Out of nowhere, the storm began to brew over them. The people of Tree Hill were well accustomed to storms of this nature, beginning to run in all directions for cover. Maisie hiked up her backpack and began searching for Marley. When that plan proved futile as the crowds ebbed and flowed in all the chaos, she instead thought to herself, what would Marley do. In search of shelter, a local restaurant looked like a good place, so good that Maisie began looking for others to join them when another person joined by her side as well. The two of them seemed to be leading the charge when it suddenly became clear that everyone was gathering at Karen’s. So at that point, the other person who’d showed up beside her now started herding people to Karen’s instead. But just before it was their turn to head to Karen’s themselves, a large branch blown by the wind fell to the ground. Maisie looked over at the person who she’d joined forces with, suddenly realizing who it was “Stevie McFadden? Oh my--oh my god, wait, what--we--we should get inside.”
