Antwan said as they shook hands, "I'll keep a lookout for more
candidates for you." The last sentence was accompanied by a glance at
the bound slave boys in the van, suggesting that more than one of them
had been picked out for Master's attention by Master Antwan.
With that the two masters said their goodbyes and shut the door to the
terrified slaves, who were then left in darkness. Jamie then felt the
van accelerate as they drove off. By now he was almost numb with terror
and completely paralyzed. His will to flee had been removed and although
the prospect of a lifetime of slavery loomed before him, he no longer
thought he could escape.
The drive took a long time, during which there was complete and utter
silence among the slaves in the van. It was as if no one dared even sob
or breathe loudly. Finally the van came to a halt and the doors were
opened. The two men came in and began removing the straps securing them
to the van after which the slaves were lined up outside the van. There
were no attempts at escape and Master was nowhere around. Jamie was one
of the first ones out of the van and he tried to see where he was.
Although it was very dark, he did manage to make out that they were
standing at what looked like the back entrance to a very large house, or
more accurately a castle-like structure.
When all the slave boys were out of the van, they were led into the
house and into a small room with no windows and a cement floor. There
was no light in the room, at least not one that was turned on and the
slaves stood close right inside the door looking bewildered at the dark
and completely bare room. One of the men said: "Goodnight, bitches.
Sleep tight." He then chuckled before closing the door and plunging the
room into complete darkness. The darkness was complete, not even a tiny
ray of light creeping under the door. Jamie couldn't see anything, but
he clearly felt the smooth bodies of the slaves standing next to him. A
