Briefly returning Mandy's smile, Alicia slowly ambled into the flat, her arms wrapped tightly around her body. Without being invited, she plopped herself down on the couch and sank back into it.
"Thanks for letting me come over to talk," she said, glancing up at her. "I'm sure nothing I'm going to say will make any sense to you -- even I don't really understand my thinking. I just... everything's such a jumble in my mind right now."