[It took another punch or two before his words sunk in enough that she could take in more of her surroundings. That she was smelling fresh dirt and grass and the clean air of the new world they were on instead of the smells from that room. The tang of blood was still there, but it was hers, and it came only when her hand passed close to her face.
She stopped, bent over, hands on the ground with her fingers digging into it, trying to get a hold of herself. Her knuckles were white as she felt the grit from the ground dig in under her nails, her shoulders shaking as she took in long, deep breaths.]
Birch Street, Higgins Drive, Cobalt Lane...
[Her voice was quiet, shaky, a little breathy as she recited those familiar street names. As they did shit all to calm her, but it was a familiar routine, and that had her getting her breathing back under control.]
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She stopped, bent over, hands on the ground with her fingers digging into it, trying to get a hold of herself. Her knuckles were white as she felt the grit from the ground dig in under her nails, her shoulders shaking as she took in long, deep breaths.]
Birch Street, Higgins Drive, Cobalt Lane...
[Her voice was quiet, shaky, a little breathy as she recited those familiar street names. As they did shit all to calm her, but it was a familiar routine, and that had her getting her breathing back under control.]
Goddammit.