Katie had known that Alicia had gotten a job as a cursebreaker, and that she had spent time in Peru; naturally she had kept contact with all of her friends during that first summer apart. Once school got hectic... Katie didn't even know what had happened to their correspondence.
Turning back toward the door with Alicia's arm in hers, she nodded simply at the other girl's confirmation. Everyone was well, then. Busy with things, but well nonetheless. More uneasiness lifted off her shoulders; she felt less out of the loop, finally.
"Oh, no, she's at it again?" Katie let out a groan through her grin as they headed out, referring to the news of Alicia's mother trying to 'torture her'. It was so natural to fall back into stride with Alicia, they had been good enough friends; it seemed so easy. "What is it this time?"