Mute. {reed900}

Chapter 4

"I'm not allowed to say."

What the phck happened?

What the phck was he going to say?

Before his mouth just seemed as if it was glued shut. But it wasn't that line where if a female human or android where to put on some lipstick and the inside stayed the same, was blue. Or I think so.

I found myself in the station, Tina talking to me while I'm getting my check up.

"I'm telling you! He was going to say something! It was like he wanted to!"

"But he couldn't. That's what you're going to say." She replied.

"Well duh! How could he!? Whatever the phck happened. It's probably unspeakable. Not even Connor wants to say." I shook my head. "No, no, he told me he couldn't. That he wasn't allowed."

"I'm surprised you didn't push it." Tina said as she took a sip off her cup. "Maybe you couldn't."

"Well, duh! His own brother was about to die there! Jesus Christ, he could've shut down on his first month of working."

We heard a knock and turned to see Nines, his repairs finished, making him look as new. But the clothes gave it away.

Tina looked at the two of us and moved her hands to sign.

Right, he probably could just talk in signs. Tina nodded and began to talk her leave. "See ya Gav."

I waved her off then looked at Nines. He placed his fist on his chest and turned it a clockwise motion.

What?

Sign language?

I looked it more attentive, reading it.

"Sorry, I'm rusty, are you saying you're sorry?"

He nodded. I raised a brow. "Don't bother, you didn't do anything."

He gave me a look.

"No, I'm not angry, Jesus. Why do you think that? You were dying or whatever really happens without that thing. "

The medic finished and I pulled my shirt down and pulled on my jacket. I walked over to the door. "C'mon let's talk at the roof, we might want the cooling air of Michigan."

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I lit my cigarette, waiting for him to begin to talk if he wanted.

"Thanks." I told him. He looked at me. Sea sky eyes looking at me with this glint of surprise. They must've really over done him.

I took out my phone after hearing it ding.

{ For what? }

"Saving me there, couldn't had done it without you."

{ You finished him. I merely gave you the opportunity. }

"That's what you think? He just took you by surprise, you didn't think he'll go for it." I kept looking at my phone, waiting for the reply, only got a hand covering my screen.

[ You could've let me to die. ]

"Hell no. You phcking saved me. Why the hell would I?"

[ To get rid of a android partner. ]

"No offense, but I don't want to get beat down by your brother again."