A Slave Story

You are a 24 year old on the selling block. There is a starved man with a sallow complexion to your left, and a boy that couldn't have been older than 8 to your right. There are 3 well-dressed men with greasy handlebar mustaches in front of you. One is tall, intimidating, and has a whip in his hand; one looks exceedingly kind; the final one has no expression on his face.