"I was tempted to just stay in Cadens, once I saw the reason for all of this." She didn't, obviously. But mostly because she wanted to see if she could buy better clothes.

"Am I settling in? What does 'quietly drinking alone' say on that?" Abby was aware she could handle this whole thing better. But she was also sure she could handle it worse. Right now, she was more aware of how badly she was doing.