She seemed to be listening to him, but it was hard to tell.  Something about his words seemed to strike a chord for her, and when she stood up, she fished out a phone.  "My mom's listed in there," she said as she gave it to him.  "She's not going to understand.  Tell her..."  She fought her quivering lip, but managed to keep herself intelligible, refusing to let herself cry yet.  "Tell her I did something bad, and I have to make up for it."  After that, she started to wander away once more.