Two sides

Chapter 1 Introduction

I learned that you can't bother telling Mother anything because she won't understand. Hi, my name is Delilah Santos. I'm one of Mother's black-eyed children but I have more control of myself than my brothers and sisters and I have most of my memories of what I was before I became a proxy for Mother. Mother and I sometimes don't see eye to eye about the war between her and Operator; she won't tell me why the war started but it doesn't matter: I still have to fight, Mother says. There's a proxy on Operator's side that I sometimes sneak off to go see. I think I might be in love with him but that would be wrong...Right? Then again, we see each other all the time; his name is Masky also known as Tim Wright. He understands me more than anyone ever has, which is sad because I have a hard life being the proxy of Mother which means he has a hard life with the Operator. I asked him, "What is it like being the proxy of Operator?" He looked at me with a sour face. "It's difficult..." he responded with a growl in his voice "Difficult how?" When I asked this question, I wasn't expecting the answer I got. "He makes us all do everything for him and if we do something wrong, he puts us in punishment." He said, sounding melancholy "Oh that's unfortunate I'm sorry you have to do that." I hugged him tightly as he hugged me back. I knew he felt the same why? Because it was the first time, he had ever hugged me back, my heart fluttered as I looked at him "Tim?" "Hm?" My face became hot as a blush crept up my cheeks "Can I tell you something?" "Yes of course," he said with sweetness in his voice. "I'm in love with you I have been for a while!" I squeaked. He just chuckled, giving me a gentle kiss on the lips. I kissed back, my heart was overjoyed. "I'm in love with you too" He said, "But what about operator, what will he think?" I asked slightly worried "He doesn't need to know we can run away far away and live together forever!" He said I liked this idea but then again what about Mother? This stuck in my head as I replied "Yeah, I guess so, but we should get going, we have our duties we can talk about it later" We went our separate ways. When I had gotten back to the Madhouse Mother was there and boy oh boy was, she mad! "Where have you been?!" She yelled "Why do you smell of the 'others'!" The 'others' are always what Mother referred Operator's proxies to. "Mother, I had a bit of an encounter, '' I said calmly. Being calm around Mother is the best thing to do if you don't want to be killed and replaced, which I had already died once I don't wish to die again. I don't quite remember how I died but all I know is that it was painful because I have a scar right down my spine and mother says that's how I died but I don't believe her I feel like my death was more than that! I'll find out one day. "Did you kill it?" Mother asked, "No ma'am it escaped" I replied calmly again "How did you let it get away Deedee!" One of the sisters said, we don't have names except for me because I wasn't created by Mother like the others. I usually just call them brother or sister, yeah it can get confusing sometimes, but I've gotten used to it. They're nothing like my real siblings. I have 3 brothers, 2 dead siblings, the living siblings are Kash, Oliver, and Leo. Kash and Oliver are the middle twins. Leo is the oldest brother. My dead siblings are Occita and Charlie. Occita is on Operator's side, but I don't know where Charlie went. I think he joined Mama. She's the goddess of poor souls so people who died young and unfortunately.