REAL HORROR SHOW

The next day, Tim brought Maddie to the park. A few other kids were playing. Maddie looked around and was relieved to not see Jake and Adam. Tim would occasionally peer his eyes at the women at the park. She ran to the other side of the ship. Suddenly, Caleb grabbed her and held her mouth. He carried her into the woods nearby. Morty was waiting by a tree. He smiled at her.

"Scream and you die!" He said.

Maddie did not have the strength to get away from Caleb.

"You think you're so tough when your dad is around," he said, "My dad told me to teach you a lesson. I will make you suffer. I will make you beg."

Maddie chuckled.

"Think it's funny?" Morty stated.

He grabbed her hair and ran his finger across her throat. Maddie smiled and laughed. The laugh made Morty concerned.

"What's wrong with her?" He asked.

He grabbed her by the shirt, releasing the grip from Caleb.

"I'll kill you," Morty continued, "I'll cut your throat."

Something inside Maddie caused her to feel strange. She held her hand as if she were holding a knife and made a slicing motion from Morty's stomach up to his throat.

"Wrong," she whispered with evil eyes, "I'll slice you until your blood covers my face. You will fear me. I will make you scream. Your screams will sound so…beautiful."

Morty stared right into her eyes and let go of her. He backed away and so did Caleb.

"You're a psycho!" Morty said.

Maddie laughed as they ran away. She returned to the park, skipping around as if nothing happened. She stopped, took a deep breath, and smiled.

The next day, Black Mesa had been cleaned up and Tim was back at work. On one of the hangers was the HEV suit that was used by Gordon Freeman. He had no idea why the administrators didn't destroy it. They instead wanted it repaired. The HEV suit had been blown apart by a grenade. Most of the parts were beyond repair. As he repaired the HEV suit, he thought about how great it was to have Maddie work alongside him. Despite his suspicions, he missed her. But then, something caught his eye. A blood stain on the arm still remained. The stain was dark, but Tim was still able to see a small set of fingers that had been there.

Later that evening, Tim and Maddie were sitting on the couch watching TV. He thought about telling her what he suspected her of. He loved her and didn't want her to be separated from him. Then the phone rang and he got up to answer it. After a few seconds, he went downstairs to continue the conversation. Maddie hated watching the news so she flipped through the channels. She stopped when she saw a movie that featured a man strapped to a chair. A doctor was using a device to keep his eyes open. Then, a gang dressed in white began beating up a man. Maddie watched. As the man was being forced to watch the screen, he was becoming terrified. Maddie began to smile. As the man in the film was stating he was going to be sick, Maddie chuckled. The man claimed he used to feel "real horror show" when violent acts were committed. As she continued to watch the man being forced to watch films of "ultra-violence," the man continued to watch and listen to Beethoven's 9th symphony 4th movement. Then, he screamed. Maddie found this fascinating and laughed. The man continued to scream and Maddie watched with pleasure. She was enjoying the film, both the violence, screaming, and as the man begged the doctors to stop the film. Now, Maddie wanted to inflict this upon her enemies and she knew exactly who to start with. When Tim, came back upstairs, he was off the phone. He saw Maddie watching the movie.

"Madeline!" He said, startling her, "Don't watch movies like this."

He grabbed the remote and turned the news back on.

"That one is not for children, you'll get nightmares," he continued.

"But I like it," she replied.

"I said no, understand?"

"Yes, daddy."

Maddie knew she would not get nightmares anymore, she would sleep easier.

When Maddie was in class, she smiled and payed attention when the teacher was giving a lecture. She smiled at Caleb who made a throat slashing motion. Maddie showed him a middle finger, who reacted with disgust. At lunch, Maddie was sitting down and Caleb walked behind her.

"Today, you die," he whispered to her.

As he walked away, Maddie tripped him. He fell to the ground and everyone laughed. He got up and walked away. Maddie sat there eating her lunch and realized what she had to do; she had no other alternative.

