A Handmaiden's Tale
By Handmaiden Dorme
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Hello all!
This is my first FanFic and I am trying really hard.
If you have something you love, something you hate, or something you want to add let me know. All criticism in appreciated, good or bad.
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Chapter one
You are woken by the sound of a screeching door. Opening your eyes you are blinded as you look into the harsh Tatooine sunlight. You try to shield your eyes with your arm and are yanked from you enclosure by some manner of man and shoved in a line. You attempt to protest but hear no sound escape you lips.
You look around you and wait for you eyes to adjust. As you glance down you notice that you are wearing a sheer white dress that flows down your body to the ground. The ends are soiled and you gasp as you realise that all the men around you are staring. You hastily try to cover yourself and feel a searing pain shoot through your arm and up to your shoulder. You scream out and grab you shoulder as you are shoved once more as the line moves along. You try to look at your shoulder and see only the familiar redness of blood.
You sigh.
The line moves suddenly and you are almost knocked off your feet. You are now standing at the foot of some wooden stairs and you hear the voice of what you can only assume is an announcer of some kind.
"This young woman is barely 17, a fine life long investment. She has minor injuries and is well endowed" you feel yourself being pushed towards the stage and suddenly you realise that you are at an auction and that you're up next.
"NO!" You are shocked by the sudden forcefulness of your own voice. You struggle as you feel someone's hands being wrapped around your waist as they try to subdue you.
"As you can see she has plenty of energy and would be perfect for the lonely man. Look up now, so we can all see your pretty face."
You head is yanked up as someone pulls on your russet locks. You stare into the crowd scanning for anyone who may help you. You make eye contact with a man who stares back into your eyes and you suddenly remember what you're wearing. You look away and sweep the crown once more.
No one. No one will help you.
"Bidding will start at 500."
"500"
"520"
"550"
"550, is that the final bet?"
"800"
Your eyes snap up. Who would have bet that much on anything let alone you.
"Sold" you hear the announcer say. You are lead off the stage with no complaint. There's no point in fighting now, not until you find where you're going and where you'll be kept.
It could possibly be easy to escape.
You await your "collection" in a holding cell of some type and as soon as the guard moves elsewhere you begin to try and find a way out of the tiny cage.
You're struggling with a partially loose bar when the man from the crowd walks over to you. You don't notice him and continue to try to prise the bar free.
"Hello"
You jump and spin around. You now get to see him more closely. He has a stern but gentle look about him and he wasn't what you had expected a person who bid for slaves would look like, but then weirdos can come in any shape or form.
"Hello? You can speak basic can't you?" a hint of disappointment apparent in his voice.
"Hi" You say spitefully.
"What's your name?" he asks, most sincerely you notice.
"I. . . I. . . I don't remember" you stammer out.
"Who am I? Where am I from?" the panic becoming apparent in your voice.
"Don't worry I'll help you" he replies.
"Oh sure" you mutter between sobs.
You realise you're crying and try desperately to stop yourself as he begins to walk towards one of the guards.
Oh great you think. Now he's getting the guard, what next?
"Unlock the cage" he instructs the man, he obliges.
The guard leaves and you're standing with him and watch as his eyes sweep up and down you.
"Here" he says as he offers you his jacket.
You take it willingly and put it on to cover yourself.
He begins to walk away.
He turns and smiles.
"You have to come too, you know"
"Oh, right. Sorry" you reply and you follow him.
You leave the market place and head out of Mos Eisley. You look around you and realise that you're on the outskirts of the Tatooine Desert. You spy a small craft in the distance and realise that you're heading for it. You take on last look around you and spy a cave a while away.
You look at the back of his head and notice all the sand that has been blown into his dark hair.
You dash for the cave. You feel your bare feet beginning to burn as you run at full speed.
You hear a beeping and turn to see that he has begun to run after you.
"Hey wait!" you hear him protest.
You look ahead and see the cave getting closer.
"Come back! There's a sand storm coming up and we have to get inside!"
You glance back at him and continue to run. You look and see that the cave is now only a few meters away.
You turn once more and then nothing. You feel no ground under your feet and you realise that you are falling. You hit the ground and then all goes black.
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Looks like you're on your way to being caught again!
Review if you want to know what happens! If I don't get any reviews then I wont post anymore.
H. Dorme
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