[ Her eyes are shut -- she's got the dull headache that comes with crying pounding behind them and the relative dark of having them shut is soothing it a little. But she's awake and she's nodding along to let him know she's listening. ]

That sounds nice. [ and then, as she connects the dots: ] Is she the friend you were talking about a few weeks ago? The one you said your parents knew you were always with whenever you went out.