Ellie had been out all day running around with her friends, seeing Joel and the others, and getting new stuff that other people found on their patrols. Your best friend for years and she ran out of time to go see you. It wouldn’t have be a problem, but she forgot about your birthday today.

She finally came over to see you, telling her about everything she did and what she got

“And I got this new cassette, and some shoes…” she goes on