<strong>S-Mart Parking Lot</strong><br/><br/>Nadia paid little mind to the homeless man outside the store at first. Seeing him there though, planted the seeds of thought. She absentmindedly reached in to her wallet and pulled out a one dollar bill. It wasn't usually in her nature to care about such things, but meeting Sarah Jane had made her slightly more conscious of such things. "Don't buy booze." It was a simple and presumptuous request as she placed the bill in the man's mug.If nothing came of this interaction, she walked towards her car.<br/><br/>She couldn't help but wonder if Sarah Jane and the fireman... in her thoughts she struggled for his name. Vince... She nodded her head as her stream of consciousness continued. She hoped they were all right. She hoped Alan was alright too. So far she'd not seen anything strange since she'd left the supposed safe haven. It was already late in the day, and she'd already skipped her band's usual practice time. She checked her phone. Seven missed calls since she'd silenced the device. She could only hope that there had been no desperate calls for help from one of her new friends. She was certain that Alan had her number, but wasn't sure if Vince had it as well.<br/><br/>She loaded her purchases like Tetris blocks into the tiny trunk of her car and sat down in the drivers seat to scroll through the calls and messages. The first five were from Renee, and each voice-mail message was slightly more frantic and angry than the last. The sixth call had been from Mr. Calvary. He mentioned that he'd called her hotel and had been given her cell number and was anxiously awaiting her answer. She secretly cursed Aaron for giving out her cell phone AGAIN. The last call was from her Aunt Samantha and had come in only twenty minutes prior.<br/><br/>Samantha's tone of voice made her stomach feel like it would drop out. "Nadia, honey, your Mother had a... well they think she might have had a stroke or something... She's in the ICU." Her voice became muted for a moment as she asked the name of the hospital. "We're at Paradiso Compassion Hospital." Nadia didn't listen to the rest of the message as she had thrown the car into drive without having to think about it. She was already speeding down the highway in a manner of seconds.