Thanks be to Ms. EBT.
There's a minute she takes to compose herself.
Her sobs quiet, and her body stops shaking.
She clears her throat.
"When I left, I stopped talking to everybody. It wasn't until the middle of sophomore year that I was back to talking to Rose and Alice. I guess that's how Edward got my number, because he called me out of the blue a few years ago. He was in Providence and asked if I would meet him for coffee. I don't really know why, but I did."
She smiles, laughs softly.
"We kind of just… talked for a few hours. It was strange at first, but then he called again and again. Until it wasn't."