It's worse, the second time. She hasn't recovered and she isn't expecting it.
When it's all over she lies prone on the rooftop, face contorted in pain. Her heart feels like a bird trying to escape her ribcage; it's beating too fast, too strong. Any more of this and she feels it will simply break free of her.
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Date: 2006-05-28 05:59 pm (UTC)When it's all over she lies prone on the rooftop, face contorted in pain. Her heart feels like a bird trying to escape her ribcage; it's beating too fast, too strong. Any more of this and she feels it will simply break free of her.
"Please don't..."