she's really big into writing letters, so it would've been a lengthy one where she just kinda laid everything out there with where her head had been at re: their relationship vs her fears. so yes, he'd at least know of all of the gunk that had caused her to freak out the way she did. she's pretty open once she trusts someone. she probably just got triggered somehow - maybe her own feelings for him were getting a bit too strong for comfort, so she was subconsciously like must. slow. down. she's a bit notorious for pulling back like that because #issues. but yes! i feel like this year she would have been more intentional about reaching out to him on social media since time had passed and she would be genuinely interested in knowing how he's doing, so they could've had light chat conversations off and on - and we can go from there!
aw, man! and she's super empathetic, so she would both appreciate his understanding and also feel for his loss as well. ðŸ˜