I would like to love you, I think I could be good at it.

“I don't know what to say.”

My hand moved to scratch my beard. I lifted my heel in a dance as I opened and closed my hand slowly with** **the rhythm of my foot.

“I love you. But your powers are too strong..they scare me.” she winced, moving her head so she wasn't looking directly at me.

I'm not going to hurt you.

“I’m not…”

The words wouldn't come, the saliva in my mouth thickened and I swallowed.

“I’m not-”

“-they scare me.” She got up from the table and quickly walked out of the restaurant.

A breath I had been holding in escaped me and I shivered. The loud chatters of the restaurant-goers suddenly came into focus and the ground beneath us shook. Their chatters became shrill screams now dancing with the rhythm of my heartbeat.