[She did not meet his gaze at that statement.]

All the evidence pointed to such a conclusion.

[Quantifying the emotions she'd gone through was too difficult a task right now. Even now it was still a tangle. It had been very hard to see him on the network and consider not being remembered. It had almost been like losing again. Her fingers interlaced on her lap.]

I missed you as well. And I did not think that you would return.

[Had she been able to eliminate the feeling of loss? No. But she had tried. And Carmen was not entirely sure if she should feel guilt for this or not. At least the feelings remained.]

But I am glad that you are here once more.