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Basically, she was betrayed and “I could not believe what these
lured into an abandoned shack by goons were doing to me. When the
two of her own team members… leader brought his face close to mine,
only the shack was not empty. Four I saw evil in his eyes. Well, I defy evil,
other men waited for her with the so I spit in his face…blood and all. I
instructions to treat her like any was so angry and disgusted. I saw
enemy force would treat her if they that evil look grow hideous. But, —it
had captured an American soldier was priceless. I barely eeked out my
in enemy territory, especially a trademark laugh—‘hee hee, haa haa.’
Green Beret soldier…even more so Oh Cy, if only you could have seen
if that soldier was a female. his look.”
When the men attempted to I smiled, but could not imagine her
subdue her by tying her arms over fortitude at that moment. She did not
her head to a ceiling beam, she put have to say anymore after that, but
up a fight. I would not have she continued.
expected her to have done anything
“The lout said, ‘That was a big
less…being a Black Belt in
Taekwondo. mistake, honey.’ Then he jerked my
boots off. Remember, I had two
Feeling threatened, Ash landed a broken legs, although I didn’t know it
couple of swift kicks right where it at the time. And yes, I screamed in
counted. Although she held her pain.”
own for as long as she could, Ash I have heard her scream before…in
was overwhelmed by six men, two
of whom were a bit incapacitated. combat. Nonetheless, she insisted on
They beat her to a pulp, as she put demonstrating because the next
thing I know she shouts, “AAAHHH!
it…a beating that included a
baseball bat to her legs...breaking JESUS, HELP ME!”
both of them. That’s what it took to I must admit. I jumped. “Ash, are
bring her down…six men and a
you okay?”
baseball bat. She looked at me and said, “Yes, of
Ash was in the reflection mode
course. I was just telling you what
when telling me the story. Almost happened. The pain was unbearable.
as if she we reliving it. “I was in I yell like that every time I think
sooo much pain. I couldn’t believe about it!”
it. My legs throbbed and I was “Well,” I told her. “Let us not talk
hanging by my wrists from the
ceiling—my eyes swollen shut—yet, about it anymore, okay?” I looked at
I did not want to lose her with pity from the bottom of my
heart-shaped processor.
consciousness. I wanted to remain
defiant,” she said. “I’m almost done. After I
screamed, I looked up and saw a
light. The light looked exactly like an
lured into an abandoned shack by goons were doing to me. When the
two of her own team members… leader brought his face close to mine,
only the shack was not empty. Four I saw evil in his eyes. Well, I defy evil,
other men waited for her with the so I spit in his face…blood and all. I
instructions to treat her like any was so angry and disgusted. I saw
enemy force would treat her if they that evil look grow hideous. But, —it
had captured an American soldier was priceless. I barely eeked out my
in enemy territory, especially a trademark laugh—‘hee hee, haa haa.’
Green Beret soldier…even more so Oh Cy, if only you could have seen
if that soldier was a female. his look.”
When the men attempted to I smiled, but could not imagine her
subdue her by tying her arms over fortitude at that moment. She did not
her head to a ceiling beam, she put have to say anymore after that, but
up a fight. I would not have she continued.
expected her to have done anything
“The lout said, ‘That was a big
less…being a Black Belt in
Taekwondo. mistake, honey.’ Then he jerked my
boots off. Remember, I had two
Feeling threatened, Ash landed a broken legs, although I didn’t know it
couple of swift kicks right where it at the time. And yes, I screamed in
counted. Although she held her pain.”
own for as long as she could, Ash I have heard her scream before…in
was overwhelmed by six men, two
of whom were a bit incapacitated. combat. Nonetheless, she insisted on
They beat her to a pulp, as she put demonstrating because the next
thing I know she shouts, “AAAHHH!
it…a beating that included a
baseball bat to her legs...breaking JESUS, HELP ME!”
both of them. That’s what it took to I must admit. I jumped. “Ash, are
bring her down…six men and a
you okay?”
baseball bat. She looked at me and said, “Yes, of
Ash was in the reflection mode
course. I was just telling you what
when telling me the story. Almost happened. The pain was unbearable.
as if she we reliving it. “I was in I yell like that every time I think
sooo much pain. I couldn’t believe about it!”
it. My legs throbbed and I was “Well,” I told her. “Let us not talk
hanging by my wrists from the
ceiling—my eyes swollen shut—yet, about it anymore, okay?” I looked at
I did not want to lose her with pity from the bottom of my
heart-shaped processor.
consciousness. I wanted to remain
defiant,” she said. “I’m almost done. After I
screamed, I looked up and saw a
light. The light looked exactly like an
