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I tried to escape towards the Canadian border to escape Gilead
but I was captured and sent to re-education camp.
Welcome to Bodhell. The Lord bless you for coming here.
I was brainwashed,
re-educated into a Handmaid.
I was assigned to Serena Joy's household.
The only walks I had are with Ofglen
During our shopping trips.
I lost my freedom,
my rights.
Life in Gilead is terrible.
I was assigned to the Commander,
a tough and admired official.
We often meet secretly.
Speed is just one of the many games we played.
We don't do these things anymore.
The Commander's room was a trip into the past
before Gilead happened.
Books and magazines were burned, women became private property
and any types of entertainment such as this game were forbidden.
One day, Ofglen offered a way out to Canada.
I was suspicious of her.
She could be an Eye, a spy,
I accepted her though. I trusted her.
One day I was told I was transferred.
I wasn't sure whether I was rescued from this frying pan
or I was to be moved
into the fire.
Are these guards my saviours or are they my captors?