They next few hours passed uneventfully. Max remained curled up on the cool floor of her cage, examining Jackson as he did paperwork and made calls, holding conversations that he didn't think she could hear. She gleaned little information of importance, however, and redirected her focus to her growing hunger. How long has it been since I last ate? A day? Two?
Mad Jackson finally acknowledged her as her stomach growled, smirking as he pressed a button on his desk. The imprisoned girl who had dressed her previously hurried in with a tray and knelt to place it in front of the cage, and Max crawled eagerly forward to reach for a sandwich from the pile. As she extended her arm through the bars the girl scrambled back, meeting her gaze with a look of such pity and fear that Max felt she had to shield herself. Never before had she felt so much like a monster; she'd been someone to be feared, sure, but not something. Am I even human anymore? Even if I escape, will I ever be able to show myself? Her heart raced and suddenly Max's appetite was gone. She dropped the uneaten sandwich and Mad Jackson raised an eyebrow from where her reclined at his desk.
"I'd eat, if I were you; you'll need to be full strength so I can show you off at my little get-together tonight."
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