Hi, my name is James.
My (ex) girlfriend, I'll call her "C", broke up with me 12 days ago. C said we weren't as compatible as she thought, that she had to focus on her health (she had spinal surgery a few weeks ago), her "friends" who were mistreating her, and above all her academics. C said that if she wanted to date anybody right now it would be me and that I was a really great guy (knowing her, she said these things to make me feel better). She even did a variant of the cliché, "It's not you, it's me.", saying "It's not you and it's not me. It's nobodies fault. It's just the wrong circumstances." At one point she even started crying. C told me to tell her a joke so I did, she laughed, felt better, and then we just sat and talked for about 2 more hours before it was time for me to leave. Before I left she thanked me profusely for being so understanding.
I broke no contact today via text. I made sure it was something casual, so I asked her what her class schedule was (it's the beginning of the school year). C texted me her schedule and then we went back and forth briefly about school stuff. I noticed something differently, though: She was only replying the bare minimum. This is unlike her, as she usually texts in paragraphs or at least really long sentences. Once I noticed this I waited for the proper stopping point and after about 6 or 7 times texting back and forth I stopped, and so did C. The whole time we did this, I got the feeling like she thought of texting me as a chore.
This really bothers me because after C broke up with me she claimed that she still wanted to be very good friends like before we were dating, and so do I. I'm not trying to get back together with her or anything, but I do want to stay good friends with her. What does this all mean? Why is she being so distant? Does she still want to be friends with me? Any help with my situation would be much appreciated.