Shoving Madison actually had the opposite effect of what they may have wanted. Instead, it goaded her on because she got a reaction.

It was her motivating factor for just about everything. Her parents had been pieces of shit, the directors and producers and other actors just saw her as a product, so if she had to act out a little? Or a lot? It was worth it.

So she switched to a smile. "But I'm asking you. You're right here, you've been awake for longer, you're not gonna just leave me all lonesome and confused."