I've been homesick for a while, remember? Don't know if you noticed. And that flood was just freaky and...

[She sighs, thinks for a moment... And decides she might as well tell her. She moves to close the door, then sits on her bed.]

Sit down? I'm going to tell you something that I've only told one other person here. It's a secret I'm not completely comfortable with sharing, but... I think it'll help you if I do. In which case I'm willing to spill.