Carissa and Christina, twin sisters at the age of 18, could have laughed and talked about the sweet troubles of puberty in the schoolyard. However, the trajectory of their lives took a sharp turn for the worse, and they were forced to endure undeserved suffering at such an age.
They grew up in poverty, lost their mothers, and had an alcoholic father. Not only did their father not take care of them, but he also abused them all the time. In desperation, they were so dependent on each other that they did not even have the opportunity to complete their basic education, so they had to drop out of school in their teens to work odd jobs in restaurants to make ends meet.
Faced with such a difficult life, the Shannon sisters are eager to change their destiny. They are essentially a pair of girls full of dreams, even if they live at the bottom, they want to survive decently.
One day, they learned on the Internet that there was a bunny girl beauty pageant, with a huge prize money and a good job opportunity, and they felt that this was a good time to turn over.
In the hearts of the sisters, there is a beautiful fantasy: as long as they rely on their appearance to earn enough bonuses, it means that they will no longer live a bullied life, and they can also have no worries about food and clothing, and realize their basic living needs.
Their original intention is very simple, they just want to get out of the current miserable life. However, the harsh reality soon dealt them a blow to the head, and their beautiful appearance attracted another form of suffering.
The Shannon sisters unexpectedly stand up in a bunny girl pageant, attracting the attention of Hefner, an old man in his eighties. This Hefner is the founder of the famous American men's magazine Playboy.
In the eyes of the sisters, Hefner represents a glamorous world. Someone who can get them out of their current predicament and live a good life. Even in the face of the old man's Yanfu, they did not hesitate to accept each other's kindness.
Soon, the Shannon sisters were taken to Hefner's villa in Los Angeles. It is a luxurious place with bright windows and a dazzling array of furniture.
There are also more than a dozen other young and beautiful girls living here, who are regarded as "canaries" by Hefner.
For a moment, the Shannon sisters seemed to have entered heaven. They eat the freshest fruits and vegetables, sleep in soft and warm beds, and wear fashionable and gorgeous clothes.
Hefner is a companion when he needs it, and the rest of the time is free to spend, and life is wet in it, and anyone will be fluttering.
The two sisters are like innocent birds, bewildered by the beauty in front of them, and temporarily forget their long-term plans. They even felt proud and proud of Hefner's pampering, causing envy and jealousy among the other girls.
As everyone knows, they are just objects in the hands of the old fox, and they will be abandoned one day.
The Shannon sisters have lived in the Hefner mansion for more than a year, and they are on thin ice. They are like sheep in the mouth of a tiger, and they are in danger of being preyed upon at any time.
On their 19th birthday, they finally experienced what it was like to be trapped. Hefner offered to take them to celebrate, and the happy sisters were unguarded.
But when they returned to the villa that night, a nightmarish night awaited them.
"Come, I have prepared a gift for you. Hefner took out two huge capsules and asked the Shannon sisters to swallow them on the spot. The two sisters looked at each other, not daring to disobey their master's orders.
They swallowed the capsule and soon became drowsy.
"Go and change into silk pajamas and see me again. Hefner's tone could not be refused. The sisters went to Hefner's bedroom in fear, only to see that the old man had stripped down to a red dressing gown and a lewd smile on his lips.
"Come here, my pretty little princess. It's your birthday. Hefner beckoned the Shannon sisters closer.
The next day, the sister woke up with ambiguous marks all over her body. They remembered the scene of the old man's hands roaming and kneading all over them, and they couldn't bear it anymore, and spit it out.
They constantly scrubbed their bodies with soap, trying to wash away the dirty feeling.
In the days that followed, the Shannon sisters were even more cold, and they were always on the lookout for fear that Hefner would ask for it again. It was exactly as they expected, and almost every night Hefner would come to them to "have fun".
In this way, my sister Kalisa's menstruation did not come for a long time. A terrible guess rose in her heart, and she hurriedly went to the hospital secretly for an examination. The test turned out to be as she expected, she completely hated the uninvited guest in her belly, and she made up her mind to have an abortion immediately.
On the day of the operation, Kalisa lay on the operating table, tears streaming down her face. They never imagined that their lives would be like this, and that they would be forced to make such painful choices.
The blind illusions that have been in place all along, and they really realize that they are just dolls of the old man's desires.
After the great trauma of being forced into a relationship and having an abortion, the Shannon sisters' already fragile psychological defenses completely collapsed. They spend their days without love, wandering around mansions like the walking dead.
It didn't take long for the old fox to reveal his vicious nature. Hefner was tired of the "toys" and from one day on, he no longer summoned them, and he no longer had extravagant food and clothing.
The two sisters were abandoned in this way, and life returned to the beginning of despair.
