"Besides the obvious
difference, there was not much distinction
between losing a best friend and losing a lover:
it was all about intimacy.
One moment, you had someone to share your biggest triumphs
and fatal flaws with; the next minute, you had to keep them
bottled inside.
One moment, you’d start to call her to tell her a snippet
of news
or to vent about your awful day before realizing you did not have
that right anymore;
the next, you could not remember the digits of her phone
number."
