Under Room Preparation was a chaotic mess of scientists moving to and fro, looking at monitors, screens, and preparing tiles to send up to Lyla, and "the machine" as Rita and her friends called it. Each of the scientists preparing tiles had personal sized monitors of Lyla's brainwaves strapped to their arms, telling them what to do. Rita glanced around quickly , and found what she was looking for. A metal door in the back of the room that said 'Room Door, keep locked at ALL times.' Rita glanced around, no one was watching. Using this opportunity, Rita swiped Dr. William's card, and the door slowly opened.
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Lyla was having another dream about Mama. Mama was sitting at the foot of Lyla's bed and was singing. Lyla slowly opened her eyes, knowing sadly that when she did, Mama would be gone. But the singing continued, and Mama was perched at the end of the bed.
"Mama?" Lyla said unsure, rubbing her eyes.
"Lyla!" Rita responded. "I don't care anymore, I just don't care what happens." She scooped Lyla up and embraced her, tears of joy running down both faces.
They looked at each other, and at the same time they both exclaimed, "I'm never letting go again!"
YOU ARE READING
The Machine
Science-FictionIn many ways, Lyla is like any ordinary little girl. She loves to read, play games and pretend. She is also part of a scientific experiment that does not allow her to make contact with any other human being. READ THE COMPANION BOOK, LAB CHILD
