Svetlana
Precisely. It just makes it all the more necessary to ensure nothing is left unspoken given the nature of this place and the uncertainty of what tomorrow will bring.
I hope so for I do miss talking to her like I once did. Patience is needed, of course, but I at least have others I can turn to. Especially when the time of year is bringing certain memories back more potently. There is no doubt in my mind I'd feel the exact same in my own world, though to a larger degree given the circumstance I was in. But you are right, I have taken the precautions necessary, and that is all I can do. Alas, sometimes control of a situation is out of our hands even if we wish it not to be.