The paladins - part 1
by parthianstories@yahoo.com



Daniela and Helena had been orphaned in early childhood, of which they had no
memories. Their memories had always consisted of being shuttled from one
foster home to another. They ended up in the same high school in Eugene,
Oregon. Given they had common ground, they soon became best of friends. After
high school graduation, when they were 18, they saw an advertisement in the
local paper about an experimental new drug that would increase the 'curves' of
young women. The advertisement mentioned that participants would get paid 1000
dollars for their time. The thought of making a thousand bucks and becoming
curvier seemed too good to pass up. So one day, they went to the address
provided, and met with a member of the company that made the drug. After a
quick physical examination, the girls were approved for the study. All they
had to do was to provide the required signatures. No one else other than the
two girls volunteered for the study. When at first, the heads of this shady
corporation, two young and unscrupulous 26 year-olds by the names of Joseph
Harvey and Jack Madison were informed that there were only two subjects for
their study, they weren't sure what to do. After a day's thought it was
decided that they should go ahead with the study, as their reasoning was that
'what is the worst that can possibly happen? ' as they were dealing with two
18 year olds who had been orphaned. Just to be on the safe side, they had the
girls sign a 'release' form, stating that the company was not to be held
liable if anything unforeseen happened. After a month's wait, the girls got a
year's supply of the drug in the mail. It was in the form of a cherry-flavored
red liquid, of which they had to drink two tablespoons, three times a day.

End of part 1.