Still feeling unsteady, she didn't let go of her grip on his shoulder. At the moment, she felt like he was the only thing standing between her and a return trip to the floor.
"My family, they-" She shook her head. "I thought they were right there. That they'd seen me, and-"
He voice choked on the words.
"But then they weren't. I don't know what happened, but... I was this close to the most humiliating moment of my life."