So. i promised to try to sort all this out. A lot of this is just speculation, but here is what i think happened.
John had a party that paid well enough that he would send girls even though he didn't much want to. So he chose me, probably because i could always be counted on to snivel and cry. And, he chose Kayla because he didn't like her and figured if someone had to get hurt, it may as well be her. He was nervous enough to warn us and to guard the place. i have no idea what these people were. The warning John gave leads me to believe that this was some sort of ritual or routine for them. At least a nearly annual occurrence. For the record, John also made them let the two boys go. He had to carry one of them, but they were both breathing when their handler picked them up. Altruism wasn't one of John's characteristics, so that is shocking to me. i have no idea why he did it. Perhaps he was just pissed off that his instructions weren't followed and wanted to end their party. Oh, and also, he was armed, and was not alone. There were four men backing him up. That just didn't seem relevant yesterday. i suspect Kayla probably berated John for making us go. She never knew when to shut up, and when John was nervous and upset was never a good time to question him. In fact, it was never a good time to question John. She got some lashes and he left her to hang for a while. A fairly light punishment normally, but for one who has just been impaled by a metal spike, extremely cruel i think. As for me, and Benny and my guilt. Well... he hated that kind of stuff. But, would often do it for me. Otherwise, i would hurt myself much worse than he did.
