AN: Sorry, I haven't been the most active updater these past weeks. The school has just ended a week ago and due to the hell that I've went through the past weeks prior, I've decided to rest myself for a while. I've read some books, watched some movies, and only started writing a few days back. I'm really sorry that I've held up for so long. Hope you understand. BTW, now that the school year is over, I can update more frequently. Happy reading! (::)
"…and I remembered loving ya."
Monroe (as Madison), WICKED Headquarters.
Eyes fixated on the screen, she had to keep herself composed. Why did they have to switch? Now, even Isaac couldn't tell them apart.
"Hey, what's wrong?" Teresa looked at Madison in concern.
"N-nothing." She stammered a bit. She couldn't do this. Not now.
Not when the person she loved thought she was her twin.
She could barely register her feet moving on its own and her hands fumbling for the door knob. They let her out of the restraints today, her acting stunt made the Chancellor change her mind about it.
"Where are you going?" Thomas inquired, his eyebrow raised a bit.
"Out." Madison replied, not missing a beat.
"Our session isn't over yet!" Teresa protested.
"I just… never mind." Madison wanted to explain but she knew those two would be tattletales when it came to the Chancellor demanding them of answers.
Running as fast as she could, she went back to their apartment home. Cissa was perched on the couch with her eyes concentrated on the laptop screen.
"I thought you'd be out with Tommy and Teresa?" Cissa looked at her sister, who was on the verge of breaking.
"I left." It had been a long time when Madison took a proper look at her sister. Cissa was now thirteen, and had their father's genes dominating her appearance. Freckles dotted her tan face, and her thick lashes surrounded her green, green eyes. No one would ever think they were siblings at all.
"Right." Cissa didn't press and clicked her tongue. She continued working on whatever it was she was doing on the laptop.
"You know, I've never seen that laptop turned off." Madison idly commented as she grabbed a yogurt cup from the refrigerator and a spoon from the kitchen island. The living room was relatively close to the kitchen, so even when someone spoke in the kitchen, you'd hear it through the living room.
"You always get here when I'm working." Cissa got up from the couch and grabbed herself a bag of chips.
"No way, where did you get that?" Madison drooled at the sight of chips.
"I have my ways." Cissa smugly smiled.
"You sneaky, sneaky, girl." Madison mock-glared at her younger sister.
"No chips for you then." Cissa stuck out her tongue at Madison and opening the bag of chips, she was greeted the smell of grease.
Grabbing a handful, Cissa stuffed them in her mouth, biting and munching.
"I want those chips!" Madison put down her yogurt cup and chased Cissa, who carried the bag of chips.
"Okay. In one condition." Cissa retorted in a bossy voice.
"What is it?" Madison questioned.
"I want you to embarrass yourself in front of Thomas and Teresa." Madison couldn't believe what she was hearing. Her sister was just as sneaky as she was.
"No. I'm so not doing that."
"Okay then, suffer from chip deprivation." Cissa smirked.
"Then I'll them to confiscate your laptop." Madison replied. Cissa looked horrified, her eyes almost bulging out of her sockets.
"Fine! But you get your bowl. I don't want Monroe germs on me." Cissa knew about the Switch. And since they were alone, Madison let that slip.
"Puh-lease, sis. I'm as clean as a bandit." Madison grinned like a Cheshire cat.
"Exactly why I don't fancy you touching my bowl." Cissa munched more chips.
"Hurry, sissy. Or I'll consume all of this." Cissa threatened.
"Just pour some on my hand." Madison exasperatedly stated.
"You're no fun." Cissa pouted, but she gave some to Madison.
Madison ate it within twenty seconds. Well, at least she was feeling a bit better.
"It's time for your session." Veronica came up their doorstep later on, with a few back-ups behind her. Madison paid no mind, though. The session will be over before she knew it.
The blonde came up to the doorstep. Cissa had resumed working and was furiously typing on her keyboard.
Veronica put on Madison's restraints, tightening the buckles, making sure Madison couldn't move anything but her feet.
Then, Veronica injected Madison with a sleeping serum.
Madison could barely feel the sting before drifting off. And she could faintly hear Veronica mocking her. The bitter witch.
Waking up, Madison saw herself in a bed, her arms and legs strapped to it. She hoped this session would be over.
"Session 142. Begin." The man had announced.
Madison's mind went into a flurry. Memories upon memories came into mind. Some replayed, the most memorable ones drifted in voices. Then it stopped.
She stood up on a desolate land. No signs of life could be heard. Her session had truly begun.
Like all the others before it, it was only her. And she had to be extremely careful not to reveal anything. She even went as far as killing the man's wife to not reveal her secret.
The Switch had to be flawless.
And if it weren't, death would be inevitable.
"What is going on? Why is she not aggressively responding?" An assistant had queried.
"I don't know." The man replied with uncertainty.
"I'm reporting this to the Chancellor." Another suggested.
"Do it. Now." The man had ordered.
Exiting the room, the other had immediately ran to the Chancellor's office.
Madison had to end the session. She knew she should've pushed it off her mind. But that confession. Those words. Those ran through her mind, driving her crazy. It went on for like hours when it was only mere minutes.
With a determined resolve, she stopped thinking. She pushed all thoughts aside. But that was hard to do when memories kept swimming through her head. Then, she just did it.
Then, she came back to reality.
Gasping, she could feel sweat beads on her head, her hair clinging to her neck. They immediately came to her, commenting in hushed tones. They knew.
And they were going to tell the Chancellor.
They dragged Madison to the Chancellor's office, she said nothing, but hung her head. She was so pissed but so disappointed. The Switch was supposed to be flawless. Or at least had little flaw in it. But now, the session had revealed everything.
AN: So that's it, you can expect more updates this week!
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