// I put an image of what Madison looks like along with this chapter ;) //
((December 5, 1997))
"I'm sorry" he spoke, "for what exactly?" I responded "This date is the last one you'll meet" he whispered over the phone "What do you mean?!" I almost screamed, "Always remember the date December 5, 1997, Madison" Next thing I knew, there he was, in my room. "C-Calum?? What are doing here? And what's that in your hand? Wait, how did you even get here?!" I started crying.
"Oh don't you worry about it" he evilly grinned "You'll always be in our hearts.." He started walking towards me, with each step he took forward I took backwards. "Goodbye Madison, he needed your soul, so pure and clean." I screamed when those words left his mouth, but was silenced once his knife met my throat, he held it there. I stayed still for about a minute, but then, it entered my stomach. Even more pain was felt as it was slowly and silently pulled out of my stomach. I fell to the floor, looking back up at Calum, his eyes turned beat red.
Someone crept out of the darkness behind him, "Take it from her.." Calum mumbled. The curly haired figure inched towards me "You're ever so helpful" the man snarled at me, "what more can you possibly do to me?.." I managed to get out. "The core of your soul" he smiled "There's more than just the soul it's self you know, but the core is all he cares about-", "Enough of story time Ash, finish the job" Calum yelled "Okay, okay" he put his hand on my chest, I looked down at it, everything fading from bleeding out. His hand started to glow, then he pulled away, something shining red in his hand, my heart.
A tall boy came from behind him with a golden box in his hand, the curly boy placed my heart in the box. If I had no heart.. how was I still here? And why was it shining? As I was struggling to keep my eyes open much longer for the rest of my life, another shadow appeared, slowly forming into a human figure. He had hair that matched my still sparkling and beating heart. "Dispose of the body.." Calum mumbled
"I-.. I th-.. ought... Y-.. ou... l-.. lo-.. oved... me.." I managed to get out "hah.. You wish Maddie.." , "Wait.. you know her Cal?" The tall boy cut in, "Well of course I do dumbass, how do you think I found her?" He chuckled "Calum... I thought we agreed not to hurt loved ones? Calum?!" The red haired boy said sounding confused. I looked back at Calum, shaking his head his eyes flashing from his brown back to red constantly.
The tall boy stood next to him holding his shoulder looking concerned, is this not a common thing?.. I looked around for the curly hair boy, noticing I was starting to feel more awake, apparently my whole body was numbed because he was currently putting my heart back up to my chest, it was as if he was mending it back together inside me. "Mikey come here! Squeeze his hand if you need to.. this is gonna hurt.." he said to me. The red haired boy ran over and knelt next to me grabbing my hand, is this supposed to roll like giving birth or some shit? As I was thinking I felt a sharp pain and curled into a ball on the floor.
"Maddie? Maddie?! MADISON?! ANSWER ME?! WHAT DID YOU THREE DO TO HER LUKE?!" I heard Calum's voice echo. I opened my eyes to see the tall boy and Calum in front of me, I seen a body under them that they were hovering over, but I couldn't make out who it was because Calum's hands were on their face. All I could see was their shoes, otherwise the rest up to their neck was covered by a blanket. "Calum? I'm right here.." I mumbled "Cal?" Still no answer "Cali??" He wasn't even budging, "Excuse me?!". Why was he freaking out about me if he wouldn't even look at me- wait..
It's clicking now.. That motionless body is me.. The red-headed boy ran over with a box, it was full of bandages and all that stuff. I looked away from myself, since there's nothing I could really do, and walked around. I heard sobs coming from the room over, it was the curly haired boy. He had his knees to his chest with his head down. I watched him for a couple seconds but stopped when a girl walked in. She had long brown hair, she was wearing light blue jean shorts and a white tank top with the American Flag on it.
She knelt down next to him, "Don't worry, it's not your fault, baby" then they sat in silence "It will be if she doesn't make it... he didn't tell me who she was... he lied.." The words stumbled out of his mouth, "Well what did he say she was?..", "He said she was a murderer.. he said she was the one who murdered Harry.. That's why I took the heart.. we didn't need it.. I just didn't want her to have the chance to survive if he tried to revive her.."
I tried to walk towards them but I felt dizzy, I looked at my hands, they were starting to fade away "We're losing her!" I heard Calum's familiar voice shout. I looked over at curly over their and he had his right hand on his stomach and left on his mouth, as if he had to throw up. "Calm down Ashton! Please I don't need to clean up after you right now.." The girl said rubbing under her left eye.
"I'm sorry JJ.. I know I need to calm down bu-", "No 'but', not at this moment anyway.. you need to help them, you're the expert with all the medical shit they need done, you might be the only one eligible to save Madison... Okay?" She explained "Okay. I understand, and I'm sorry, you know how sensitive I am when it comes to this job, but I have to deal with it, because I don't want to lose you..." My arms were officially gone I realized as they talked, next thing I knew I fell to the ground... my legs slowly disappearing into nothingness, just like my arms and hands had. The girl so called 'JJ' had gotten up after That curly haired boy, Ashton I think, ran by my motionless body.
She started walking towards me, I thought she was going to walk past since I noticed no one can hear or see me apparently, as if I was my soul that escaped the red-haired boys grasp. She stopped right in front of me, not looking down, up, or to her sides, just straight into the barren wall. "I know you're there Madison." she spoke clearly, "Wait... You can hear me?" I questioned, "and see you." she further explained, "Then why aren't you looking at me?" I asked,
"I don't want it to make it obvious I can see the ones who are in the middle." I grew confused by this "The middle? Plus don't you think it's obvious enough that you're talking to yourself?" , "They don't think that at all, I made them believe I have a mental disease. that's one of the reasons Ashton stays, he doesn't want the people in my head 'hurting' me." she responded "People in your head? I don't understand any of this!"
I screamed, not caring since she's the only one who could hear me. "They believe I have schizophrenia." She looked down at me quickly. stopping with her jaw dropping, "Guys hurry up! She's almost gone! Please work faster!!" she started screaming towards the door "You know it'd be a lot easier if Mikey hadn't of lost her soul!" I'd have to struggle to get back if I wanted to, I have no arms, and only my left leg.
"MICHAEL CLIFFORD, GET OVER HERE.. NOW!!" she yelled at him "What do yo- wait.. are you able to see her too Jocelyn?" he stuttered "Pfft, no.. Anyway, can you just check in here for her!? and fast!" JJ- well Jocelyn I guess, spat. "Sure... I guess.. Is Andy back or something? You're acting strange, Joce.." Michael wondered "No.. Well yeah, but he was just telling me to get you to look in here.." Jocelyn sort of said it as a question more than an answer.
Michael started scanning the room with his eyes, then he turned around and instantly grabbed me, trying to get my arm, and as soon as he touched where it should've been, it reappered, as if my soul had a chance now. He ran while dragging me with his arm into the room over, Ashton then turned around and grabbed my instantly, shoving me back into my own body.. Everything went black, the voices I heard were fading, was I.. dying? The last thing I felt, and I knew for a fact it was, Calum's hand on my face. I think I'm dead.
