IMAGINE DAY ONE

I don't know when the tremor struck but its magnitude was
overwhelming. The force of it woke me from a peaceful sleep and I
reacted as if in a dream. I knew not where I was, who I was, or what
was happening to me. It was very dark. I probed for clues and sensed I
was in some type of cavern. To my horror I realized the walls were
closing in around me.

I tried to escape, but it was too late. The walls were upon me. I knew
I would be crushed between them. To my surprise they began to squeeze
me instead. I soon found myself being pushed along by the squeezing
power of the walls. I fought back defiantly and soon realized
resistance was futile.

I was powerless as the walls squeezed me, pushing me along in a
headfirst descent. Suddenly I reached an opening too small for my head
to fit through. But the walls kept pushing.

I tried to resist once more?but the walls kept pushing.

My head was being crushed?but the walls kept pushing.

They pushed and pushed until my head squashed through the opening like
a piece of clay. What force was this that could change the shape of my
head? I had little time to wonder as the pushing continued. A bright
light radiated before me and I was blinded by its glare. The walls
continued to push and I felt my entire body passing through the opening
that had been too small for my head.

A sudden chill overcame me as I emerged into the realm of the bright
light. I was terrified as I heard strange voices around me. The light
prevented me from opening my eyes, but I would not let them see my
fear.

Boy, was I wrong!

Someone smacked me! I wondered how a smack could hurt so bad then
realized I was bare-assed. I was hurt and embarrassed but I would not
let them see me cry.

Boy, was I wrong!

They smacked me again?harder! This time I let out a bloodcurdling
scream. I cried and cried as I squirmed helplessly before them. It
seemed to give them pleasure to see me in such discomfort.

I opened my eyes slightly to see what kind of sadists they were. My
heart skipped a beat at the sight of them. They were all so big! I must
have been in the land of the giants. I was petrified!

My fears grew as I saw they were all wearing masks. I don't know what
they were afraid of. I certainly wasn't going to identify them. I'd be
lucky to get out alive.

As I wondered what could possibly happen next, one of the giants went
for my lifeline. A shock of fear bolted up my spine. If he got to it I
was a goner. I tried to grab it but missed. I tried again but the giant
got it. I watched in horror as he took it in his hands and severed it.
Even with a mask I could tell he smiled ghoulishly as he tied it in a
knot cutting off my air supply. I screamed at the realization of my
impending suffocation?and died.

The next thing I knew I was waking up in a quiet room with gentle
lighting. I wasn't dead after all. I breathed a sigh of relief as I
realized I had been dreaming. Yet I wondered where I was? Nothing
seemed familiar. I tried to look around but I was wrapped in some type
of cocoon that held my arms to my side leaving me immobile. I tried to
free myself to no avail. Again I wondered where I was?

I heard talking nearby and found I was able to turn my head. I stranded
to look and see who spoke. Two other little people like myself laid
beside me wrapped in similar fashion. They were looking at me and
laughing. One of them said I had a funny shaped head. The other said I
looked like a frog. I really didn't care what I looked like. I was just
glad they spoke my language. I asked them where we were. They said they
were Cesarians, so I figured we were in Cesaria.

I looked in the other direction and saw more little people. Was I part
of some sort of mass abduction? They were making strange noises. It was
obvious they'd been drugged.

Suddenly a woman dressed in white burst into the room. She was huge! My
eyeballs almost popped out of my head as I saw her and immediately
realized I had not been dreaming. Everything that happened to me was
real. I was in the land of the giants. I let out another of my
bloodcurdling screams!

She came at me and stuck something in my mouth. I don't know why, but I
began to suck on it. It contained a warm liquid that tasted good. I
looked at the Cesarians. They were doing the same thing. We consumed
large quantities of it and I began to get drowsy. My eyes flew open as
I realized it was probably the formula they were using to drug
us.

I spit mine out and tried to warn the others but the giant lady ran
over and put it back in my mouth. I spit it out again. Then she got
hostile. She reached down, grabbed me with her big hands, picked me up,
threw me over her shoulder, and slapped me on the back so hard I
burped.

Then she put a bear hug on me and tried to squeeze me to death. She
squeezed and squeezed and began to sing a sadistic song about a baby
falling from a treetop. I knew I had to get out of her grasp or I was a
goner. I tried to free myself but I was helpless, she overpowered me. I
couldn't kick, I couldn't scratch, I couldn't move, but I knew I had to
do something. So I spit-up on her!

It worked! She went limp and made a strange noise. I thought she would
drop me, but she didn't. She put me down and hurried out of the room. I
could feel myself getting drowsier. I knew I had to warn the others. I
looked about the room. This time I could see everything in it. I was
surprised to see they had so many of us. There must have been a dozen
others.

I yelled for them to spit out their drugs, but they kept sucking. I
told them we had to escape, but they kept sucking. I looked to the
Cesarians?it was pitiful, just pitiful! They couldn't even lift their
little heads. They tried to speak but their words were garbled. I could
tell they lost all sense of reality. They were so pitiful I wanted to
cry?so I did.

The next thing I knew I was opening my eyes. I felt rested but cranky.
I looked about the room and saw fewer of us. I looked to the
Cesarians?they were gone! Once again I began to cry. I felt so
alone.

Suddenly the door flew open and the giant lady barged in. She came
straight to me and smiled a big ghoulish smile. I tried to tell her I
was sorry for spitting-up on her but the effects of the drug left my
speech slurred. She reached down and lifted me into her huge arms. I
was sure she was seeking revenge and wondered what form it would be in?
I was horrified as she carried me from the room and down a long
corridor. I resolved she would not see my fear?but I think my screaming
kind of gave it away.

I must have passed-out again, for the next thing I knew I was lying on
a hard table under a bright light. The lady was there, but she was not
alone. Giants surrounded me. One of them seemed to be their leader,
everyone jumped when he spoke. Before I knew what was happening they
removed me from the cocoon and presented me to him. My limbs were free
so I kicked my feet and flung my arms wildly, but I couldn't even roll
over. They grabbed me and held me down. I looked up at the leader. He
was holding a sharp instrument. I didn't know what they were up to, but
I knew it wasn't good. I gathered up every ounce of strength I had left
and let out the most bloodcurdling scream that would ever be
heard.

Boy, was I wrong!

Man's inhumanity to man reached new heights on that day. The one with
the sharp instrument went to work on me. That's when I let out the most
bloodcurdling scream that would ever be heard. I can't even tell you
what he did, but I know I'll never be the same again.

The next thing I knew I was back in the group room. Fear had taken over
me! I was in a living nightmare. I knew that I was in the hands of
sadistic demons. I began to yell and scream and kick my feet?,which
hurt quite a bit. I quit kicking my feet and just screamed.

The giant lady charged into the room! I was horrified! What would she
do to me now? She reached down to grab me. I tried to bite her but they
must have pulled my teeth out. I gummed her as hard as I could. She
picked me up and carried me out of the room. We started down the
corridor again and I screamed once more. I knew it wouldn't work so I
held my breath. She brought me out of it like a witch tickling a
toad.

We entered a room where another giant lady was lying in a bed. The one
carrying me lady put me down beside her. I looked up at her. She was
smiling at me. She had a weary look on her face and I could tell she'd
been through a lot. It was obviously a big day for both of us. I felt a
strange attraction for her. I don't know why, but I quit crying. I felt
warm as she cradled me in her arms. Suddenly I knew I was safe!

By George