Your head swims as adrenaline dilates every blood vessel in your brain. You smile. It keeps you from crying and makes it easier to attack with nails and teeth. Your skin goes numb and you can only feel on the inside, which makes it that much worse. Sounds are nearly drowned out by your own heartbeat but your reptilian brain is alert enough to pick them out. Your vision becomes black and white. You only see good and bad and want to remove the bad things. You pause for a moment before wishing her good luck, and walk away.