"Because we're friends, dumbass. Friends stay in touch. I won't lie to you, you're so good at reading people, but sometimes you assume everyone else is just like you, and that ain't the way the world works. Most people don't prefer to go months without talking to another human. That's unusual. I'm not saying there's anything wrong with it; in fact, there's not. I'm just saying you shouldn't be surprised to learn that the people in your life who care about you also care about each other, and might like to reach out from time to time." Sometimes I hated talking to him. Not because he was full of shit. That would have just been irritating. But because he was so fucking insightful. And that was intolerable. I"