“If I keep going, what else is going to happen to me?” Carley asked.
“I told you already. I’m going to try to give you an experience pretty close to what an average captive Little would experience, so nothing too harsh, just something you might get from the average well-meaning but completely clueless Amazon caregiver,” Crystal said cheekily.
“You didn’t really answer my question. Can’t you go into specifics?” Carley asked.
Crystal put her hand to her chin and looked thoughtful for a few seconds. “It really wouldn’t be a good idea. I can talk you through the processes as they happen, but it’s kind of like boiling a frog.
If you turn up the heat too fast, it might just decide to hop out. Telling you everything right now would just make you more apprehensive.” Crystal made a loud sighing noise, “and what you need to do is…relax.” She mussed Carley’s hair.
