One should not ghost their best friend.
Alice is in college, and she receives news that her mother had passed away from an accident.
Alice wants to grieve her mother.
Alice messages her best friends what happened and tells them that she wants to be alone for a while.
Alice ignores for months all the calls from her best friends who are wondering what happened.
Alice grieves her mother's death, and her best friends respect her wishes but check on Alice to ask how she's doing.
Alice continues to grieve but also continues to remain distant with her friends, who stop calling her after many months with no response.