During their time in the mansion, the Shannon sisters had come to consider themselves Hefner's most favored lovers. Even though they were tormented, they had a glimmer of hope and wanted to occupy a unique place in the old man's heart.
Unexpectedly, everything came to naught, and they were thrown into an unknown corner like used inflatable dolls.
Recalling the luxurious life of the past year or so, the Shannon sisters regret their ease of reserve. They paid a huge price and now they get nothing. They even envy the girls who can still stay with the old man, and as long as they can not return to their old lives, they are willing to continue to play the role of canary.
But the reality is that they really have nothing. You can't take away even one of the food, clothing, housing and transportation in the mansion. They had to find a job outside again, start their difficult working life again, and everything was back to square one.
What the hell is the goddess of fate playing such a cruel joke on them? The Shannon sisters are in a state of unprecedented confusion and despair. They trusted the old man so much, but in the end they got nothing.
From the moment they were abandoned by Hefner, the Shannon sisters' lives went downhill. They are still living a life of begging for a living, and they are played by fate between applause.
Now, more than ten years have passed, and the appearance of the two sisters is no longer what it was back then.
Both Carissa and Christina have gained a lot of weight, their faces are full of wrinkles, and they can no longer see how beautiful they were back then. They still work in the restaurant, barely making ends meet.
The dull and desperate life continues to erode their will like a pool of stagnant water.
One day, they were approached by a film and television company to make a documentary about their experiences with Hefner as a young man. The two sisters agreed without thinking about it, knowing that this was an opportunity to reexpose themselves.
As a result, the Shannon sisters told the details of their experiences of being favored by Hefner at the age of 18, and then being insulted and abandoned. They show the hardships and helplessness of their lives in front of the camera, hoping to gain public sympathy.
Even though they are no longer what they used to be, the Shannon sisters still have a belief in changing their lives. They are eager to take advantage of this opportunity to be reborn and become the new darlings of the entertainment industry.
Even if they can't go back in time, at least they can make a decent living.
So, as soon as the documentary was broadcast, the Shannon sisters really got the sympathy of netizens who didn't know each other. They have become household names, with interviews and variety show invitations flocking to them.
The two sisters tasted the sweetness again, and they became even more greedy for this new Vanity Fair.
Hefner, the founder of Playboy magazine, was a symbolic figure in his own right. He was obsessed with beauty all his life, keeping young and beautiful girls, and taking extravagance and romance as his life creed.
Hefner has long been surprised by the criticism from the outside world. He relied on his title and status as a "playboy" and took all kinds of pleasures for granted. In his set of values, the Shannon sisters are just a condiment in the spice of life.
Not to mention that Hefner's way of life is not in line with universal values, he is after all a product of the last century. At that time, the objectification of women was deeper, and Hefner's behavior of capturing beautiful things was more in line with the mainstream aesthetics of his particular era.
Of course, even today, Hefner's actions go far beyond the bottom line of morality. He uses his power and capital to satisfy all kinds of desires, and treats the girls who look up to him as consumer goods.
This is immoral in any era.
Thankfully, with the progress of society, this distorted power trade is gradually being phased out. More and more women who have been in misfortune are coming forward to expose the ugliness and sin that lies behind the glossy façade of the powerful.
This may become a new social movement in the future. Perhaps it is this force that will one day be able to completely change the legacy of history like Hefner and usher in a new world of true equality and justice.
What happened to the Shannon sisters is just the tip of the iceberg, and similar incidents are not uncommon among the entire bunny girl community. This group of women who make a living from external conditions are often devastated by life.
According to the data, more than 85% of the women who choose to become bunny girls are from poor backgrounds and have a low level of education. The vast majority of them blindly join the industry with the beautiful vision of flying solo by their posture.
However, the cruel reality is that only about 2% of those who can stand out in the bunny girl industry and become first-line stars or Internet celebrities. Those who succeed often need to do their best to be the best in a competitive environment.
And the remaining 98% of ordinary bunny girls who failed to become popular have a miserable life trajectory. They will constantly change different employers, some will be taken as mistresses, some will be reduced to the playthings of the rich, and some will eventually fall into a lower living environment.
Suffice it to say, the bunny girl group is the most vulnerable and vulnerable group in this society. Not only do they often face discrimination from all quarters, but they are also more likely to fall prey to power and desire.
In a way, their tragic fate can be seen as a microcosm of this era.
Therefore, we should not laugh at their superficiality and stupidity, but be tolerant and merciful of what they have endured. Maybe everyone has a beautiful dream of leaving the bottom in their hearts, but there are too many unknown traps hidden at the front end of the road, and they often fall into it in a silent way, but are swallowed up by this land.