"Aww!" Savannah said, her pitch lilting upwards just enough to make her sound as though she were watching kittens playing with a ball of yawn.
"Well, if I'd known you were totally in the mood for a walk, I would have stuck around!" And that, surprisingly, was the truth. She was a social creature, after all, and it was no fun talking to oneself!
"I was just on Facebook and I checked all my e-mails and stuff, and you wouldn't believe what happened! Apparently, Professor Snyder's husband's brother was killed in a car crash! And you know who was driving the other car? Professor Krueger's father's second wife!" And, as if the tragedy of it all had entirely escaped her, she added, "Isn't that so weird?"
But, of course, it was a sad thing, and Savannah knew it.