We became friends quickly. She has confided in me to the extent that when I look at where things are now and look back at our first week and how much she trusted me, it's very surprising. Knowing as much as I do about how guarded she is makes me wonder why she told me so many deep secrets initially.

I thought hard about this last night, and I think part of why she is so guarded could be because, honestly, we made a VERY deep connection immediately and I think it scared her to be so vulnerable. I watched her pull away, it was very evident.

Our interactions are strange. In person, when it's just the two of us, she is affectionate (which is not typical of her, according to her sister) and very happy. Daily, though, as we text back and forth, she is distant, cold, easily annoyed. More reason for me to let her initiate contact.