#Chapter 207: Things Left Unsaid

“Kathy?” My voice shattered that awkward silence. “Yeah, I'm still here,” she said. “I’m just trying to wrap my head around all of this.” “I know the feeling.” “I think I've talked to you less than once a month. I feel out of the loop. I'm not entirely sure what to say to you anymore, especially not about something this big.” “That's not your fault,” I said. “Never, ever think that I didn't call you because you did anything wrong as my friend. You have always been amazing. But with everybody on my case about everything, I just couldn't risk leading them back to you. I hope you understand.” “Of course,” I understand, she said. “I've been worried sick about you for months now. Not that you needed to protect me like that. I’m a big girl and can handle trouble just fine. But I assumed that you didn’t call because you’re always protecting people like that. You weren't contacting me, and since there wasn't really anything that I could do to help you as it was, I decided to just follow a