**Control**
*This story takes place in the near future, where in place of mass amounts of medications and prescriptions, some people have opted to have microchips implanted to control everything from insulin, hormones, pain management, and many other things.*
A few years ago, my girlfriend, Maddie, had some issues with depression and anxiety. It became so bad that she was having trouble at work and by the time she got home she was too drained from the day for anything else. After months of struggling, she decided to get the implant to help her. It was unreal how quickly the new implant took effect. She no longer had panic attacks and seemed to feel more talkative than before. The problem was that after she got the chip, Maddie seemed to lose all interest in sex. She was never in the mood, never. We went months without sex.
A few weeks ago while having a few drinks after work, a friend of mine told me that the microchips could be hacked. He worked in the industry and if someone had access to the person’s chip they could manipulate the settings. It was a huge issue with the chips they were working on fixing.