I do, but it's okay. [ Hugging her good friend like this, strongly, is just the ticket. It is almost like there have been weeks since they've seen one another and yet part of her knows that is untrue. It's only been a few days. ]
I think... I was gone. [ Unseen, she creases her brow. ] But we really did just wake up here today, right? Not... a few weeks ago?