I'd be pretty upset with her, both as a boss and a friend. I'd probably be more upset as a friend, since I know it's common for people to lie and call in sick, but as a friend I would be upset that she lied to me. As a boss, I'd be upset that she shirked her duty.
I'd tell her it bothered me but it if it happened again it would affect our relationship, both personally and professionally.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.