While her primary attention was focused on the terrible implements mounted on the walls and around the room, Cheryl ignored the nagging pain in her shoulder muscles. But only after a few minutes, ten, at most, she began to be concerned. She had wondered at the unusual angle at which her arms had been bound. Now the reason was beginning to dawn on her. Frantically, she tried to stretch her toes to reach the floor. If she really pushed, she could scrape her big toe on the rough concrete beneath her feet. She would get no support from there. She tried to anchor her feet on the pole, but, after only a brief moment, her feet would slide down and the relief she obtained in her shoulders was minimal.
As the time dragged on, Cheryl’s pain grew worse. She had given up trying to brace her feet on t
