

The three sailors were smoking cigarettes and talking quietly. Melissa couldn't hear what they were saying. Turning, they approached her. Two of them leaned down and grabbed her by the wrists while the third pulled several pieces of light rope from under his jersey.
"What are you doing? Please, leave me alone! You've all had me, you've all had what you wanted, so just leave me alone! PLEASE just leave me alone!" she pleaded as they dragged her a short distance to a small sapling, where two of them pinned her arms down above her head, one on either side of the small tree, while the third tied her wrists together. Finished with that, they tied a piece of rope to each of Melissa's ankles and tied the other ends to two other small trees. Melissa was tied down, helpless, with her legs spread open.
"Please let me go. I won't say anything. I promise! Please!" Melissa begged. One of the sailors took out a handkerchief and stuffed it into Melissa's mouth. A second handkerchief was tied around her head to hold the first in place, making and effective gag.
"Now you just wait here, sweetmeat. We're going to go get a couple of beers, and then we'll come back and show you a real good time." one of the sailors told her before the three turned and walked away. Melissa was left alone, tied naked and spread-eagle in the grass.
Melissa lost track of time. She wasn't sure how long it had been since the three sailors had left her alone in the woods. She had been trying unsuccessfully to free herself from the rope that tied her wrists together ever since they had gone. What would they do when they came back? And then Melissa was struck with an even more frightening thought. What would SHE do if they DIDN'T come back? Would someone find her before she died of thirst?
She was still struggling when she heard something. Was it the three Americans coming back? She lay still and listened. Finally, she made it out. It was somebody humming. Somebody was walking through the woods humming! If she could only attract their attention.
"MMMMMMMMM!" Melissa tried screaming into her gag. If she could hear the walker's humming, then maybe that person was close enough to hear her. "MMMMMMMMMMMM!"
The humming stopped. Melissa stayed quiet for a moment and listened. She heard nothing. "MMMMMMMMMM! MMMMMMMMMMMMM!" she tried again. This time she heard someone moving towards her through the brush. Thank God! Now if only the person could free her and she could get dressed and away before the Americans returned. She heard the person coming closer.
"Lord! And what have we here, now?" The voice came from above her head, out of her line of sight. "Mmmmmmm!' she moaned into the gag, trying to communicate the urgency of the situation.
She heard someone walking towards her. Finally he came into view. He was in his early thirties, slender with dark hair. He let his gaze drift slowly over Melissa's naked body, noting the way she was tied down.