Believe in her? I do! She is my one and only best friend. How could I not?

She came the next day, her mouth in a frown and her eyes droopy and gray.
"Will you speak to me, please?"
She nodded.
"You....you will!?!"
She nodded.
"Right now?"
She nodded.
"Oh...my...EEEEEEEEE-"
She covered my mouth with her hand and laughed.