River`s ears still rang from the caving in roof, and she didn`t hear Gage. But her eyes caught his hand reaching out to her, then two people shuffled in her way.
She stood there, swaying, feeling so terribly out of place.
She shook her head, urging herself to snap out of it. To be strong, deal with it- like she always had.
But she didn`t want to. She didn`t want to just 'deal with it'.
She was vaguely aware that someone shoved into her shoulder then walked away from her.
Someone shuffled in-front of her and she caught sight of Zen and Gage for a split second, and a terrible urge to be with them and the others blast into her. She was sick and tired of being shoved away, discarded like a worthless rat, looked on with pity and disgust, being ignored while everyone else was heard. Then why was she taking it, and not standing up, and when she did, she quietly barked at someone and only to be looked at dully? Why didn`t she really stand up?
She tapped the person in-front of her- it was the Bartista. She glanced back at River in surprise. "Excuse me, I`d like to rejoin me friends." She choked out, her voice wavering. The other woman stared at her- shocked that the bloody girl had spoke, slowly she nodded and smiled, stepping out of River`s way.
Clearing the way to Zen and Gage and the rest of her friends.
She stumbled forward and stopped beside Gage and Zen. Not really knowing what to say.