[ Gone for work, huh? What kind of work in this place requires to leave for extended periods of time...? Well, that's probably not important. And even if it is, she'll get an empty answer, that much is clear. ]

Talking about it helped a lot. I thank you for lending me an ear.

[ Perhaps someday she'd have an "epiphany" as Monika had, but today wasn't the day. That or she really didn't want to talk about it. The only thing to do was leave the door open, or so she figured. ]

If you ever feel that way again and don't know how to handle the sensation... If it becomes too much to bear, please do contact me. It may not sound like it after what I said today, but I have some experience dealing with that feeling.