She weighs the need to unload her problems against the possibility that a human-shaped demon has escaped Bella's notice and is bothering her for nefarious reasons. She decides the latter possibility is unlikely. Still, she'll be vague.

"Here's what going to happen," she says. "You are going to sit there and listen to me. You are not going to butt in with personal anecdotes or unwanted advice. You are not going to tell me I sound like I'm insane, even though objectively, I am going to sound like I'm insane. You are not going to get your feelings all over me. For the purpose of the exercise, you are going to sit there like a wall that occasionally nods and says 'go on.' Come to think of it, I could just go home and yell at a wall..."