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Yvonne opened her eyes to a blackness and silence that\ncaused her breath to stop and her heart to stutter. She lifted her hands up to\nfeel her face, OK, I seem to be alive at\nany rate!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Putting her hands down she felt around, perceiving a\nslightly scratchy covering, probably a blanket, and a cool stiff fabric, a sheet<\/em>. I can\u2019t be in that much danger if they\u2019ve put me in a bed!<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yvonne turned and put her feet down until they touched the\nfloor. It was warm and slightly slippery. She stood up and, waving her hands in\nfront of her, tried to find a wall in what she hoped was a bedroom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

A noise froze her in place and as her heart rate\naccelerated she heard a voice, \u2018I\u2019m glad to see you\u2019re awake. Someone will come\nto fetch you in a few minutes. Sit back down and wait.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Hello. Who\u2019s there? Where am I? Who are you? Why am I\nhere?\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yvonne\u2019s panicked stuttering ground to a halt when she\nreceived no answers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gradually she could perceive light and then the outline of\na door and soon footsteps coming towards her. When they stopped she saw the\ndoor begin to open inwards and a dark shadow entered the room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Follow me.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yvonne raced after the man who was quickly striding away.\n\u2018Please slow down. I can\u2019t keep up with you if you go so fast.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Not my problem.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eventually she was led into a room where several people\nappeared to be eating. \u2018This is the dining hall. All your meals will be served\nhere. You will be given a timetable outlining your daily routine. If you aren\u2019t\nhere you won\u2019t get food. I\u2019ll take you to get clothes next but first I\u2019ll give\nyou your work schedule.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018My what? Who the hell do you think you are?\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Do you remember the resolution you broke?\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018What\u2019s that got to do with anything?\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018That\u2019s why you\u2019re here.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018What?\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018My you have a marvellous conversational ability. Now\u2026\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Hold on a minute. Who cares about that? I demand to know\nwhat\u2019s happening here.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Do you? How interesting. Do you remember being told that\nyou have to keep your resolutions?\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Yes, but\u2026\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Do you remember the party you were in last night?\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yvonne nodded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Do you remember the resolution ceremony and then this\nmorning how you broke that resolution?\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Yes but everyone breaks resolutions.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018No.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018What?\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018You\u2019re very fond of that word. You have broken your\nresolution and now you are here, where all people who break their resolutions\nare sent. Now you must work for us at whatever we task we give you.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018You can\u2019t do that. That\u2019s slavery.\u2019\n\n\u2018I\u2019m so glad you\u2019ve\ncaught on. To be fed you need to work. To be clothed you need to work. To get a\nroom you need to work. Understand? Good. Now let\u2019s get on with the first day of\nthe rest of your life.\u2019\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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