I'm sorry to hear about your friend. For what it's worth, I think you're handling it pretty well. It might be worth making some sort of overture--something like telling your friend that you miss him or her. That way, the person at least knows how you feel. On the other hand, you might end up getting, "If you don't know what's wrong, I'm not going to tell you!", but at least then you would at least have some sense of what went wrong. I don't know. Whatever you do, I hope your friend comes to his or her senses.

I didn't sign up for the fic exchange because I do not write well under pressure, and the stress wouldn't be worth it. Though I am very much looking forward to reading all of the stories, including yours! I hope it ends up really long and really good!