Ethan Corstolla-Klein "Hello, is this the father of Madeleine Corstolla-Klein?" A woman said. "No, but I am her brother. Our father is out at work." I could feel my voice growing more and more nervous. "Okay, Madeleine is at the hospital, she had a major heart attack and seizure. She is fine now though, her friend Leo May is with her now." My voice caught in my throat. She hasn't had a major heart attack or seizure since she was nine. "I'll be right there." I said stuttering. *** I ran to Madeleine's room, opening the door quietly, Grace talking with the nurse. Leo was in the hospital bed with Madeleine sleeping on his chest peacefully. He was stringing his fingers through her hair, but he stopped when he saw me. "Ethan," He said, attempting a smile. "I asked them to call you, I'm sorry I didn't call you when it happened." "No, it's…it's fine. How is Maddy?" "She's fine. She falls asleep easily, huh?" He said, laughing. I sat down in the chair, holding Madeleine's hand that was hanging off the bed. "When she was younger, she would fall asleep so easily. We used to take her out on car rides at night just to get her to sleep." I chuckled softly, remembering her small hands reaching for my face, begging me to take her for a ride. Madeleine stirred, and she blinked open her tired eyes. Her hand tightened on mine. "Ethan? Ethan, you're here!" She sat up too quickly and winced, grasping her head. She groaned, shutting her eyes tightly. "Lay back down, Maddy. You need your rest." I gently laid her back down, her head resting on Leo's chest. "Ethan?" She said, reaching for my hand. I held her hand, rubbing her scar gently. "Yes, Madeleine." "Um…" She hesitated, and her eyes welled with tears. "Cariño, don't cry." I hid her hair behind her ear. She sniffed and wiped her eyes. "Eth'," She said looking at me with wet eyes, "I'm in love with Leo." Grace Rose Rouchérre I held Madeleine as she cried on me. Ba was speaking with Leo and Ethan. "Grace?" Madeleine said through tears. "Yes, love?" "I want to talk with you." She said sitting up. "Do you want to talk in your room?" I said standing up, holding Madeleine close. "Yeah." Madeleine told me everything that had happened. She told me about the time she had spent with Leo, and how much harder it got for her to contain her love. She told me about every second they were together and how much they loved it. And she told me that she had fallen for Leo. She said she was scared. That she didn't know what would happen if she said the wrong thing. Fortunately, she has me. So I told her that everything will be fine. That as long as she stays strong she can get through anything. And some things will be tough, or hard to understand. They would fight, but eventually they would get through it. "Thank you, Grace." She said, once we had finished our conversation. "No prob'. Do you want to go back downstairs?" "Yeah." We walked downstairs with the smell of dinner welcoming us. "Madeleine! I'm so sorry. I never meant for this to happen, I'm sorry, I–" Leo was cut off when Madeleine hugged him. He stared, confused, at nothing. Then brought his gaze towards me. He mouthed, 'Thank you.' Ethan smiled at me. I was happy to help my soon-to-be little sister.
