Carrie’s Point of View
Calm voices started to ring out around me. There were no shouts, just raised hands and steel voices barely above a whisper. At the raise of a hand, they spoke their price and left it at that. As far as I could tell, there wasn't even any arguing.
I think it would have been better if they were shouting.
Their calm demeanor scared me witless. Maybe it was because I was searching for some sign of humanity in this place. Maybe it was because I wanted some sort of mercy from these animals. But all my eyes beheld were a ruthless and sadistic crowd, who couldn't wait to get their hands on me. As I stared into the eyes of each of the creatures before me, fear completely overcame me. Despite my best efforts, tears started to flow from my eyes.
Because my hands were held