The time had come to face Morty and Caleb. Maddie had found a way to sneak out. Tim was busy watching "A Clockwork Orange." The very same movie he told her not to watch. Tim was fixated on the movie. Maddie quietly snuck into the garage and quietly opened an exit door. She had also managed to get a large kitchen knife which she tucked away in a small bag. The sun was going down and Maddie ran down the sidewalk towards Morty's house. He was outside riding around on his bike. Caleb was nearby as well. The threats they made to her ran through her head and made her angry. It was time to end this.

As Morty rode around, Maddie suddenly appeared on the adjacent sidewalk. He still did not notice her. Maddie threw a rock at him, striking him in the rib. He fell off his bike and Maddie laughed and clapped. Morty got up.

"You're dead, you hear me?" He yelled.

"Come and get me!" She replied in a jolly tone.

She ran into the woods and Morty followed. Caleb lagged behind. Morty looked around for her but found nothing but trees. Then, he saw her standing quite a distance from him. He ran towards her, but she ran away, out of sight. Then, he heard a laugh. He quickly turned around and found no one. Then, another laugh. Morty was getting nervous.

"Come on out you little bitch," he said.

Maddie laughed again. Morty could not find her.

"My dad says your dad is perverted cocksucker," he said, "He said that you were a neglected, unwanted, brainless, disappointment. He told me that your mom should have gotten an abortion."

There was silence.

"Not laughing now are you," he said.

Suddenly, Caleb approached the area. He scared Morty.

"Dumbass! Don't do that," Morty told him.

"Sorry. Where is that little bit…" he started to say.

Maddie appeared out of nowhere and stabbed Caleb in the leg. She repeatedly stabbed him until he fell down bleeding. Morty looked on in horror. He ran over to Maddie who suddenly looked at him with an evil stare. He stopped and backed away. Maddie walked towards him, pointing the knife at him.

"What are you?" He said, "Some kind of devil child?"

Maddie laughed as she could see the fear in him.

"You said you wanted to kill me," Maddie said, "You said I would suffer, I would beg, and you would cut my throat. Well, go on and do it!"

Morty stopped backing up. He ran at her, but Maddie used the knife to slice him on the arm. He screamed. Maddie jumped on his back and began stabbing him repeatedly. She was not strong enough to stab the knife all the way through nor was the kitchen knife sharp enough. But Morty was bleeding and in great pain. He fell to the ground as Maddie laughed. She sat on top of him as he shivered. There was something about the way he shivered that caused Maddie to feel satisfaction.

"Now you are gonna die!" Maddie said.

She stabbed him again, then again, then again. She hit non-lethal spots.

"Are you suffering?" Maddie said, "Beg me. Beg me not to kill you."

Morty could not get the words out due to the shock. Maddie laughed and stared at the bloody knife. As the blood ran down the knife, she stuck her tongue out and moved closer to the knife. She licked the blood. Morty was completely terrified. Then, she sliced his throat. Morty twitched around and then stopped. Maddie saw that Caleb was still alive and walked over to him.

"Please, no," he said, "Please don't kill me."

Maddie stared at him with an evil gaze. She kneeled down beside him. She experienced an adrenaline rush from her previous kill. She slammed Caleb's head into a rock that was buried in the ground until he was no longer alive. Maddie felt satisfied like she had never felt before. It seemed that burning the bad people in the car was not as satisfying as stabbing. She decided to lay down between the two dead bodies and smile as she looked at the sky. Then, she wiped the blood off the knife and stared at her fingers. She wiped the blood on her lips, forming a red smile. Then, she licked her lips.

Maddie entered the garage side door. She still had the blood on her lips and used her shirt to wipe it off. She slowly opened the door to the living room and entered without making a sound. Tim was still watching the movie. She snuck back upstairs and into her room. She realized there was blood on her shirt and pants and quickly changed. She shoved the clothes under her mattress. When she looked in the mirror, there was some blood on her face. Tim came upstairs and saw Maddie in the bathroom washing her face. As the blood washed away, she saw it circling down the drain with satisfaction.

She went to bed that night with a smile on her face. Her worst enemy was dead. All she could think about was her latest kill. It kept running through her. Suddenly, an uncontrollable feeling went through her. She felt ticklish and then sat up on her bed. She was on her knees with her hands out as she let the feeling run through her.