Returning to the story, we see Blanche back in her room, pondering the news from her last visit with sweet Kathy. In the days that followed, Blanche began spending more time in her room alone. She even refused to go to the Day Room when the girls’ club came on Friday. She couldn’t bear to see the group without Kathy’s smiling face among them. She sat in her chair looking out at the Maple and at the cardinal pinned to her curtains. Even the activity of birds at the feeder didn’t amuse her. “God,” she finally broke the silence. “It’s been such a long time since I’ve even wanted to…