It was a wonderful feeling to go some place on her own free will. She wasn't being taken by force to some unknown man's home, or some unknown hotel or club. She knew where she was going and did so with her own two feet. It was a thrill, to say the least, and Sheona felt like the luckiest girl in the world.
At the shop, she marveled at all the beautiful colors and textures of fabrics, fluttering around the store like a ballerina as she sampled each choice of fabric; feeling the softness of it against her cheek and testing the color against her skin. Too pale for certain colors right now, she decided on a basic palette of earth tones with a dash of color.
The women in the shop watched her with various tones in their faces, which made Sheona weary and she toned down her excitement. She noticed how they were dressed in finer attire, and wore shoes and hats with feathers adorning them. They made her feel strange, but she didn't care... She knew they're lives were better, but her's was just getting started.
After selecting a few yards of color, and thread, the store assistant carried everything to the counter for her - which was a shock to her, to have a man do something for her without her begging or receiving punishment for it. As they checked out, she looked around some more, finding more things to purchase for another season. She didn't realize that a gentleman, husband to one of the customers shopping, had stepped behind her.
"You seem lost, young one." He smiled at her as she turned, finding herself lacking in personal space. "I can help you find your way to my home tonight. I'll take care of you until you remember you way back home..."
His fingers raised to collect a strand of her hair, and Sheona stiffened, looking around the man to find Russ, but she couldn't see anything. She stumbled, slipping herself around the man quickly and rushing back to the main portion of the store. The man didn't follow, but watched as she returned to Russ's side, grabbing onto his tucked shirt from behind to hide her face in the middle of his back.