Maybe she was an undercover cop.
Eitherway - you have clearly chosen the better path. It is a little hard when you find this means you end up being less close to, or leaving, old friends; but that is all part of the game we are now playing. The stakes are pretty high - and getting higher (not a drug reference
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You are protected, loved and cherished more than you can ever know. I imagine this is a factor in your friends discernment.
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