Selfie: Device Kids Book One by D.S. Murphy

Author:D.S. Murphy [Murphy, D.S.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Urban Epics
Published: 2019-09-08T05:00:00+00:00

I didn’t know you were such a dirty girl. ;)

If you don’t stay away from my boyfriend I’ll send these pics to everybody.

♥♥Melissa♥♥

15

My skin crawled, and I struggled to catch my breath. Melissa had naked pictures of me. And she was going to destroy me with them. I tried to find a solution but my thinking was cloudy and slow, like stepping through a swamp. I excused myself quickly, but I felt eyes following me down the hall. I was used to the stares—I’d honed my basic upstack, and people were still getting used to my new look. My features were refined and slightly exotic: my eyes were piercing green, and I kept a strand of pink hair down one side. But right now the extra attention made me feel like I had a target on my back.

I made it through the end of school, spending breaks in the bathroom. When I final bell rang, I went straight home. Dad was waiting for me in the living room.

“Ready?” he asked.

“For what?” I said.

“Megan’s last treatment,” Dad said.

Guilt ate through me. I couldn’t believe I’d been so wrapped up in SelfXing I forgot about Megan. I realized we’d barely spoken all week, and I still hadn’t showed her how to ride the skateboard like I’d promised. I shook my head to clear it. I couldn’t worry about Melissa right now. Megan needed me.

On the ride over, I was anxious about getting called out in front of my dad by the receptionist. I drew a breath of relief when I saw it was a different girl today. My pulse raced when I noticed they’d installed security cameras since my last visit.

I waited for Dr. Jenkins to point at me and accuse me of theft, but he didn’t treat me any different from usual. Maybe we really were safe. Dr. Jenkins gave Megan her shot, the last dose of therabots, and then pulled up a chart on his wall screen, enlarging it with his hands.

“I have something exciting to tell you,” he said, pointing to the chart. “This was the cancer when we started the treatment, and this is today’s scan.” He flipped to another image. “As you can see, the cancer is almost completely gone.”

“She’s cured?” Dad asked.

“Well I wouldn’t say cured, but the cancerous cells have been entirely eradicated by the therabots, so I think this treatment has been 100% effective. It really is a miracle.”

Dad stood up suddenly and grabbed Megan. He lifted her up and spun her around, before holding her close to his chest again. I thought I saw a tear on his cheek but he wiped it away before shaking Dr. Jenkins’ hand so hard I thought he’d break it.

“We’ll check back in a month,” Dr. Jenkins said. “If the cancer comes back without the therabots, she may need more treatment. And since the technology is so new, we can’t be certain of the long-term effects. But I wouldn’t be surprised if Megan is fully recovered.”

Afterwards we all went out to ice cream.

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