"You didn't have any sexual relations with your mate? You would come to regret it since the yearning for your mate would force you to strangle to death if you did it."

"So?" I scream. "Is everything going to be great if we just had a little sex? Is it feasible that I would never like him or desire to have sexual relations with him in the future?"

Neme bursts out laughing. The head is thrown back, and the eyes are closed. "Sussan, you can't run away from your fate. It tracks you down."

I heave a sigh

Neme continues to walk, without glancing back at any point. She enters...