"Ahhhhhhhg!!!!". I jolted up awake when I felt my skin burn terribly. The pain was different, it was unlike any I had felt before, it was excruciating and with it followed the strong pungent smell of something familiar, something I didn't need anyone to tell me. It was methylated spirit, and it was stronger than any I had smelled before.
My eyes opened fast to see myself being further lowered into a pool of it. I immediately looked to see where I was and realized fast that I was somewhere different.
I was in a large field that spanned at least an acre, I was still suspended in the air, but this time by a tractor that was lowering me further while I forced my legs up to stop the agonizing pain from reaching me.
Beneath me where several Gp size tank tubs that littered the place filled with contents that I couldn't make out except the one directly below me.
I looked around still and I was all alone or so I thought, it was impossible to look back to see who was controlling the machine but I figured someone was. My body was however surprisingly covered, with a white lace bra and matching Panties, I didn't have to time to figure out who had put it on or so much as to care, because I was still being lowered.
"Please!!!!" I begged frustrated, "Is anyone out there!!!!!, please-"
"Quiet Valeria" a female said behind me . I strained to see her but could barely make out a woman who was now walking towards the tank. She walked fast and when she came into view she stopped halting completely .
"Who are you ahhhhggg!!". I screamed more as despite my efforts to pull myself into a sitting position in the air, the methylated liquid was now grazing the back of my legs no matter how much I tried to pull away.
"Please help me ma'am, aghhhh .... PLEASE!!". I begged more , but the woman looked unfazed.
"I can help you, but only after you complete this. For now you must endure it at least until you're fully in then I can help you". The woman relayed back to me calmly, breaking me completely.
With the magnitude of bruises I had on my body, the impending pain would be so unbearable and worse I could go into shock from the amount of pain coming. It would be too much. I tried to get the woman to help again but she maintained her stance confirming the horrible truth that I was all alone in this. I tried to prepare my self for it by taking in deep breaths, but nothing helped as I was still terrified.
Repeating the woman's words, I came up with a fast plan.
"Ma'am!?", I called loudly .
"Valeria!" She replied back.
"I need a favour!". I screamed back feeling the burns deepen as my whole leg became submerged. However I knew the worst was coming as my thigh with the cut remained and so did my upper body that was covered completely in more bruises, I knew I had to beg and hope for the best for my plan.
"I can only help you-"
"I want to be submerged completely now!!!". I begged closing my eyes, as I waited for the impact. It was silent at first, so much silent that you could hear a pin drop, and I kept holding my breath waiting in anticipation for everything to end.
Then, like a flash of light. I heard the loud clock sound and in a second my body was sent falling into the tub creating a huge splash that filled the whole area.
Just like that also, the pain was instant, every part of my body burned like I had been doused in acid. It felt like a million stabs all over. I couldn't scream as I couldn't breathe. Everything was cloudy and even my eyes burned as did my privates. I felt like I was dying as I sank further unable to swim . The more I stayed in the worse it got, but I didn't stay long in for as fast as I had entered so was I pulled out.
As the cold air hit my body , I screamed again the new pain worse as the air graced all my wounds. I couldn't open my eyes as it burned, so I kept it shut. I could only feel my body being pulled out of the tub and into the arms of someone who carried me away.
My body still ached and my eyes felt heavy as I began to drift.
"Welcome Valeria to The mafia and congratulations for being the first woman to get the Russian bath." I heard as I drifted further away to where everything was beautiful and peaceful.
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My life was now a living hell.
A week had gone by since the Russian bath and two weeks had gone by since I had been taken hostage by the mafia. A lot had changed about me, gone was the innocence I once had, gone was the old Valeria, for now, I had become a shell of myself, and worse now, I had been branded a killer.
My injuries were treated by a Doctor named Samuel, he was a general Practitioner that had debts to pay to the mafia who had surprisingly trained him in school.
His grandmother owed a debt of a million dollars from all her gambling expeditions, a case I was quite familiar with, which made sense why we cliqued so well on our first meet. His father, rest in peace to his soul, did all he could to pay the debt off, but he died early, barely reaching forty, which left all the remaining debt to Dr Samuel his only son who was ten at the time. Dr Samuel was then taken in by the mafia and trained to become the doctor he is.
The only downside amongst many was the fact that it was clearer than ever that his debt was forever, the mafia was like the devil, once you owe them, you pay not only with your life but that of your kids and generations to come.
Dr Samuel was a ray of sunshine in this dark world I had been thrown into.
I had been unconscious for three days, due to severity of my injuries and only awakened on the forth, the same day I was discharged. I was immediately picked up from the hospital and transported to my new home and prison all in one, La morada del diablo, 'The Devils abode' and code name Z26.
My home was anything but welcoming, it was cold, and anything but a home. I tried to be enthusiastic as the car entered through the dark gates of my new hell, but as I looked at the vast property and the eeriness of it I knew I had come to meet the devil here, because this, was hell.
At the top of the gates was a huge sign written in Spanish.
LA MORADA DEL DIABLO
BAGHDAD BRANCH.