Need mylotters help in friendship

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I was busy at a local grocery store on Thanksgiving eve. This lady stopped me and talked to me. I found out she had no family here and that she was all alone. I gave her my number and told me to call me on Thanksgiving and I would come and have her over for thanksgiving. She did not call back so naturally I went on with my life. About 2 days after that I get a call and she was waiting for the trolly and asked if I could pick her up. Unfortunately I couldn't because I had just come back from the very area (and store) she was in and had to make dinner for my husband. I apologized and hung up. About 5 days later, I thought I was going to Target in town and called and asked her if she would like to go. She went (while I was already to go I had to wait an hour and half for her) when we got to the store, we walked in together and then she says go do your shopping and when you are done call me we both have cell phones. It was the first time I ever took someone somewhere that we did not enjoy shopping together and just girl talk. I shrugged it off and did my shopping. About an hour later I was done with my shopping and was taking the cart out and called her and let her know I was at checkout (wanted to give her some time to check out) and would wait out at the car for her. She did not come out for like another half hour. No bags nothing. She claimed she got some makeup. When we come back off our cruise, I called her to see if she wanted to go to the Super Walmart with me in town. She again takes an hour and half to get ready...and finally meets me at the gate of her park she is living in, and off we go. I was shopping for Xmas dinner then and groceries for over the holidays. I know I spent a good hour and half in the store. Again when I was finished I called her to let her know I was finished and that I would be out in the car. It took her another 45 minutes to come out the door and again no bags. I have not called her back. My question is what did she do all that time and was she shoplifting? Kind of come in the back of my mind and I have not been able to call her since then I know she does not have a car or much she can do. She claims she is a photographer but someone stole her camera. So my question is do you continue to be friends with her? Or should I just let it go and try to find a new friend? I am kind of lost on this one. Our town is so transient with tourists it really is hard to make friends. And when you do make a friend it almost always is a phone call to take them here or there rather than just having fun and being a friend. Your Take?