It's ten in the morning- do you know where your Madeline is ( Read more... )

Madeline left Gabriel asleep upstairs- she only ran her hand over his hair once, lightly, though she did take one of the t-shirts he borrowed from Adam and hadn't washed yet to wear over her own. It's (obviously) too big, but she feels better with it and decides not to care ( Read more... )

( The last few miles weren't too different from the ones that came before them. )

( When you're ready to fall, it's ready to catch you... )

( Gabriel's head is throbbing, and he wonders if he'll ever be able to see through the blinding pain... )

( She's never going to be able to give this handkerchief back. )

( Already, Gabriel doesn't like this place. )

Madeline made it outside today without needing a reason, even though not all the bodies are gone yet. This means today is a good day - good enough to remember that hey, it's May in Wisconsin and it's about time to lose her sweaters and jeans ( Read more... )

It's the second Sunday in May.

That's the only reason Madeline was able to convince herself to leave the house she found after taking leave of the good Doctor Sara. That, and...she'd started baking this morning and she hadn't stoppedThere are stacks of brownies in her freezer she'll have to deal with later. Right now, she's knocking tentatively on ( Read more... )

There's that blue and green striped house again, minding its own business, never asking for any of the things that have been happening to it lately ( Read more... )