River had sat and waited on the bench for any sign of Simon but there hadn't been, in truth she didn't want to go back to the apartment, just in case they didn't miss her. So that night she had curled up on the bench and slept there. As the sun began to rise she stirred a little and shivered against the morning chill ( Read more... )

Slowly she pulled the waist band of her pants down and over her stomach, she was already showing and she couldn't believe by how much. She ran her fingers slowly over her stomach and smiled a little, glad she was the only one around so no-one could see that dopey look on her face. After a moment she pulled the trousers back up and slipped on her ( Read more... )

Standing there looking at the clinic she felt worry build up inside of her. She was dirty, her hair was a mess and rather sandy, her dress was torn at the top a little and River felt fear run through her body. She'd been away from home for weeks after things had gotten too much for her and no-one had found her. Maybe Simon didn't want her around ( Read more... )

She wished it was next weekend already, the lure of surfing was pulling her in and the waves here just didn't seem to get big enough. She pouted softly and crossed her arms over her chest. She was seriously bored and she wanted something to do ( Read more... )

After this conversation. And is happening the same time as the party on the roof for Aggie.She told herself she needed just a moment, but she knew a moment would never be enough. By the time she had unlocked the door to her apartment tears were falling down her cheeks. She missed home, she missed her friends and those she called family, the places ( Read more... )

She had been running and she couldn't run any more, her legs and arms hurt, she had stopped to fight as long as she could but when the first strike hit her she bolted, fear running through her. Dizziness was settling in now, the lack of oxygen pumping through her starved muscles causing her foot to slip and her to stumble. A hand grabbed her ( Read more... )

The fireworks of the night before had scared her half to death and as she walked the streets she wondered what they were all for. It wasn't just one place, but so many places all at one. Flags were flying, parties were being held and she just wandered along slowly, aimlessly, trying to find the place where she should be ( Read more... )

Lost wasn't only words to describe River at this moment in time, there was also scared, lonely, and of course unstable. She'd been trying to find her bearings but had ended up just getting herself even more lost and as she walked the streets, trying to find something she recognized, people just kept knocking into her as they bustled passed in their ( Read more... )

She woke up cold and shivering on the concrete floor, fear etched into her face, she didn’t know where she was, and she didn’t understand what had happened to her ( Read more... )