Confused, alarmed, hurt—there were so many emotions swirling through Helga's head as she turned to sit on the edge of the bed. If Henrietta was unwilling to listen to her, then what was stopping bad things from happening to her in the future? Henrietta needed to see, but she wasn't even ready to listen yet.

Rather than continue her nagging, Helga decided right there and then to do the grown up thing. "I'm sorry," she said, her voice quiet. "I shouldn't treat you that way. You know yourself." There was no denying that, but Helga was under the firm opinion that Henrietta was intentionally blinding herself to the reality of the situation. She knew that, with help, she might help Henrietta open her eyes, but she could not do that if her friend shut down and turned away.

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