The Part of Me That You Don't See~a Dance Moms Maddie AND Mackenzie story~

Ch. 41- Going Through The Motions

This chapter is dedicated to the amazing, funny, smart, and talented Jordan, who's 13th birthday is today! Ur a teenager finally! Love ya!XxXx

A/N) Guys, before I start, I just wanted to say, just thank you so so much for sticking with me on this book. I find it amazing how I turn on my phone and in and hour I have 200 reads on a part. It just blows my mind.

Thank you if u even read that, and I'm so so sad to say this story will be either ending at chapter 45 or 50😭

It's been an incredible journey. I love you guys:) Oh and don't worry too much I'm 99% sure there will be a sequellllll!!!!!

Okay now go read:)

Mackenzie's POV:
I stood, not even knowing I was scared, just too terrified to feel anything. It almost didn't feel real seeing him. It had been so long. It's like my mind just decided to lock these feelings away for all those months.

"Owner" stood there, even more shocked that Lindsey and I suddenly stood in his "dollhouse" months after the escape.

No. Not owner. He. I will not call him owner either out loud or in my mind. I'll just call him...He.

Not saying a word, He took several long, slow steps in our direction. Maddie had set the baby down, and was now cowering in the corner in fear. Her entire skinny, food deprived body was just shaking, her once bright blue eyes full of the most chilling emotion.

He put his fingers under her chin and lifted them up so that Maddie was looking him in the eye.

"They've come back for you. Youre the reason? Right?" He said calmly. It was like the calm before the storm. I could see the fire burning in his eyes, his clenched jaw showing he was about to lose it any second.

"Yes." Lindsey told him firmly and bravely when Maddie couldn't answer.

"Thank you so very much, Lindsey. You shall be rewarded for your helpful gesture." He replied, turning back to Maddie.

I felt sick. I couldn't let him do this to Lindsey. Maddie had a BABY for God's sake, A BABY, how is this even real? He wasn't going to do this. I was about to speak up when he started talking to Maddie.

"Now that wasn't so hard, a simple yes. Lindsey did it, didn't she?" He said as my sister nodded her head.

"WHY WONT YOU SPEAK? IS THERE SOMETHING WRONG WITH YOUR VOICE?" he raged at Maddie, tears firming in Lindsey's eyes. Probably remembering our previous days here.

"Let's have a look, shall we? Make sure there's nothing wrong with your voice, yeah?" He chuckled, making me shiver. I had no idea what he was up to but there's no way he's actually doing something remotely good.

"You know, I hate to do this, Madison. You were always my favorite. You were always everyones favorite." He said, his tone blood chillingly despicable making my heart drop.

"You were always the favorite, Maddie. But what matters is that you are my favorite." He said, basically repeating himself, running his cold fingers all over Maddie's neck and shoulders.

She made petrified eye contact with me, and I felt tears prick at my eyes, but I wasn't going to cry. I couldn't let Him see that.

I kept my eyes locked with my sister, until when James brushed my shoulder and I looked away. My head whipped back around when I heard a terrifying, powerful snap, and there lay my sister.

Maddie.

The favorite.

The dancer.

The storyteller.

The successful one.

The beautiful one.

My big sister, Madison Nicole Ziegler was dead. Gone forever. Because of him.

It's hard to lose the chosen one.

And He's going to pay.