The crowd was just staring at me. It feels so uneasy, getting into a position you didn't want or even thought to have in the first place. The responsibility that was instantaneously dropped on me is seriously crushing me on the inside, I was like an "Anxiety Machine". After Lon noticed me and how I was acting up. He told everyone to get back to what they were doing. After this, I eventually calmed down.
"So now what?" Lon said to me
I turned around to him. It was the first time that I truly looked at him. He was buffed. He had fair skin and face, blonde brushed up hair and glimmering blue eyes. His perfect description is "The perfect man for divorced or widowed wives" and I think that it is actually the reason why he is built like that
"I don't know" I said to him
"Well, how do you get ideas?" He asked me
"I don't really get ideas unless if my comfort or life depends on it. I usually just follow orders from others" I said to him in a straightforward manner
We were both in silence for quite awhile. I was thinking what I could say to him. He had his arms crossed and he was just looking around while I just had my head down, trying to think of anything that would probably appease him.
"Um, I should probably talk to Nathan" I said as I try to get out of the conversation since I didn't have anything to say
"You sure you want to talk to Nathan? Most of the time he becomes cranky after he loses an argument" He said as to warn me
"Yeah sure. I mean, we did hurt his feelings to some degree and I think he at least deserves an apology" I said to him
He nodded, he closed his eyes and sighed then he left, presumably to what he was doing earlier before all the trouble started. I also went on to what I was about to do. I went slowly to the bedroom and I looked for him.
After a few minutes of looking, I noticed at the end of the room, the lights inside the room where Neil stays, is open. I went to the room to check if I was correct. When I got there, the door was slightly open and I can hear him sulking and his fists thudding the table.
I tried to get in slowly and quietly but the door was creaking despite that I was pushing it slowly. It caught Nathan's attention and he looked sharply at me then he slumped his face over his arms that were rested upon the table
"What is it?" He said in an annoyed voice but It's muffled
I came inside the room and sat down on the chair in front of the table where Nathan is on
"I'm sorry Nathan, I shouldn't have done that earlier" I apologized to him
"It's alright, I admit that sometimes I go crazy whenever things don't go my way. Anyways, you did the right thing earlier" He said
"By the way, I need your help and advice" I said to him
"What help do you need?" He said with a more calmed down voice
"Well, they're expecting me to do something and I really have no idea what to do" I said
"Oh. don't ask me, I don't have ideas either. The only idea I had was to retaliate, to teach the humans a lesson, to let them have a taste of their own medicine. But we all saw everyone's reaction about it" He said then he sighed
"Are you sure you can't squeeze out anymore ideas out of that brilliant brain chip of yours?" I said to him jokingly
"Sadly no" He said then he laughed. "But I do have an advice for you" He said seriously
"What is it?" I said
"Since you're 'temporarily' taking over Neil's role, just think of what he would do if you switched places with him" He said
I thought about "what he would do". It took me awhile but I finally had an idea to tell and present to them. I call it an idea to have more ideas.
"Thanks Nathan!" I said to him after I thought of a plan
"Sure thing" He said then I quickly left the room
I thought of it one more time as I walked through the bedroom. "Is this a good idea?", "Isn't this basically suicide?". But I shook it off from my head and I decided to just wait about what the others think about my idea
When I went down, the first thing I did was find Lon, so that I can share my plan and idea. When I found him and told him that I have already thought of something, he gathered around some people who he thought could help us make decisions
"Alright, so Nathan suggested me that we should probably do what Neil would do if we were in his situation" I said bold and clear making sure everyone processed it right
"So?" said a man that Lon brought
"We'll get him out of the prison that he's currently in." I said frankly
"You must be crazy too." said a woman that Lon brought
"I don't think so, not the slightest bit. Why?" I asked the woman
"The prison that he currently resides in is what they call 'The Trenchant'. It is rated as five times more secure than the freaking Pentagon. I heard that its walls are made out of some modified chemical that makes it completely bullet and explosive proof. It's crazy." She said to me
"That would basically be suicide" Lon said
"That's what I thought too earlier. But nevertheless, this is the right thing to do. He rescued me, he rescued you too right?" I said as I point my fingers to them. "It's time to return the favor, because he needs it right now." I said
Everyone suddenly became quiet then one girl got into tears and decided to walk out. Some of them are still thinking and I can see them whispering and nodding to one another. It was quite odd to watch, seeing all these people talking to each other while you're just standing there.
"Alright. Let's do it." Lon said
"But how will we prepare for it?" One man said
"We'll get some weapons and supplies from places that Nathan knows" I said
They all nodded then they dispersed. I went back to Nathan to talk about it and I told him that we'd need weaponry. We took the money that Neil left behind and went to the black market to buy some basic weapons.
We also went to Rachel's store to pick up some supplies that we'll turn into some homemade bombs. We drew a map of the Trenchant and discussed where we should go then Nathan rented us a escape car that we all helped modify so that It can change appearance in a middle of a chase
One week has passed. The sun has just set. We are starting to prepare our supplies. We put them in bag and put our guns and knives in different parts of our bodies. I told Hazel and Clark to be temporarily in charge when we go. We all went outside, they packed the bags into the car's trunk while I was just standing beside them, looking at the moon who decided to fully show itself tonight. I wondered, after all of these preparations that we did, are we truly prepared for what they have in store?
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Become Human
Science Fiction"What does being human mean? Does it mean physically looking like a human? Does it mean speaking like a human? or Does it mean acting like a human?" I was born, only to find out I was destined to serve humans for life, I was like a doll, being con...
