You go and sneak back out to the van and see what all you can find thatmight help us with our guest here. In the mean time I'll finish undressingthem ...till you return. With that Cindy rushes out and in just a few minutes'returns with two large black bags. As Cindy comes in she sees that bothguars are now completely naked on the floor. Cindy laughs and tells MaryI think you'll like this as they begin rummaging through the bags. They pull out binding straps and ball gags then several pairs. Only then did we separate to take in our surroundings.The waxing gibbous moon and the lighting on the grounds outside coming through the single unshaded window bathed the room in a soft glow, enough for us to easily see our way around once our eyes adjusted. It would have been a romantic setting if it wasn't a stale office, but as it was, the solid wood desk and chairs, built-in bookshelves, ornate picture frames, and fabric-covered accent wall made the room quite appropriate for our. “Aengus? Is that you?”“How are you, my friend?” I asked.Conor quickly dried his hands so he could shake mine. “Wonderful, now that I see you. We heard about poor Alexandra, and then you disappeared. That must have been horrible for you. Everyone was worried.”“It was bad for a while. I'll never forget her. We knew it could happen – that the Others might find us. When she was no more, I went into hiding for a few years, but then I realized Alexandra wouldn't have wanted me to age alone. . That day, I was stuck in Mr. Brown's math room cleaning the dry erase boards and ensuring that the markers still worked. I didn't mind cleaning Mr. Brown's room so much. You see the policy was for the teachers whose rooms were being cleaned to stay after with the students to make sure they did their work. Mr. Brown would normally stick around only long enough to make sure you had the supplies you needed and to turn on the small radio he kept in his desk drawer. After that, he would leave you.