She waved off the apology with a vague gesture of her hand. "I'm not offended, just..." now the vague gesture was towards her own head, "..it hurts remembering." Her expression turned weary as she pushed that gesturing hand back into her hair. "I'm tired of hurting, y'know?"
She gave a wincing sort of smile and shrugged. "I'll be okay. I survive. It's what I'm good at."