Program 12 by Nicole Sobon

Author:Nicole Sobon [Sobon, Nicole]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Amazon: B008IUB86E
Published: 2012-07-07T05:00:00+00:00

2 WHITE COATS

White Coats surrounded my Pod with white masks covering their faces. Strangers. I knew none of them, yet I was to trust them. These would be my new caretakers for Level Three. I’d no longer be under Hayden’s care.

My mind was registering pain, although I was not sure as to why. The wires weren’t tugging anymore. It had been hours since they’d been connected to my body. I’d adjusted to their pull. It had to be something emotional, something I didn’t quite understand.

“She’ll be waking soon. Standby mode will deactivate in approximately five minutes,” one of the strangers said, turning to look down at me in my Pod. His eyes, a bright shade of blue, locked onto me with curiosity. I gazed back at Hayden. His piercing blue eyes made it difficult for me to look away.

We stopped suddenly before a metal door. Two guards covered head-to-toe in body armor scanned the White Coats. One of the guards lowered his hand to his waist, resting it on a small black object.

“Do you have a reading for the Program?” one of the guards asked, extending his hand to the male White Coat. He was a tall man, his hair as white as the walls around us.

The guard behind him, still clutching the item at his waist, shook in what seemed to be fear. I was still becoming acquainted with human emotions, so I could not be sure. He was a shorter man with little hair. I watched as his lips moved quickly as if panicked. Most of the new humans that came aboard were terrified of us, although we never meant them harm. We wanted to be like them, not hurt them. It often took a while for them to understand what we were. It would be a while before this guard was comfortable around any Program.

Pulling the reading tablet from his pocket, the lead White Coat turned it over to the guard. “You’re trying to bring a Level One into Level Three? She is a newborn Program!” The guard shook his head. “Does McVeigh know about this?”

“It was under my order.” I listened as Douglas Todd came strolling behind us. He stopped beside my Pod, tossing a small, metal ball back and forth between his hands. “Mister McVeigh is fully aware of this, and you are to let them proceed.”

The guard did not dare question Todd. He turned to the lead White Coat and handed over my reading tablet. “You may proceed.”

Douglas Todd stayed behind as the White Coats proceeded to push my Pod through to Level Three. As we progressed through the now open doorway, my Pod began to flicker green, indicating that the doors would be opening soon. Wires began to withdraw, freeing me of their hold. I was rebooting, perfect timing too, as we were just entering Level Three.

“This is a younger Program, far too young to go out there,” one of the White Coats whispered, turning to look back at me.

In my Pod, I imagined I looked weak and innocent, like that of a child in need of protection.

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