Okay, I will stay here! [And she promises that. She has no intentions on leaving right now, nor any errands to run.]

What you had heard is correct – a month has passed. There were… a few things that had occurred… [Her voice forces itself to remain strong for Rita. It was more than a hard month for her, but she doesn’t want her friend to know that. In a way, she did want to say that 'nothing had occurred', however that would have been a lie.]