Oh. Sally hadn't even noticed that she was not answering his questions. But who really care what Sally had been doing? Her life was hardly exciting.
"Well, I'm taking correspondence so I can take my NEWTs. I moved away from home and got a new job. Typical young adult things," she laughed. It was easier to sum up her life in factual pieces, than to delve into the emotional side of things. Yet they still occasionally leaked through.
"I guess you've been keeping busy with all the...things that have been happening lately." Her voice had a hint of melancholy in it. "It's been rather unsettling. Fortunately it's not like it was during the war, though."
She gave him a sideways glance. "It must be frustrating for you."