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"How long has she been like this?" Ethan asked after he and Madison left Olivia's room after she went back to sleep. "She started withdrawing a week after your detention. I initially thought it was the stress from everything and the fact that you were in custody, but then she kept getting worse and has completely refused to see a doctor or a therapist." "That's not surprising; she hates going to the hospital." Madison moved closer, and he pulled her into him, resting his head on her stomach. "I am guessing the reason why you didn't tell me she was mentally and emotionally spiraling downwards was because you didn't want me to worry too much." "That's precisely it," Madison replied as she began stroking his hair. "That was the wrong thing for you to do, baby; you shouldn't have kept something so important from me," he said, putting his hand around her waist and sighing as she kept rubbing and stroking his hair. "I'm sorry I didn't tell you about it; I just thought there was nothin