Without knowing what else to do, Alice surged forward and embraced Calla in a tight hug. The news was broken, the ground beneath their feet was shattered. What was one meant to do when their best friend was experiencing a horrible shock? (Later, Alice would realize that she, too, was in shock.) "I'm so sorry." She murmured. Sorry for her loss, sorry for having broken the news, sorry for barging in on Calla's grief. "I'm so so sorry."

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