Us, Et Cetera by Kit Vincent

Author:Kit Vincent [Vincent, Kit]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781959052050
Publisher: Sky House Publishing
Published: 2023-07-24T23:00:00+00:00

33

BOTHERED

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Over the next few weeks Kyp and I fall into an easy routine. Every midnight I wait in my closet for the familiar sound of fingers tapping gently on my door, announcing Kyp’s arrival.

We talk about anything and everything. I tell Kyp about Buster Keaton and about the place on my magnet where dreams come true, about how I want to see the ocean someday and how much I miss the stars. In return, Kyp tells me whatever information he’s gleaned about the other AIs who have become aware.

But things don’t get easier for me in the house. Carson still takes every opportunity to take jabs at me about what happened to Toon, Squawker, and Felt. But that’s only part of the problem.

There is a strange new feeling that I’ve started having around Kyp, one that bothers me because I don’t understand it. It wraps itself around my insides and doesn’t let go. It beats joyfully whenever I find signs Kyp has left for me or when he comes to visit me at night. But it also lurks under my skin and twists dangerously, making my core stutter whenever I see Miss Elaina’s office door locked and hear Kyp play her favorite French song.

Why would Miss Elaina make Kyp spend time on something as insignificant as playing music, which even her phone can do? She can have Kyp all to herself, ask of him anything she wants, anytime she wants. If only I could have that, I wouldn’t waste that time so carelessly. I’d close my eyes and just listen to Kyp’s voice. It wouldn’t matter what we talked about as long as Kyp was here beside me.

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