<strong>Name:</strong>Madelyn Kovac<br/><strong>Time:</strong>About a year and a half ago. Before she moved to Texas.<br/><strong>Tagged:</strong>No one.<br/><br/>Madelyn was snapped back to reality as she felt light pressure on her arm. Alice, a feisty redhead in an unironed Catholic school uniform, was looking worried and had reached across the small booth to nudge her. She voiced her concerns with a pouted lip.<strong>"Still not feeling well? You didn't answer my question..." <br/></strong><br/><strong>"Oh I'm sorry. My head hurts. What was it?"</strong>Maddy winced. She got migraines from time to time and this one was especially rare in it's severity. Sometimes, she was sure the headaches came as warnings when something bad was about to happen.<br/><br/><strong>"I wanted to see your notes for the test tomorrow? Since I skipped class today. Sister Mary Helen isn't going to be happy with me tomorrow."</strong>She put a finger to her cheek.<strong>"Wait... You skipped too, didn't you?"</strong><br/><br/>Madelyn was slightly cross with her.<strong>"Yeah, but I was actually sick." </strong><br/><br/>Alice gave her a a wide eyed sheepish grin and patted Maddy's arm.<strong>"Aww. All you need is Mama Alice to take care of you! You finish your tea. And I know you have someone's notes... You're always prepared like that." </strong><br/><br/>With a sigh, Madelyn relented and handed her a copy of the notes with a warning.<strong>"Now these are Nathan's notes, so they won't be as good as mine - and you better copy them quick. Nathan will be here to walk us home soon. " </strong><br/><br/>Alice nodded and got to copying the information down. Madelyn took a sip of the chamomile tea that Alice had ordered for her and leaned back in the booth, drawing her knees up to her chest. She was the type that didn't really need to study to earn passing grades. Granted if she really applied herself she'd be a straight A student, but she was more than satisfied to get steady B's and the occasional C with less effort.<br/><br/>Nathan worked at the bookstore next door two nights a week. His was over in less than ten minutes. They'd lived next door to each other forever, but finally started dating at the start of last year after he'd passed all the ridiculous challenges her older brothers kept giving him. Still it was better than them beating him up. Alice on the other hand had moved into the house across the street in seventh grade and they'd been best friends since.<br/><br/>When Nathan finally showed up Madelyn missed the derisive glare Alice gave him. The rebellious redhead kept her feelings in check and wouldn't even reveal to Madelyn that she was secretly jealous of Nathan. In fact, Alice had only just begun to contemplate coming out to her.<br/><br/>The walk home was uneventful until they reached the top of their street. Madelyn's headache reached new levels of uncomfortable and she bent over in pain. Both Alice and Nathan were instantly at her side and kept her from falling over completely. "Something's wrong." Were the only words she could form for a good minute and a half. As quickly as it had begun, the pain subsided and her cellphone began to ring. It was her Father calling to tell her to get home as soon as possible. His voice was hoarse.<br/><br/>When she got home, she noticed her father's bloodshot eyes as he pulled her into a hug. "Honey, your Aunt Deena just called. My brother... Your Uncle Robbie. He had an accident. He... Didn't make it." Madelyn squeezed her father tight as her own tears began to flow. Her headache was completely gone. Sometimes, she was quite sure they came as warnings.<br/><br/>(edit: no content change, just fixed some typos)