends. Marilyn piped up, "See you in a few."I smiled at her. As I was trying to say, "Guess so," the conference room faded from view and the operating room materialized in front of me.I. . These were the monsters of the night Mallory feared most.Cars passed, one after the other, none showing the least interest as she made her way down the unremarkable side street known grandiosely as Pasadena Avenue. Mallory felt invisible to them as they drove by, knowing they weren't giving her a second glance. The men who sought girls like her, or at least like she was about to become, were attracted to a certain look. Hookers gave subtle signals to these man and Mallory was giving off none. He was unmarried then but was scheduled to get married the next month. He was fun to be with. When he used to go to the office, I would lazily sit around and watch porn or movies all day.In the evening, I would visit the club and play badminton and go for a swim with him.After spending 15 days with him, we visited our native village where the marriage was to be held. Only my grandfather and grandmother stayed there but now the relatives had started trickling in.After reaching there, my uncle. If the cold doesn't kill you and the wild animals don't eat you then I'm certain that the remnants of the Red Army will enjoy doing the job once they've located you. Is that understood?"I got a grudging response from the three women and a grunt of acknowledgement from the older man. I didn't like that and I made it clear that I expected something else out of them. When I asked the question a second time I received a more energetic response. I decided that was good enough."Very well," I said.
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