This question contains spoilers… (view spoiler)[Maddie says to Rose, "Julie would have died there. I read what you wrote. She'd never have made it. She'd have died there." Having Maddie say that makes the reader feel like Rose is a replacement for Julie, which she really isn't. Maddie's friendships with Julie and Rose are separate entities. What was your thought process behind Maddie's friendships with Julie and Rose and the meaning of that line? (hide spoiler)]