[It's a good thing that she isn't holding anything, because it would be dropped immediately. Her mouth drops open slightly as she stares, stunned.
She tried not to think about how likely it was that she would ever see Shirley again, which wasn't always easy when she lived in Shirley's old house and sleeping in Shirley's old room. She'd seen people come back, sometimes with their memories, from long disappearances, but she felt that this was the exception, not the rule.
After she learned of her death, she was convinced she would never see her best friend ever again, save for a few confused minutes as she lay dying when she returned home.
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She tried not to think about how likely it was that she would ever see Shirley again, which wasn't always easy when she lived in Shirley's old house and sleeping in Shirley's old room. She'd seen people come back, sometimes with their memories, from long disappearances, but she felt that this was the exception, not the rule.
After she learned of her death, she was convinced she would never see her best friend ever again, save for a few confused minutes as she lay dying when she returned home.
When she speaks, her voice is very small.]
...Shirley?