Opening: Day 2

Word Count: 12,007

Summary of Events:
Chapter 3:
Keiller had a chat with Julius, encouraging him to use his confinement to think about how to change. Sophia got in trouble with Madame LeRoy because she couldn't get enough air, but one of the other girls came to her aid. Keiller then went to the stage depot and had an altercation with Mr. Glanfield.
Chapter 4:
Karita was dressed just like Sophia and they were both sent into the main room where Karita ended up attracting the attention of the one-eared man Sophia had seen before; Sophia came to Karita's defense, but ended up getting carried off.

Excerpt of the Day:
"Sophia went to punch him in the eye again, but he stopped her fist this time and took her up at the waist, hoisting her over his shoulder. She screamed and pounded at his shoulder as he started walking.
Fiercely she squirmed against his grip, but couldn't get free. She looked up and saw Karita staring out the door of the room, her eyes wide with horror. Sophia fought desperately to pull free from his grip, but he carried her out into the rather cold desert night and kept walking.
Sophia twisted her face at the revulsion of the idea, but she figured it would be effective, so she bent down and sank her teeth into the muscles of his back, making sure to keep her tongue well away from his shirt.
He roared again and whipped her off of his shoulder and onto the ground, setting his hand firmly on her collarbone — so firm, in fact, that she was afraid the bone would break — and glared at her.
"I won't have any more of this, pet," he growled.
Sophia screamed as her legs were exposed to the night air. He wrapped his hand around her throat until Sophia was gasping and clutching at it. After a few moments he then came up to her face and tied a gag around her mouth.
Now that her throat was open again Sophia tried to scream, but all that came out were pathetic squeaks and whimpers. She fought and struggled against his hold until tears were streaming down into her hair, some also getting into her ears.
She could feel what he was doing and fought fiercely against it, still trying to scream while he uttered deep, guttural groans of pleasure. Sophia couldn't get free of him, although she struggled and fought violently against his hold. He was a strong man.
Finally he stopped, then he came over to her mouth and removed the gag. He smiled at her with his ugly smile, looking all the more hideous in the dark with just one eye looking at her.
"Now that's a good pet," he said. "Let's go for a little walk."
The man pulled Sophia to her feet. Sophia jerked away from him and found, much to her surprised — and it seemed also his surprise — that she was free of his hold. After that brief moment of realization Sophia whirled around and ran.
"Hey! Get back here!" the man shouted.
Sophia ran as fast as her legs could carry her, skirts gathered in her hands, flying past the buildings, down the road, her ribs pressing fiercely at the corset restraining them, her lungs desperately inhaling as deeply as possible — yet still not seeming to get enough air.
Eventually the buildings ended and Sophia was in the open. She kept running, not caring what direction she was facing in, just running through the sand, and as far away as she could get from the lights of Yerington. She was not going back there, ever."