Madelyn was still just a student, but what she was going through now far exceeded what others her age experienced. At this age, she should have been focused on her studies and worrying about her grades, but instead, she had to comfort an adult who was three or four years older than her.

'I always seem to be the one who has to worry about everyone else's problems,' Madelyn thought. She went to the upstairs room and knocked on the door.

Thud!

Something had been thrown at the door. Madelyn was s