still i rise

“okay, good. well– oh.” ava reached into her shoulder bag and pulled out of a bottle of water, holding it out to the stranger. “here.”

“are– are you okay?” ava asked, approaching the blonde haired woman who looked like she might be in pain.

*· ☆,.- The reaper shook her head, “ You do not look fine. I have seen what happened between you and the other, so… are you sure you do not need any medical assistance?”

*· ☆,.- “Hey. Is… everything alright?” Juliette had been watching the fight, but, since she was usually not interfering, the reaper had not been sure what to do. “Should I bring you to a doctor, maybe?”

alex looked doubtful. “are you sure its that?”

alex ran to the blonde’s side, helping her stand. “hey, i’m a nurse.” she exclaimed. “let me help you, okay?” she wouldn’t let the girl remain in pain if she had anything to say about it. 

“came to find you and v.”

“darce?”

“This is Sioux Falls, right?”

“ tell me what? “ she sighed at her sister’s hesitance. if she knew something it was important for her to know it too, right? “ just… tell me. “ vanessa encouraged. it was not like this day could get any worse. 

“So I’ve been thinking about this for a while, and for the life of me I can’t figure it out… do you know the difference between cheap and expensive wine because I literally can not tell the difference. Put me on trial and I’ll say the same thing.”

“ this weekend?! but… “ that was impossible. “ no. i woke up today and i didn’t even know where i was. “ leave alone how or why she showed up in sioux falls of all places. vanessa never heard about this town until today. 

“Did you see that? The people were…” David trailed off, letting the door close behind him, “I don’t know, but this town has gotten a lot more interesting lately.” 

“ darcy, i have no idea what you’re talking about, i swear to you. i haven’t seen you in years. not since you left home. “

“ it’s sad, isn’t it? but don’t be too hard on yourself ; no one noticed. it was quite easy to fool you all. “