Part 20: An Angel's Broken Wings
Madison grunted as she was pulled out into the pouring rain, instantly soaked as lightning flashed in the distance. Brittany dragged her along the sidewalk, clutching her wrist with a grip that she was sure would bruise her arm, but she wasn't about to whine or complain. The fire in the Asian girl's eyes was not one to be messed with.
"I can't believe you would do this to us Madison." Brittany yanked the pre-teen girl up to walk beside her, forcing her to run to keep up with her fast, long stride. "Do you have any idea what you did you us? Do you know what could have happened if we hadn't come here to guard the queen?"
"They weren't trying to hurt her... I'm sure they weren't." Madison replied meekly. Brittany squeezed her wrist again painfully, silencing her as they turned into a nearby hospital. They approached the nurse at the front desk for directions, then marched down the hallway until they reached a certain room.
Brittany pushed the door open, thrusting Madison inside before closing the door behind her. Madison stumbled from the momentum of the thrust, but caught her balance in a moment and stood up straight. Her eyes went wide when she saw Sam lying on the bed asleep. Her face was ghostly pale, and her right hand was completely bandaged... in fact, she had no hand left.
Madison covered her mouth with her hands when this fact hit her, staring at the bloodstained bandages that replaced the missing hand. "Your 'innocent sister' did this to her Madison." Brittany knelt down beside her, draping one arm around her shoulders companionably though there was no warmth in her expression.
"Sh... she did...?" Madison asked shakily, unable to take her eyes away from the bloody bandage.
"Mmhmm..." Brittany replied with a nod. "I know this is hard... but she isn't a good person Madison. She used you. Her and Clover have used everybody they came across to their own ends."
"But... but she told me they were trying to do the right thing..." Madison replied softly, almost begging Brittany to tell her she was telling a joke or she was wrong.
"A lie." Brittany replied simply. "And it cost Sam a lot..." Madison sniffled, walking up to Sam's side, staring down at her. Tears flowed down her cheeks, still staring at the bloody bandage that replaced her right hand.
Her small hands wrapped around Sam's left hand, holding it tightly as she looked up at her pale face. Sam opened her eyes, looking tired and dazed as her emerald green gaze shifted to look up at her. "Sam... I'm so sorry... I thought... I thought they were..." Madison sniffled, choking up.
"Hey... it turned out for the best... Brittany told me we finally caught them..." Sam smiled up at her weakly, squeezing her hand reassuringly. "Don't you worry about it... I should have known better than to put you in that position in the first place. I'm sorry Madison..."
"Sam..." Madison leaned down and wrapped her arms around Sam's neck, sobbing into her shoulder. Sam wrapped her good arm around her, stroking her back and leaning her cheek against the top of her head.
"Ssshhhh... It's okay. It's over now." Sam told her softly. "It's over... soon we'll all go back to America, put them where they belong..."
"And then... then I have no... nowhere to go..." Madison gulped through her tears. "I d... don't deserve to go a... anywhere..."
"You can stay with me... if you want." Sam told her softly. Madison sniffled and looked up at her, wiping her eyes with the back of her purple glove. "I have my own place and everything... I could be your big sister." She smiled weakly. "Would you like that?"
Madison nodded slowly, a meek smile spreading across her face. "Yeah... it sounds like fun."
"Good... then you're coming home with me." Sam nodded back and pulled her close to plant a kiss on her forehead. "And everything will be fine... trust me." She pulled her into a close hug, letting Madison lay her cheek on her shoulder again.
Madison knew sister had betrayed her, she was responsible for endangering lives and Sam losing her hand... she had no right for Sam to be so nice to her. All reservations she'd once had about hating Mandy faded fast as she lay in Sam's arms, knowing she was now incomplete because of her. Sam was a better sister than Mandy had ever been... she was a better human being... and if Madison ever saw Mandy again, she would do what she could to make it up to Sam, no matter what that really meant.
