Rae stared blankly. The woman smiled as if she thought it made her look friendly.
"You should come with me," said the woman. "Don't you agree?"
Rae risked turning her back and ran. She saw glimpses of grass growing between cracks, and she felt sick to her stomach. Grass would not stop this woman.
She saw a garden ahead, and threw herself toward it. There were vines just visible over the height of the wall, until they grew down and let her climb up. The roses within filled her with relief, and she scrambled down the vines to the ground.