She was also gagged. There was a large round ball in her mouth that stretched her lips uncomfortably around, her teeth unable to clench. She tried to make a sound, a protest, anything, but the noise came out muffled around the gag, tied tightly around the back of her head. Her heart was racing now, feeling horribly helpless and vulnerable, unable to move, unable to speak, even to make a plea or a cry for help.