Chapter 30

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Rachel woke up in the same small and cold room as she did when she was caught the first time. She didn't feel as bad this time. She could open her eyes and she was wide awake, but she couldn't move her body. She felt like she was paralysed from her neck down. The room still had those really bright lights that hurt her eyes. There were still no windows.
She tried to see if her phone was still in her pocket, maybe she could explain this whole mess to Caleb and he'll be able to rescue her, but she realised that her phone wasn't in her pocket. The bots had taken it.
She gave a big sigh.
Rachel just stared at the roof. She knew it was such a stupid idea, but she still did it. No one even knows that she's here, so no one will be able to save her. She can't move. Screaming would just make things worse. She was completely helpless. All she could think about now was how she didn't appreciate life as much as she should have. She wished that she realised all of these things a lot sooner instead of realising them right before her death.A tear rolled down her cheek.
The door went open and a robot came in. He had a bottle and an energy bar in his hand.
"You humans are so weak. You cry about everything." He threw the energy bar and bottle on the floor next to her. "It will soon wear off. Then you can move. Drink up and eat. You will need it. The boss wants to see you tomorrow." He turned around and left the room.
Rachel had no idea who this 'boss' was. She had never heard of them before; the bots didn't mention them at all when she was trapped here the first time. She knew she should worry about who or what it was, but she didn't. She knew that there would be nothing she could do about it. She wouldn't be able to warn the guardians. She burst into tears again, thinking about everything that she could have done differently in life, until she eventually fell asleep.  Rachel woke up feeling like she had slept for another few days. She didn't know what day or time it was. The last time that she was here she felt the same way, but afterwards, she found out that she had only been trapped in this room for about an hour.
She could start moving a bit now. She still couldn't stand up, but she could move her upper body. She took the bottle and energy bar. She was really relieved since it felt like the last time she drank something was more than a week ago. After the first sip she realised that this wasn't water. It was something else. It was probably something that they have been using to keep her from being able to move. She threw the bottle to the other side of the room. No matter how thirsty or hungry she was, she couldn't dare eat the things that the robots gave her. 
A few hours, which felt more like days, went by. Rachel started getting back the feeling in her legs. Normally, she would've already thought of a plan by now, but instead, she was sitting in the corner of the room, thinking about what her life was like and how she never should have come here in the first place.
She still couldn't believe that she actually did that alone and without telling anyone. She has always thought of herself as responsible and grown up, but she realised now that it wasn't the case. 
Hours went by and Rachel could still hear the robots working in the factory. They never stopped. Not even for five minutes. That's probably the advantage of being a robot, maybe I should try negotiating something with them, she thought to herself. But she realised that it was a stupid idea. Robots don't have any emotions. There's no way she would be able to negotiate with something like that.

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