Or perhaps her feelings for you are too deep for words, and a different communication existed between you two. Or maybe she hadn't finished the sentence, and would have said "carol never does anything hateful". Maybe whoever recounted her words to you didn't remember them clearly, doesn't know how hurt you are. Maybe maybe maybe. Every interaction presents enormous opportunities - what we choose to imagine becomes our reality.

I haven't deleted anything, but that poem may have been quite a while ago. I'll go see if I can find it.