she knew what she must do but she did not want to do it alone...she longed for love and affection but that was forbidden...

the night shes snuck from the temple to run away to join the Hyksos (she would rather be branded a bedouin than forfeit love) he stopped her...

they spent the night lying on the sand, cheek to cheek whispering confessions of their adoration towards each other....

this was forbidden...

they watched the stars sharing the stories of the ancient ones...

she could take it no longer, she turned to face him and their lips met...this kiss was forbidden, it was like the apple from the tree of knowledge, with that one simple act they changed the course of history...

they both knew this...

perhaps it would have been better if she had run away and joined the bedouins...perhaps in another life she would have found her love...

instead, the gods grin as they put the two lovers back on earth destined to be apart - punishment for an ancient crime...