TO BE CONTINUED
Madison grunted as she was pulled out into the pouring rain, instantly soaked as lightning flashed in the distance. Brittany dragged her along the sidewalk, clutching her wrist with a grip that she was sure would bruise her arm, but she wasn't about to whine or complain. The fire in the Asian girl's eyes was not one to be messed with.
"I can't believe you would do this to us Madison." Brittany yanked the pre-teen girl up to walk beside her, forcing her to run to keep up with her fast, long stride. "Do you have any idea what you did you us? Do you know what could have happened if we hadn't come here to guard the queen?"
"They weren't trying to hurt her... I'm sure they weren't." Madison replied meekly. Brittany squeezed her wrist again painfully, silencing her as they turned into a nearby hospital. They approached the nurse at the front desk for directions, then marched down the hallway until they reached a certain room.
Brittany pushed the door open, thrusting Madison inside before closing the door behind her. Madison stumbled from the momentum of the thrust, but caught her balance in a moment and stood up straight. Her eyes went wide when she saw Sam lying on the bed asleep. Her face was ghostly pale, and her right hand was completely bandaged... in fact, she had no hand left.
Madison covered her mouth with her hands when this fact hit her, staring at the bloodstained bandages that replaced the missing hand. "Your 'innocent sister' did this to her Madison." Brittany knelt down beside her, draping one arm around her shoulders companionably though there was no warmth in her expression.
"Sh... she did...?" Madison asked shakily, unable to take her eyes away from the bloody bandage.
"Mmhmm..." Brittany replied with a nod. "I know this is hard... but she isn't a good person Madison. She used you. Her and Clover have used everybody they came across to their own ends."
"But... but she told me they were trying to do the right thing..." Madison replied softly, almost begging Brittany to tell her she was telling a joke or she was wrong.
"A lie." Brittany replied simply. "And it cost Sam a lot..." Madison sniffled, walking up to Sam's side, staring down at her. Tears flowed down her cheeks, still staring at the bloody bandage that replaced her right hand.
Her small hands wrapped around Sam's left hand, holding it tightly as she looked up at her pale face. Sam opened her eyes, looking tired and dazed as her emerald green gaze shifted to look up at her. "Sam... I'm so sorry... I thought... I thought they were..." Madison sniffled, choking up.
"Hey... it turned out for the best... Brittany told me we finally caught them..." Sam smiled up at her weakly, squeezing her hand reassuringly. "Don't you worry about it... I should have known better than to put you in that position in the first place. I'm sorry Madison..."
"Sam..." Madison leaned down and wrapped her arms around Sam's neck, sobbing into her shoulder. Sam wrapped her good arm around her, stroking her back and leaning her cheek against the top of her head.
"Ssshhhh... It's okay. It's over now." Sam told her softly. "It's over... soon we'll all go back to America, put them where they belong..."
"And then... then I have no... nowhere to go..." Madison gulped through her tears. "I d... don't deserve to go a... anywhere..."
"You can stay with me... if you want." Sam told her softly. Madison sniffled and looked up at her, wiping her eyes with the back of her purple glove. "I have my own place and everything... I could be your big sister." She smiled weakly. "Would you like that?"
Madison nodded slowly, a meek smile spreading across her face. "Yeah... it sounds like fun."
"Good... then you're coming home with me." Sam nodded back and pulled her close to plant a kiss on her forehead. "And everything will be fine... trust me." She pulled her into a close hug, letting Madison lay her cheek on her shoulder again.
Madison knew sister had betrayed her, she was responsible for endangering lives and Sam losing her hand... she had no right for Sam to be so nice to her. All reservations she'd once had about hating Mandy faded fast as she lay in Sam's arms, knowing she was now incomplete because of her. Sam was a better sister than Mandy had ever been... she was a better human being... and if Madison ever saw Mandy again, she would do what she could to make it up to Sam, no matter what that really meant.
TO BE CONTINUED