She could go home alone and inform her master of Safie’s disappearance, but hurrying wasn’t and option with her ankles chained that way. It would ...be nearly an hour and twenty minutes before her master returned. By that time Safie would have been missing for almost two and a half hours. Jessica bit her bottom lip and made the decision, she was going to have to go and find Safie herself. The large indoor fish market was as close to hell as Jessica had ever come. It lay in a small depression in. She was casual and reacted as if it was a casual and friendly touch. She asked some questions with that touch. I could not think. I told I cannot answer now. She gave a cunning smile and took away her hands.I now reacted. After tasting the touch for few mins I wanted her all. I took her hands in my hands and placed it on my laps resuming her old position. She suddenly rose up and went. I was very sad. I thought I did something terribly wrong. I was very guilty. After that neither of us. I pulled back my shoulders, clasped my hands behind my back and lifted my chin. ‘Hello Lauren,’ Anne greeted her with a touch of respect in her voice that I had only ever heard before when she talked about her favorite arts professor, ‘how are you?’ ‘I am well, thank you. And looking at your beautiful companion, I think you must be too.’ ‘I – I am.’ This wasn’t the self-assured Anne I was used to. ‘I would like to ask a favor of you, Lauren.’ Lauren tilted her head to the side and watched us,. In a twisted way, I took solace in the fact that a conflict that had gnawed at my soul for months was now resolved. Not resolved in the manner of my choosing, but the weight dissipated just the same. With it went unbelievable potential. The void created by that loss sucked the air from my lungs, and the hemorrhaging emotional wound threatened my ability to remain conscious. Walk! I commanded my legs. I didn’t look back, but I listened for the door to close as I extracted my cell phone from my.