Waking Madison Page #4

- And I really don't want to...

- You're gonna be okay.

It's not okay.

You're making me worse.

I know this is really hard.

You know what's f***ing hard?

You know what's hard, Beth?

Is that I don't know

what you're talking about.

That's good. That's good.

You're getting angry.

That's really good.

When is the last time

you remember getting angry?

You never needed

to get angry before

because there was somebody else

who was always

getting angry for you.

- What are you saying?

- Somebody was protecting you.

- God, I knew this would happen.

- What would happen?

That I would trust you,

and you would screw me over.

Madison, look at me.

No, I can help you.

Don't say my name.

Don't say my name.

Look at me! Madison!

Are you deaf, you b*tch?!

I said, "Don't say my name. "

Why can't you just

leave it alone, Beth?

What? Do you think I'm deaf?

You think I don't hear

what you say about me?

I'm trying to help you.

Shut up.

You called me,

and I came here to help you.

I didn't call you.

I...

I hate you.

She called you.

She's gonna die.

She is gonna die.

You're gonna die.

Stop.

She isn't real.

She isn't real.

I'm real.

She isn't real.

Real.

It's okay.

Just f***ing stop.

Madison, let me be there for you.

Just let me be here.

Come here.

It's okay.

It's okay.

It's okay. It's okay.

It's okay.

It's okay.

- It's okay.

- I don't...

It's okay.

"What is real?",

asked the rabbit.

"Real isn't how you're made,"

said the skin horse.

"It's a thing that happens to you. "

- My turn?

- Go ahead.

"Does it hurt?"

"Sometimes.

When you are real,

you don't mind being hurt. "

"Does it happen all at once?"

"It doesn't happen all at once.

You become.

It takes a long time.

That's why it doesn't often happen

to people who break easily,

or who have sharp edges,

or who have to be carefully kept.

Generally...

By the time you are real,

most of your hair

has been loved off,

and your eyes drop out,

and you get loose in the joints

and very shabby.

But these things don't matter at all,

because once you are real,

you can't be ugly,

except to people

who don't understand. "

- Mama?

- Yes, Maddie?

Am I real?

I get a lot of requests

from people wanting to do...

Checkmate.

So I thought today...

Hey, Madison.

Madison?

Madison, what's wrong?

What do you want, Alexis?

You want to come play with me?

Nope.

Why? What's wrong?

Nothing's wrong.

You always say nothing's wrong

when something is always wrong.

Why don't you come play with me?

Come on.

Just one game.

- Do you see those people right there?

- Yeah.

They look like

they're having a lot of fun.

I think you should go play with them.

No, I want to play with you.

Checkmate!

Okay, okay.

Well, um, uh, we can play...

Yeah?

- Hide and go seek.

- Okay.

All right, so you're gonna go hide.

No, we did that the other day,

and you didn't come and find me.

Madison, you didn't come.

I've got a better idea.

Why don't we go play horses?

Come on. We can ride horses,

like we always used to ride horses.

- We can ride horses.

- No, there's no horses here.

What are you talking about?

We used to always ride horses.

Yeah, well, we're

in a hospital right now,

and I've never been on a horse

in my entire life.

Do you not remember?

Do you not remember

all those times we played horses?

- Please stop.

- Why are you being so weird?

- Please stop. Please stop.

- Come on, one game, Madison.

Why are you being so weird?

You don't remember anything?

What do you mean you don't

remember?! You do remember!

We used to always

play horses together!

- Please stop.

- You do remember!

- Stop it.

- You do! You do!

Shut the f*** up,

or I'm gonna smash your head

against that wall, okay?!

- You say the F-word all the time.

- F***, f***, f***!

Stop saying the F-word

the whole time!

F***, f***, f***, f***!

Go back to your couch!

Do... do I see a little bit

of personality in you?

Oh, yeah?

A little personality right there?

Yeah, yeah. Fine.

Come on, tough girl.

Come on, tough girl!

- Shut the f*** up!

- Oh, yeah.

Come on! Come on!

Come on! Come on! Come on!

F*** you!

Good job.

B*tches.

Madison, you did it.

You did it.

Don't tell Margaret.

Madison!

Madison, where are you?!

Madison!

You want to spend

your days in eternal hell?

Make it stop!

Make it stop!

Well, I was sitting

in the front in his station wagon,

and he had, like, um,

these red plastic seat covers.

And it made a noise when he moved.

Um, and there was a plastic

Jesus figurine on the dashboard.

I know what you want me to say.

What is it that you

think I want you to say?

That they took advantage of me

because I was only 13.

I would rather slit my wrist...

or be f***ing hung upside down

and beaten to a pulp

than have to talk to you.

Madison.

You are Grace...

and you are Margaret...

and you are Alexis.

They're all you.

No, because I didn't...

I didn't say these things.

Um...

And I know that they're real,

because I've...

I've talked to them and...

and I've talked to you about them.

And... you've talked to them...

Right?

I've only talked to you.

I've only talked to you.

I don't know what's going on.

Where are you going?

Can you take me with you?

Nope.

Why?

Because you...

Are gonna stay here.

But I want to be with you.

Well, you know, that's too bad,

because you're not coming.

But I want to stay with you.

Alexis, don't cry.

Please, please don't cry.

But... but why can't I come?

Why?

- Because I said so.

- But why?

Shh!

Why?

Because you're not real.

If you're watching this right now...

it's because you've forgotten

why you've locked yourself

in your apartment.

You've given yourself 30 days

to figure out

why you're so messed up.

Your phone's been turned off.

You don't have sh*t.

You don't have friends.

You don't have a job.

This is your last chance.

'Cause I swear to God,

if things don't change

in these next 30 days...

I will kill myself.

Hello?

Dr. Barnes?

Yes?

Madison is gonna die tonight.

Who is this?

Her friend.

Where's Madison?

Mama?!

Mama?!

Mama!

Are you Mr. Walker?

Yeah.

I'm a friend of Madison's.

Please come inside.

She ain't no doctor.

Can't you see she's got

the devil all over her?

She's got him coming out

of her mouth, Steven.

Look at how she's looking at me.

The Lord gives me His eyes,

and I see through

your wicked games.

Dolly...

Dolly, go on to your room.

Let me talk to her.

I'll take care of it.

I pray for your soul.

I'm sorry about that.

Some days are worse than others.

Are you sure you don't want

anything to eat?

I'm not hungry.

Well, why don't you have a seat?

Now...

What was it that you were saying

about Madison?

Madison checked herself

out of the hospital,

and, um, I'm really worried

that she might hurt herself.

Do you know where she is?

No, but, uh, you... you...

I think that you should

just stay right here until...

Until she comes around.

Do you mind if I ask you

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