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I was barely aware of Ciro pulling a long, thin stick from outside of the cell. It whistled as it cut through the air before landing with a painful sting across my back that made me suck in a large gasp of air. He began alternating between my stomach and my back, always pausing in between just long enough that I would start to let my guard down before he'd strike again.
Andrea stepped into the cell and the man took a step back from us as Andrea roughly gripped my hair, forcing my head back so that my eyes met his.
"Had enough?"
"Please, stop this," I rasped.
"Oh, mytopolina. We are just getting started."
He released my hair roughly, shoving my head forward and he stepped back with a swift gesture to Ciro that I was barely aware of before he barked out his command. “Again.”
Ciro struck my midsection again, causing me to cry out. The pain caused me to pull on my wrists and the metal cut into my skin.
I coughed and strained for air and by the time I came to my senses, Andrea stood beside me.
"Mytopolina,you are damaging yourself," Andrea said with a tisk. He ran his finger along the searing wounds on my wrists, making them burn worse before he turned his voice to Ciro. "Go get the crate while I release her."
Relief flooded my body when he unclasped the shackles, but the moment my weight shifted to my legs, I crumpled toward the floor. The only thing that stopped me was Andrea’s arms wrapping around me and holding me up.
I hated being that close to him and I wanted to shove him away and run but my body was too weak. I was vaguely aware of motion in the cell as Ciro came back inside. I struggled to move my head, hardly able to see what he was doing through the strands of hair that stuck to my sweat-dampened face.
Relief was replaced quickly by panic and a nauseating feeling in my gut as I saw the dog crate being placed near the center of the cell.
"What's that for?"
"As I said, you will earn every freedom and every comfort including the freedom to move. This small crate is just barely big enough for you to fit in, but you'll have to remain in the fetal position the whole time. It can be excruciating."
"No, please? Please don't do this." Fear and panic sent a surge of strength through my weak and battered body, and I managed to temporarily break free from Andrea's unsuspecting grasp. But that victory was short-lived as he grabbed me by the hair near my scalp and yanked me backward only releasing me so that I could sling to the ground. Pain reverberated through my entire body as I landed hard on the stone floor. Before I could recuperate, Andrea grabbed me by my hair and dragged me over to the crate.
He forced me inside and I had no choice but to assume the fetal position to be able to even fit in the metal wire crate. He slammed and locked the door shut and I sobbed as my joints already ached.
"Let me out of here. Please," I cried out, but Andrea just chuckled.
"I'll see you soon,topolina. A few hours like this should help soften you up a bit."
Teo
