She huffs a soft sound, somewhere between a laugh and something far more strangled that she doesn't even have a name for. Her head is spinning a little, and she isn't sure what to make of these last handful of minutes.

There are so many things she wants to say- yell, scream, cry. But none of it comes. Instead, she just looks kind of pitiful, trying not to cry in the middle of the sidewalk, and a little like she can't decide if she's hallucinating or not.

In the end, Yelena decides words are pointless and instead, she just takes the steps to close the space between them and hugs her tighter than she thinks she's ever hugged anyone. She lingers in that moment as long as Natasha might let her as she whispers, "Sestra..." her voice thick and full of emotion, tears spilling hot down her cheeks.