45.

The sound of a soft ding reached Madeleine's ears in her semi-unconscious state, startling her awake whilst a robotical voice followed, spewing something completely unintelligible.

A displeased moan bothered her, lastly realizing it was actually her own as she rather slowly and groggily came back to her senses, taking her time to adjust back to reality as she languidly moved and yawned.

Some parts of her felt sore whereas her state of mind seemed so uncharacteristically peaceful as if she'd just had the best sleep she's ever had in her entire life, almost like back when she was still her parents' child, safe, happy and without a single care in the world.

Slowly and gently, she opened her eyelids, mildly squinting at the glaringly bright and pristine white ceiling that greeted her, feeling her eyes water as she let out another hearty yawn.

"Rise and shine, sweet-cheeks," Out of nowhere, a feminine voice rather boldly beamed at her with just a hint of sarcasm, making her abruptly stop a