Forget

EP8 - "Lights Off"

“I will always regret every action I did and hurted her, because it wasn't my intention. I just had a purpose, in my almost whole life: Making her feel happy even if that girl is not here anymore. I’m Salt Lui, Im 209 months old and I'm a humot. The purposw of a Humot is erasing that feeling of solitude. But it's ironic i just made her feel worse. Goddess of the Humans, please save my mom.”

Ava was threathened by Dei for not reporting Salt, if she does, she will be jailed until the last day of the robot's existence. Neither Jun could defend her, he was threatened too by the misterious boss. She was dying, and it's was my fault. The only way she could meet me again was meeting in a casual place, also known as "Crowded Social Event". Ava was so smart.

That night, when Salt and Hike arrived at Hike's home, Salt was feeling ankward. Salt clothes were a long shirt and kind of fresh pants. Hike wasn't convinved about her sleeping comfortable with them, so he decided to lend her clothes until she was able to get home. That future wasn't soon, but who cares?. The night was cold, and dark, with the sound of crickets harmonizing the night. She was calm, but curious.

Salt was sleeping in the sofa, while Hike was sleeping in the floor, with two blankets like a mattress. They tried to sleep as soon is posible, but Salt's mind was full of questions. Why she was there? Who is Hike? And why does he remind you of..."him"?

Salt wasn't comfortable with the night silence, without her mom. “Master Hike, are you still awake?”, She asked, to which he replied “No, why are you asking?”. Salt got up and looked at Hike. He was half awake, looking at her while he yawned.

“Hike, why are you doing this?” She was confused, but somehow grateful. Hike did a small smile, and answered her. “I heard somewhere that there was a "beautiful robot" in the mall, and they wanted go kidnapp her, then I realized it was you.” That wasn't the answer Salt was expecting, so she asked again. “Then did you feel sorry about me? You were scared about me?”. Hike denied it. “It would be in my conscience if I didn’t move to save you. If they could hurt you, I would die.”

He was him. She was sure that he was the boy who helped her once. Fate is sending direct messages.

Next morning, Salt was waiting for Hike to wake up. When he did, she greeted. “Good morning, Master Hike.” she said, to which he answered back. “Don’t call me Master, your actual master is still looking for you, I guess.” Salt needed an order to act, because that what her system says. Hike couldn't give her a hard order, because he didn’t want to take advantage of his authority at the moment. His first order was “Help me fold the blankets”.

They two started to help eachother, and Hike's orders never felt as a order at all.

The surroundings were too dangerous, so he decided to make her stay at home a while, until he feels its safer. He would be going shopping instead of going together, so he needed to know what does they needed. “Look at the fridge, please.” He asked. But when Salt realized, at the door of the fridge there was a picture of a woman and a boy, but she cared about the woman.

“Who is the people in this picture, Hike?” She asked, finding similitudes between someone she remembers. Hike answered to her question. “She is Aimela, the woman who took care of me after I've got kicked out from my home a years ago, and the boy it's me. Why are you asking?”

Salt was shocked. Somehow, a lot of thoughts came to her memory, Thoughts she was supposed to not remember. She spoke. “Hike” called his beautiful name again. “Aimela Lui is my mother.”