Become Human

Unfolding Events

I followed the clear path through the woods. It took about ten minutes to get out of the woods and I was already going full speed. I wanted to stop and rest by the trees for awhile, but they're all covered in snow and It's so cold, I just wanted to finish this as fast as possible.

Once I got out of the thick forest, I faced a tall fence that went all around the abandoned warehouses, but there was a gate that was left open, so I went through it. I walked out of the bike and pushed it through the rocky path and to the road

I rode the bike once again and I started to cycle. The road is much more smoother here than the path in the forest. It seems that I am in the outskirts of the city as all I see in the sides are abandoned building that look like they're built in the 2010's

I assume that they're abandoned because this is just a really bad place to build a commercial building on. There are hardly any people who live near it. I feel weird cycling through this road. The buildings just look so hollow and empty, it looks so creepy.

I cycled as fast as I could. I eventually got to the populated part of outskirts. Not as much people as there is from the center of the city. I had to use the hood of the sweatshirt so that people wouldn't recognize me.

After a few turns from here to there. I eventually got to the small store that Nathan was talking about. There was a large signboard on top that reads : "Evergreen DIY Shop". It looks almost lifeless, the paint looks faded. It definitely needs a make-over or at least, just a new paint job.

I just realized that I would be talking to a person and not an Android inside the shop. When this realization hit me, I immediately got nervous. What if he calls the police? But I just shook my head off and decided to just do it because we need that water filter.

I knocked on the glass door then I just entered. Suddenly, as I opened the door, a bell rang, which surprised me since I didn't think that people still use them in stores. I caught the attention of a young woman who was writing something.

She was a woman with an average physique. She had wavy brown hair that was tied in a way that the tied hair goes through her shoulder. She had natural dark green eyes which has become pretty unique nowadays especially when it's not artificially made to become like that

"Oh! Good Morning! What do you need Sir?" She said cheerfully 

"I'm supposed to receive a package for Neil Walkman?" I said nervously

"Yes! So you're Nathan then?" She said then she left the cashier and went to me

"I'm not Nathan, but Nathan sent me here" I said then I took off my hood

"I know you! You're Shawn right? from the Videos that Neil broadcasted!" She said

"You know about it?" I asked

"Of course! He bought the supplies here and he's one of my old friends." She said while looking for something in the boxes beside me

"And before I forget, My name is Rachel Evergreen. Nice to meet you" She said then she shook my hand

"Evergreen... So you must be the owner of this store?" I asked politely

"No, It's my parents', but they gave it to me when they died." She said while walking around the store, presumably looking for the filter

"Oh, I didn't mean to bring that up, I'm sorry" I said

"It's alright. I've moved on and accepted it" She said then she took a box from the shelves and gave it to me

"Here. Be careful with it, it has a glass frame. Just give it to Nathan as soon as you get back. Speaking of Nathan, I'm glad Nathan isn't the one who came here." She said then she whispered out the last few words, but I heard it clearly

"Why? What's wrong with Nathan?" I skeptically asked 

"I don't know. Although he has been Neil's companion for the longest, he acts weirdly. One time, I caught him staring at me as if he's going to kill me." She hesitatingly said

We just stood there. I was processing all of this. Is there actually something wrong with Nathan? No, she must be wrong. I've never seen Nathan like how she said he was. I tap on the box that she gave me, I opened it to take peek then I closed it after I saw it, after that, I handed the money to her.

"Well, I have to get going now, they're probably already worried." I said to her in a straightforward manner

"Sure. Come back anytime." She said then she smiled

I pulled the door and I heard the bell rang once again then I left. I put my hood on, I put the box in the small basket in the bike then I started cycling. As I cycled through the streets, I heard gunshots and some mild explosions.

The traffic stopped and people went out of their cars to look for the source of the sound but some decided to stay in the vehicles and stay with their loved ones away from danger. Due to my curiosity, I stopped as well and I got out of the bike, to find where the gunshots came from. 

I saw from the distance, probably from the center of the city, there was a winged figure flying through carrying a gun shooting down below. Suddenly there was a large explosion. I heard screams and shrieks, not only from the people near me, but also from the distance.

Then the winged figure stops shooting and starts to descend. Some people were still trying to spot if there was still something interesting was about to happen, but all we could see was smoke and all we could hear were police sirens.

Before people could notice me, I started cycling away. I went back to the same road that I came from. I eventually got to the entrance of the warehouse compound. There was nothing different. The gate that I left open is still the same.

When I got the bike inside, I locked the gate with a chain. I decided to walk to the warehouse instead of cycling to it. I took off my hood as I was getting uncomfortable with it. As I was pushing the bike and walking around, I was wondering

"What was that flying thing earlier? Is it a friend or foe" I whispered to myself. 

As I was thinking, I concluded that it could only be an Android and nothing else. It can't be human, they tried doing that before, but the subject died immediately. It must be a pack that is attached to the back or something like that.

If it's an Android, then It must be a friend or an ally, but then again, I could be an enemy but I just kept telling myself and me myself believe that it must be an ally mostly because I don't want to have a flying enemy. Like seriously, I can't even think of a realistic way to take that down with my current skills.

Halfway through the walk, I decided to cycle again, just because it was already getting colder and the fact that I want to go back. I got to the second gate, which is actually the main entrance. I let myself in since I couldn't see anyone outside that could help me.

After I got in, I locked the gate. I went through the entrance in the supply room, so that I can park and leave the bike there. After I parked the bike, I brushed off the snow that accumulated in my shoulders and head as I cycled and walked around while it was snowing. I walked to the main entrance of the warehouse. I opened the door and I can see everyone was standing there looking at the Television and they were shocked.