She reached out her hand to take it, but it was far to quick for her.
She smiled and waved in a friendly way, but it was not to be deluded.
An angry hand stretched out to take it, but once again, it escaped.
Sobbing, she pleaded for pity, but it was not to be fooled so easily.
Sleeping, her dreams cried out against it, and her head was bent in sorrow--but it knew she was not ready, and continued to sing it's riddle, in a quiet, maddening way.
"Stop, I beg you!" She cried into the air, but the creature did not listen, and continued, laughing.
"Try everything you might, but it shall not matter to me, for until you find my secret, miserable you will be." it shouted as it circled above her head.
She stopped her longing for this creature to think for just a moment; her mind cleared, her thoughts sang, and her eyes filled with tears.
"I had always wished to capture you, and control your every move. But now I know your meaning, and I no longer seek to catch you."
"Did you learn my meaning? Did you learn it well? Do not forget the reason that I am here at all."
"I know now your reason---it is one that cannot be sold by man or beast--but used! Used for a purpose. You are the limit of my life, and now I know that as long as you are with me, I can control my own destiny."
"Then what is my name, the name you hated so much?"
"Your name is Time, and mine is Soul. Now that I know your meaning, I love you very much. Please don't ever leave me, until my Time is up."
