The tears

rolled down her cheeks, her heart pounding so hard she thought it might give up and her hands were shaking.

'Love it will not betray you, dismay or enslave you,' he whispered in her ear.

'It will set you free,' he finished. 

Her shakes became uncontrolable and she could no longer stand his touch.

She shook him off and did the only thing she was good at.

She ran.