Cameron gave her a weird look. Okay, she had friends; he wasn't very emotionally invested in any of them, and yet it seemed like Greta was having a difficult time thinking about it. She almost looked sad. Maybe they didn't exist? Is that why she seemed to be having such a problem naming them?
"Hey, it's okay," he said awkwardly, reaching out to pat her knee. "Let me tell you a secret. I didn't have many friends after father died. We were poor then, and my school friends thought it was pathetic." He considered going on about how Hogwarts helped him find a friend group, but decided that wouldn't be helpful. "You'll be okay. You're a Gillenwater—we get through stuff."
"Hey, it's okay," he said awkwardly, reaching out to pat her knee. "Let me tell you a secret. I didn't have many friends after father died. We were poor then, and my school friends thought it was pathetic." He considered going on about how Hogwarts helped him find a friend group, but decided that wouldn't be helpful. "You'll be okay. You're a Gillenwater—we get through stuff."
