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CHAPTER 141, SON

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It wasn't until Friday evening that Maddie's blank mind stirred, the image of a certain blonde blue-eyed kid filling it.

"Sweetie!" she muttered with a gasp and jumped out of bed.

However, because of the lack of food in her body she got dizzy and fell back on the bed with a low thud. This was what Audrey walked in on as she stepped into the room with a fresh bowl of food in a tray to replace the untouched one she had brought in the afternoon.

"Maddie are you okay?" she asked as Maddie had fallen back on the bed gripping her forehead with one hand. It was an unnecessary question, ironic even. Of course her friend was far from okay. More so, she could very well tell why Maddie had fallen back on the bed while attempting to stand up. Her poor friend's body was weak. It was a surprise that she hadn't passed out yet.

Moving to place the tray she had brought on the dressing table as the side table beside Maddie's bed still had the tray containing the untouched lunch, Audrey moved to
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