I felt something warm surrounding me. It was the warmth I could only dream and write about. The warmth from an embrace of a lover. The thought made my eyes snap open, and I was about to sat up when someone's arms stopped me from moving.
No no no no no no no no no.
This was not him. He couldn't reach me. No one in my family knows where I am. HE is not rich enough to even afford a visa. This man behind me cannot be him! I thought.
Yet my body was not listening to my logical mind. I began to tremble in fear and my breathing was becoming shorter and shorter, My heart was beating too fast. I could actually hear the blood rushing to my head.
"You're safe, lass, I'm here. Nothing will harm you."
"Duncan."
The arms that were wrapped around me slowly withdrew from my waist. The invisible rope that was slowly taking me down the dark path vanished. But, something inside me broke.
