Aimee walked through the doorway to find herself in an
aisle between two steeply raked ranks of seats. The auditorium ahead was
very brightly lit by dozens of powerful lamps which blazed down from
high above her head. The noise of the audience echoed round the walls of
the aisle causing Aimee's to grow more tense by the second. As she
walked out into the flood-lit auditorium the audience fell silent. A low circular wall formed an arena in the centre of the auditorium. The arena floor was formed of pale polished wood that looked as if it could double as a ball room floor. Most of the area was now covered with a heavy dark blue wrestling mat. The nearest corner of the mat was coloured red, while the corner diagonally opposite was white. |