I’ve made an effort to reach out to our friend who is undergoing chemotherapy without a response. Knowing how he is, there are any number of reasons he hasn’t responded. Hal would point out that our friend is a Scorpio, and that makes him secretive.

I got a curt response the day after my text. I knew that he would respond exactly that way. Since he is several hundred miles from us, I’ll accept his message and wait to hear back from him. Through the years, I’ve learned not to let his behavior upset me. I know enough to wait for him to contact me when he wants to talk, and that might be a while. I know I’ve made the effort at this end, so it is up to him.