When he bumped into her, it triggered the flashbacks, she could see the girls as clearly as she did him, bumping into her, kicking her.
'Plug it up! Plug it up!' 'Praying Carrie! Praying Carrie!'
It was only a minute at the most, but it was enough for her to back away, tensing up, her head down. The reaction wasn't unlike that of an animal that made itself smaller when it expected to be hit.
"It's ok. You don't have to apologize." Maybe she should've just stayed in the dorms.