...you don't see relationships like that often. If she was putting on a strong face it was probably because she didn't want you to worry about her. When you know someone that well, they know that if you see them act different, y-you're going to know something's wrong. She probably... knew you had your own worries and didn't want to leave you with more.

[She folds her hands on the table in front of her, fingers fidgeting slightly as she talks.]

She'd want you to remember her s-smiling like she always did, n-not... any other way.