Chapter Five
The big news at breakfast was that one of the slaves, a new arrival who had thought as Arthur had that this was a weekend fantasy camp, had tried to escape. He hadn’t made it past the invisible fence and had spent a miserable night in the woods before being run to ground by Hilda. He had been dragged back to the pool deck in chains. Jenett announced that punishment would be at eleven on the deck for any interested party and that all of the slaves, except those who were locked down or occupied with an owner, were required to attend. She made a special point of stopping by Emma’s table to speak with her.
“As I told you when you arrived,” she said, “our only punishment for attempted escapees is the q-tip which has certainly made you famous in our circles. I’d take it as a great
