Her chest heaved up and down, her heart pounding intensely. Her face turned paler and

paler, her head light, hands clammy, toes squirming, eyes wide, mind in utter chaos.

"I tried running away," she abruptly said. She couldn't mentally brace herself for his torture.

She didn’t know what got into her. Her hands moved, and she hugged him tightly. Her frame

began to shiver with hiccups as her tears soaked his shirt.

She felt helpless. She felt bound. She realized, she had nowhere to go. All the ...