Projection by Tabatha Shipley

Author:Tabatha Shipley [Shipley, Tabatha]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-10-13T05:00:00+00:00

Projection

when I’m standing around in my bra or something? Turns out I didn’t have to dress that quickly.

More sitting and waiting.

When Dad joins me the nurse promises it will only be a minute. That is a lie, but one I’m

expecting. We sit and we wait. Dad pulls out his phone after a few minutes and starts playing

around with it. I never ask what he’s doing and I don’t pull out my own.

Finally there’s a knock on the door. The woman who blows into the room like a tornado is

nothing like her cotton candy sweet nurse. For one there is nothing lovable or squeezable about this

lady. She’s all angles and elbows. Her hair is trying to escape from her stern bun. Her mouth looks

like it has never smiled a day in her life.

“I’m Doctor Angelo and I’ve reviewed your tests,” she greets. She makes no attempt to shake

hands or learn our names. She never even sits, just kind of leans on the counter with her hip. “Your

chip has become embedded in your neurological system. I’m afraid of doing damage to your brain

function by trying to removing it. I see nothing wrong with your brain functions, so that is good

news. It means whatever is wrong is truly with your chip and not with your brain. However, I would

not feel comfortable getting the chip out of your wrist.”

“Are there other options?” I ask.

“Not from me.” She looks from me to Dad and her eyes linger there a second. She looks

uncomfortable. Then, without another word, she backs out of the room.

It’s all over before I can even fully process what it means. That’s it? She’s just giving up? She

can’t help? “Dad, what are we supposed to do now?” I ask. My eyes are filling with tears and my

vision is cloudy.

Dad rubs the hairs on his chin, thinking. “Carl thought he noticed a trigger file abnormality.

We can let him reload that. Basically it’s a computer malfunction, we can work on a few things.”

Dad stands up. “Don’t lose hope yet.” He tries for a smile.

Besides the obvious, I see a new problem. I’m perfectly aware that sometimes, when you

can’t fix it, computer malfunctions equal throw out the machine and buy a new computer.

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