Dare.

Everything is better now.

Excerpt of phone conversation:

"Katherine. You can't run away from love forever!"

"I'm not running!"

"You're burrowing into your blanket and hiding."

"...That's where I am right now!"

"I knew it!"

"I just washed it. It smells like laundry!"

Oh, distance. You can't scare me away from the people I love most in the world. I've learned that about myself. I am resilient. I am strong. I am true to my beliefs. And I will not just make it; instead, I will flourish in the face of your challenge.