Insensitive gaijin

Oh, the perils of sending text messages in Japanese.

Yesterday I was supposed to meet someone in Tokyo, but they didn't show up. I txted (txt'd?) her to ask what happened, and she sent a huge long reply. I couldn't be bothered translating the whole thing at the time, but the gist was that she was very sorry she hadn't turned up or contacted me. I replied with a simple "Never mind, let's meet up next time I'm in Tokyo."

Later, I got round to translating the message, and it turned out that the reason she hadn't come was because her best friend had had an accident, and she had had to take care of her. I felt really bad, and sent a message saying "I'm sorry, I just read your message properly. I hope your friend gets well soon."

Her reply: "Sorry, maybe I didn't explain properly. My friend died yesterday. I don't think she'll get well soon."

Hmm.