My Life as a Clone by K.D. Van Brunt

Author:K.D. Van Brunt
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: K.D. Van Brunt
Published: 2022-04-01T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWENTY

Sharing my lunch

When I awake the next morning, I officially begin keeping my morning-after journal, which Dr. Bazely asked me to do. It’s probably a waste of time, but Bazely is the clone brain expert, so if he says do it, then I’ll do it. That said, I have no intention of keeping a written journal. God, that would mean writing words on paper with a pen, which is uncivilized and not going to happen. I downloaded a cool app for my MacBook, which allows me to record video journal entries using my laptop’s built-in camera. After I boot up my computer and launch the app, I begin.

“Captain’s log, star date 12345.6.” I bring a hand over my mouth to hide a giggle. This feels so freaking stupid. “This is me, Willa, coming to you live from my bedroom in glorious Middletown, Maryland.” I pick up my laptop and twist it around so the camera can take in the whole space. “This is day one of my great or infamous journey to or from Hell. I’m not sure which. And here beside me is the best dog in the world. Ta-da! Grin at the camera, Rin.”

I yank Rin’s collar to drag him farther into the picture, but he keeps trying to twist away.

“Rin!” I hiss through clenched teeth. “If I have to do this, you have to do this!”

This is lamer than a one-legged man.

“Like I said, this is Rin. When he’s not being cranky, he’s a great dog. Yes, he’s coyote ugly, but his heart is always in the right place...mostly.”

Me? Not to rain on your parade, but you have serious bed hair.

“Shut up, whisker face.” Rin promptly collapses on the floor with his snout resting on his paws. “Anyway, as for my dreams last night, I dreamt I was in the grocery store with my mom, but we got separated. I ran all around the store trying to find her, but every time I caught sight of her, she’d disappear around another corner. Weird, huh? Since I hate grocery shopping with my mother, this could qualify as a nightmare, except I wasn’t scared. Anyway, that’s all I remember. So, back to going where no person has gone before.”

Rin stands and I reach for his collar, but in the ensuing struggle, he twists free and bolts for the door.

“Coward!” I holler after him.

When I turn back to the camera, I clear my throat and press on. In addition to my dreams, I’m supposed to talk about what’s bothering me—my anxieties, fears, concerns. Bazely thinks that by forcing myself to describe stuff, I’ll also be facing down demons and confronting my issues. I think he’s crazy himself, but whatever.

“I think what my dream means is that I’m trying to find my mother, except I don’t have a mother. Not really. I was sort of born last May, since that’s the earliest real memory I have. Something about me is off, wrong, not working right. Maybe my dream is showing me that I want to be normal, I want to have a real mother and family like everyone else.

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