She began to cry, her sobs muffled as she leaned forward against her arms.
Nishani didn't resist when he wrapped his arms around her but began to cry the soul-deep sobs he remembered from his youth.
She continued to cry in muffled sobs against his chest.
She was sure he would speak soft, tender words to her such as her father had uttered before his death, and that she would not be able to bear it and would burst into sobs in his presence.
She was unable to control the sobs that ravaged her body.