The A.I. Protoforms

Chapter Twelve: Suspicion

    Jensi kept sneezing. He didn't know what was bothering his nice, deep sleep, but whatever he was allergic to was enough to wake him up.

    Whenever he opened his eyes, he no longer felt annoyed. That feeling was replaced by confusion. He looked around. He was actually outside this time, no longer in a concrete room.

    Everything came back to him and he became annoyed yet again. Not because of the sneezing, but because he had awoken to such a mess.

    Why couldn't I have awoken back to my normal life and find out this was all a dream? He thought as he arose from the ground.

    He looked down. He had been laying in the grass.

    That explains the sneezing and why I have bruises on my back. He thought, remembering that he was allergic to grass.

    He looked around and found a dark skinned, latino boy standing a few feet away from him.

    "I'm Milo." He said, not asking for Jensi's name. "Come with me."

    Jensi didn't exactly feel safe about following a stranger, but felt it was his best bet to follow him. At this point, he would much rather follow a stranger than to be stuck in wherever he was.

    Milo motioned for him to follow and Jensi nodded and moved slowly behind him.

    They had been walking a little ways, when they came upon a shack. It looked like it was once an old barn that someone had tried to turn into a house. It looked more like cows lived there than people. Though it didn't look like any people lived there, to Jensi's relief.

    Milo opened the door and motioned for Jensi to go in first.

    Jensi decided that this would be the point where he questioned Milo. He wasn't exactly the suspicious type and he hated confrontation, but he realized that these were drastic times. He would have to try a few things he did not like to do for a while and get out of his comfort zone.

    "How do I know I can trust you?" He glared at Milo, doing his best to look suspicious.

    MIlo thought about it and looked at the ground for a few seconds. Then he looked back at Jensi.

    "Well think about it. If I were to take you or do anything that might hurt you, why would I be letting you choose whether you wanted to follow me or not? I would have just taken you like those other people did and trapped you in a room, right?"

    Jensi was shocked that he knew about the black suited men, but decided that he made a fair point. He nodded at Milo and walked inside the shack.

    Once inside he found a fireplace with a fire going and one rocking chair. There were no windows or furniture other than the chair.

    However, there was someone sitting in the chair.

    "Amaya!" Jensi said, surprised to see his friend this time, instead of hear. "I can't believe you're here. After I didn't see you in the room, I thought I had lost you again."

    Amaya smiled and nodded. "Yah... We have a lot to discuss."