Prompts : bitter,encouragement, invigorate
Alicia
“Mom? Are you sure this place is a
school of higher learning? Didn't you see the sign? They spelled beginning
incorrectly,”Alicia said bitterly.
“They probably ran out of letters. It will be a great beginning for you,”the mother encouraged.
The mother and child entered the school
and walked towards the office to register.
“Fill out these forms.” the school
secretary said
“Mom, third grade? Why did we have to
move here anyway?” the child whispered.
“Alicia you know very well why we moved
here now it’s time to pay the piper.” the mother whispered.
“Why can’t I go back to my old school?”
“The government was scared by the super
computer you created. The school will never suspect that you aren’t nine years
old. I have fake ID and a birth certificate.”
“Testing for all grade three students is
today take the tests, but we’ll discount the results consider it’s your first
day,” the secretary stated.
“Just do badly,” the mother commanded.
“I’ll try but it's hard when it's so easy.”
“Why did I create you anyway?”
“You wanted the first cyber child with
the mind of a computer but the ability to love and an invigorating meaning to your life.”
“So I did. Have a good day sweetheart
“she said hugging the child and watching her go.
They'd only have to pretend for a little while. Alicia would be able to graduate to the new body her mother was building then they could move on. Alicia would save the world as she was built to do.
©Sheilagh Lee July 20, 2017
Cool!
ReplyDeleteNice twist ending. Now if only they can keep out of the hands of those who would destroy the world.
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