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Madeline self consciously ran a hand under her eyes like that would take care of the puffiness. “I was watching this thing about a dog.” She shrugged with a faint smile like she knew how ridiculous it was. “Think I just got a little too into it.” She lied leaning into her friend’s touch. “Why do you look like you’re about to start crying? Did it not go well?” She asked pulling her into the apartment.
Alison wasn’t completely sure she believed Madeline’s story, but she had no reason to think otherwise and felt a sting of guilt when she doubted the story for even a second. Alice’s serious face broke with a bittersweet smile, a small laugh escaping her lips. “Dog movies are sorta the worst.. I feel like I’ve told you before not to watch anything about dogs or horses - they never end well,” she responded. The lighthearted moment quickly dissolved as she heard the question that Maddie asked. A lump began to form in her throat and she tried her very best to swallow it before it consumed her completely, but failed miserably. “I just... should’ve listened to you about going over there... or about him,” she replied, her voice cracking and tears beginning to fall from her eyes despite her trying to hold them back.