He looked unsteady and winced, "Y/n you should leave, a human shouldn't be helping a replicant, I am grateful for your help but it's not necessary" I shook my head, "I'm not leaving until I can assure that your okay"
K will not die in my version...
I wake up at 4 am with a pounding migraine I groan and roll over to grab my phone, I was supposed to feel perfect today, the universe strikes again. I just need to eat maybe that's it, with unsteady steps I ease out of bed and put on some comfortable clothes. I'll just have a regular packaged breakfast today, I truly don't feel like making anything homemade or having leftover soup, afterwards I'm gonna have an extra strength pain reliever. This better go away, because I need a relaxing weekend to fix all of these situations that I've caused, breaking that mirror a month ago must have actually gave me 13 years of bad luck......at this point all of those bad luck myths must be real I have no more doubts. I walk in my kitchen and approach the fridge, shakily reaching towards the handle as my migraine pounds and grab one of the breakfast meal, rip off the packaging and place it in the microwave for a couple of minutes.
★Time Skip★ Breakfast wasn't that great, at least my migraine is fading from the pain reliever. I check my phone, it's only 4:34 am, I believe K leaves around 5, which means if I quickly get ready I can leave the building before K leaves, so no awkward run ins, I'll find a way to fix the awkward encounter soon, I'm just not ready to confront it yet. After 10 minutes I've got my make up done and changed into cute clothes, I look in the mirror blankly feeling myself space out, no matter how hard I try to ignore what I've lost these last few days it's still affecting me, I've never felt more alone....
With my thoughts racing around in my head, I grab my purse with a crestfallen expression, these feelings are only temporary, right?...yeah, of course they are. I grab my trenchcoat and slip it on, almost forgetting to grab an umbrella, the weather app said it will rain later. I unlock my door and absentmindedly walk down the stairs, when I reach the last step I pause to check my phone. Its 5:10, how long did I space out for?
Feeling a little disgruntled I gather my thoughts and walk to the door of the building, while gently pushing it open. Memory's of me and Halo (my best friend) flooding my brain, I miss her so much It's almost unbearable, after I discovered them together she hasn't attempted to contact me at all, it's probably for the better no matter how painful it feels. I push open my umbrella and get lost in the dystopian surroundings, I arrive at my destination a short walk later, I gaze up at the giant holographic image of a cat. This is supposed to be a 'pet shop' in reality all animals went extinct, all that's left is highly detailed and life-like electronic versions of them. I have wanted to get one for awhile now, it costs a lot of credits though so I've been saving up for to afford a siberian forest cat (image below), supposedly the replicant pets imitate exactly what real cats were like.
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I close my umbrella and walk through the automatic door, instantly I'm met by a employee, "Welcome! I'm so happy that you've decided to visit our store this rainy morning!" Her cheery attitude slightly lifted my mood, I smiled warmly at her "I'm here to buy a cat, specifically a siberian forest breed" she nodded and smiled"right this way ma'am!" She led me down a long corridor which was metal and dimly lit, every wall was adorned with glass cages holding the electronic pets, ranging from fish to bigger animals like cats and dogs, including bunny's. They all looked so realistic, I could hardly tell the difference from the extinct ones, my mind was completely blown. After what felt like forever we finally reached the isle that had the cat breed I was looking for, I rushed forward and peered through the glass. The cat was absolutely adorable, I felt a huge smile began to form on my face, the employee cleared her throat "if you want to buy this little guy now, we can go through with the payment!" I nodded excitedly "it's 1000 credits right?" She nodded and produced the electronic shaped like a phone to transfer payments. I put in my pin and it immediately withdrew the amount. She tucked away the phone like device and picked up my new cat, and placed him in a cat crate. She walked me back through the corridor and to the main part of the shop. "Please enjoy our product and come again!" I thanked her for her assistants and opened my umbrella before braving the rain with my newfound friend, I still haven't decided what to name him, hmm I'll think about it on the way back.
Authors Note I am very iffy about the quality of my writing, as an English and creative writing honours student I feel like this is not my best work :/ I will get more into the interesting bits next chapter.
