[ if helen was happy, rose would be happy. she had connected with the other woman in such a personal way and she valued their friendship. rose didn't expect to make such a friend when she arrived but she wouldn't change a thing about it. ]
As I'm sure you would. You'd help anyone who was in that situation. [ be they close to helen or not. it was just the kind of person she was; rose could respect that and felt like she could learn a little more from helen's example. ]
It's interesting how memories can be stirred up again when you least expect them to. Maybe interesting is the wrong word. I don't know. [ she shakes her head, sighing. ] This place sometimes. For all the good it's given people, there's also the bad.