The 'Center'

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"Four point six, theirs no need to be scared. This is medicine to help you." Someone, the only distinction of their face being the glare of their glasses. "Now turn your neck for me."

I slowly turn my head, my gaze locking on the one way mirror. Others must be hiding behind there as well. If only I-

"Ow!"

A large needle slips out of my neck and the 'doctor' sets the syringe aside, a small red drop on the tip of it. "Now, four point six, I need you to answer these questions for me."

They hand me a stack of paper.

"I... I can't read." I murmur, staring at the jumbled words on the paper.

"Try, four point six."

I squint my eyes, trying to focus on the words. "Um... nothing."

The person huffs and grabs a syringe filled with a purple liquid. "Neck."

I obey, tilting my head again, "What are you doi-"

A slap resounds around the room, my head snapping even further to the right. "You do not talk to me unless you want her to receive a worse punishment."

I nod and let the needle sink back into my neck.

"Now, read."

The words are still slightly jumbled but I manage to make out a few words.
"Uh, r-e-d, b-w-u-e, t-r-ee..."

"Wrong. But better." They take notes in a small blue notebook before reaching for another syringe, this one even bigger.


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"You're safe now... Y/n... calm..." Enid's hands grip my shoulders and as my vision clears I can see Wednesday's head stick out of the window.

"I was there..." I take a shaky breath. "I need to go to Jericho."

"Y/n-" Enid stops me. "It's closed. We can't do anything."

"What happened?" Wednesday steps back onto the balcony.

"Y/n, uh, had a..." Enid's eyes flick to me in worry.

"It's none of your business, Addams." My voice comes out colder than expected, my arms automatically reaching around Enid and pulling her behind me.

"Fine. Don't expect me to pity you, Sinclair." Wednesday huffs softly.

"The last person who gave me pity was using me." Enid pats my shoulder as I speak. "So I definitely don't expect anything from you, Wednesday. Your heart is barely big enough to give you enough blood, why would it beat for 'sympathy'?"

Something flashes in Wednesdays dark gaze but in the moonlight I can't tell what. "I thought that you should know I'm leaving durning the carnival this weekend."

"Good."

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