2099/10/11
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08:45 am
Jacob Pauw
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"He's coming to."
"Oh no, he's gonna hate me..."
"Nonsense he'll love you. Don't worry."
Voices say as I slowly open my eyes. The light of day burns my eyes as my pupils adjust. I rub my eyes as I try make out the people standing next to me.
"Jacob! Your awake," Claire exclaims with glee as she dabs my head with a cold cloth, "You've been out for quite sometime."
"Where am I?" I manage to ask under my breath. My throat feels dry, my body is completely sore and stiff and I have a throbbing headache.
"My house." She says smiling as she continues to dab my head while I sit in the humongous guest bedroom.
I groan not only from the pain I'm surprisingly feeling, but from shock as well. I fling the blanket off me as the coldness wraps my body and only after a few seconds do I realize I'm completely naked. Claire looks away respectively as I wrap the blanket around me. She walks to the large closet and pulls out a plain shirt and denim jeans, after close inspection she then walks back and hands me the outfit. I look at the small mirror on the table.
"Not sure if they'll fit you perfectly," She warmly informs, "But they'll do the job."
"Thanks," I briskly say.
She smiles.
My eyes fall upon a small mirror on the table. My eyes nearly creep out of there sockets as I notice my flesh is basically healed from the "incident" I had, which made me think -
How long was I out?
"How long have I been out?" I ask as I slip on the T-shirt.
"About 3 days." She informs as she puts the cloth in a bowl of water
"Crap," I say as I gesture her to turn around as I button up the jeans, "Thats quite so time." I say as I try to pre long the conversation before she starts asking the real questions like; how did you burn yourself so badly, how are you already healed.
"Is it me or is it hot in here?" I ask as I wipe my forehead with my left hand.
Claire just stares at me nervously as she looks down at my hand from time to time.
"Something wrong?" I ask as I glance at my hand.
My heart sinks and my head starts pounding as I glance at my augmented hand. I let out a blood curdling scream as I stare at Claire and then my hand.
"Calm down Jacob! It's ok everything is..."
"Everything is not ok Claire! I have a robot hand that's mixed with flesh and bone!" I exclaim frightened.
"I think it's time you tell him." Claire says as she gestures for someone to come in.
But the surprises don't end as the person steps into the room.
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