Living Systems

Chapter 5: The Truth Is Not Always Believed

My eyes widen as the writing suddenly stopped. I looked at Starlet who was still reading while covering her mouth. I signed and realized why it stopped.

"The Capital..."

"Huh? Kira....."

Starlet looked at me abit confused at my first words. She looked back at the book finishing it then looked back at me.

"Why did it sto-"

"killed him..."

"Wait, what?!"

Starlet eyes widen in surpise hearing me. But if anything, it was true. Starlet properly didn't want to believe me, she try even convincing.

"No no! The Capital never, if anything maybe he ran away or..."

"Starlet you know its true. They didn't want anyone to know this isn't a game. Didn't you read it clearly? He said "I know my end is coming." Then he mention the Capital who created this fake game. He also mentioned questions I wondered about for a second but nevered questioned again..."

Starlet looked down in sadness, if anything she respected Creator Capital. Right now I was just saying facts that made me more angry. My anger wanted to slay every head in the Capital. At the same, I had sadness inside. Ichy found the truth but died finding it. My emotions were stirring around inside me. I kept my head down and covered my eyes. Tears where coming down my face but I didn't whimper. Starlet hugged me and tilted her head on my shoulder.

"You don't need to comfort me.."

"But comforting, always makes people feel better."

"No....I been through....alot without...anyone's comforting..."

I swallowed between each group of words. I wiped my eyes many times and looked at Starlet. Her face was sadden like a little kid who broke something of their parent's favorite things. I stopped letting the tears come out and softly pushed Starlet off me.

"Sorry, its just that...Ichy..stuck in my memory.."

"Hey Kira.....if we're humans...then we actually have a real family and we gone missing? Like we ran away or was kidnapped...why would they even want us? If anything it makes no sense to be true."

I scratched the back of my head. Why did they want us? Ichy didn't even know why but the real part is how to get out of here. How could we release all the poor souls locked in this "game"? It was useless to know if we didn't know how. There had to be a clue, anything. As much as I wanted to find a clue, I had to leave. Curfew was coming and I was going to punish if I wasn't log in at my house.

"Starlet, I'll see you later. If anything I need to expose this to Cybra and Techno Base..and find-"

"Kira, I-I don't think you should do that.."

"What?"

"What if the same thing happens to you?"

"Calm down I'm still gonna do it even-"

"Kira! I don't want you to die for nothing!"

Starlet yelled out in anger while my eyes widen. Why was she growing so mad, if anything it made no sense. At the same time it was more of a forceful voice or even sad one. I believe that maybe she didn't want to lose me but at the same time she said for nothing.

"What do you believe for nothing?"

"I...don't believe that book..What if he wrote it for just a book or maybe..."

"You have to be kidding me. You serious think that Ichy is just gone? That he just went poof!"

Starlet land her hand on the side of her arms and looked down.

"Just think about it, even if this was true....Would you really shorten your life just to save something that might not be true....I don't believe it, it was just a bug in the database like the Capital said..."

"I can't believe you..."

I walked out the room but ran as soon as she couldn't see me. I went out the door and down the stairs of the apartment. I ran as fast as I would in the rain and would see the leaving sign as I quickly past it. I hurried on to the bridge and made sounds with my shoes as they stepped on the mud that was once dirt. I quickly stepped on to the blue stones of Techno Base and ran into my house. As soon as I stepped in a voice came in like it was from a robotic lady.

"Owner Logged In"

I was scared abit at first but quickly signed remembering that it always did that when the owner entered its house. It logged them in making sure that they didn't go past curfew. I tooked off my shoes and laid them next to the door. They were wet and covered in mud meaning I would have to clear them tomorrow. At the moment those shoes was at the bottom of my worries. I ran into my room and jumped into my bed. My clothes were still soaking wet but my face was wetter. I didn't realize until now that I was crying. Sadness then covered my room while it was dark inside. I cried myself to sleep and hoped that morning I wouldn't feel the same way.