[Scary stuff? She won't ask, and by this she has handled some pretty scary stuff too, but let's not go to details.]

Well, you are not alone here, but I get what you mean. I wouldn't want to handle it alone either. So, I hope your friend is still here, and that more of your friends keep showing up.

[Like really really hopes for it and keeps her fingers crossed for you with her whole heart in it, because she's like that.]