My Guardian Angel: Zee and Ro's story
Zee and I were walking along Malibu beach. I held his hand even though it was freezing cold. I felt it some many times that I knew how it felt like. I had grown used to the coldness of his hands and arms. "Zee do you believe in an after life like this life right now is only a beginning?"
"I don't know Ro. I usually see what I believe."
"So your like seeing is believing kind of person?"
"I suppose so but I'm not sure what is right or wrong anymore."
"Well do you believe in your freedom?"
"Yes I believe I can get it."
"Well can you see it?"
"No I guess not."
"Well what about hope and faith don't you have that?"
"Yes in some things."
"Can you see that either?"
"No but I know it's there."
"What about your heart?"
"I don't have one."
"Then why would you of saved me, and all those other people Zee?"
"I guess I have to do more analyzing on the heart."
"So aren't really a seeing is believing kind of person?"
"Well I just don't know Ro." We sat down in the sand. Zee put an arm around me to try to protect me from the icy cold wind but it seemed worse that I could feel his cold metallic hands but then it did bring a little warmth.
"Zee do you believe in guardian angels?"
"What are those Ro?"
"They are kind of someone sent here on earth to protect another from danger."
"Does everyone have one of these?"
"No only certain people."
"Have you ever met one?"
"I think so. I think you're my guardian angel sometimes."
"But I'm not an angel. I'm a highly advance synthoid."
"It might be who you are on the outside but I think in the inside you weren't meant to kill but to protect."
"Do you think that is why I refused to hurt that man?"
"Perhaps but I know you have a good heart."
"Why do you believe in me Ro?"
"Maybe because you were the only person who was ever nice to me and protected me from anything that came my way."
"What about IU47?"
"You tried Zee. Stop beating yourself about it. I'm not going to break Zee. I'm not a china doll or any princess."
"Ro, I don't know if I can."
"What?"
"Stop and forget you might die because of me."
"If I do I'll die happy Zee."
"Why do you say that?"
"Because I wasn't lonely or hungry when I died."
"But Ro…" I leaned more into him. His eyes looked sadden for some reason.
"IF I do die I will come back for you Zee."
"How do you know you can Ro?"
"Because I believe I can." He stayed silent. I hugged myself to keep warm but I was a little warmed up knowing Zee was with me.
"Ro I don't understand."
"Zee you believe that you're going to get your freedom right?"
"Right."
"Then I believe that I will some how come back to you some way if I ever die to tell you that I'm safe and sound. I will tell you I'll be okay and that I'll wait for you when your time comes."
"But I can't die."
"Hmm, are you sure about that Zee?"
"Yes I can only be destroyed."
"Well isn't that like dying?"
"Yes in a way I guess." I soon drifted off to sleep while we looked at the moon and the stars on the beach. I was tired. I had thought about Zee a lot. He was nice, kind, gentle, caring, and protective, he was everything I wanted or needed. He took care of me and showed concern for my well being and me. If he could be sad or happy, why couldn't he love and care for me too?
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Ro fell asleep softly grabbing onto my chest. She was shivering almost out of control. I needed to get her back to some sort of warm or she might get sick. Soon it started to rain softly. I picked Ro up trying to shield her from the cold rain falling. I made it back across the beach to the hotel. I put her down on the bed.
She was freezing cold. I got the towels out of the bathroom and tried drying her off. I turned on the heat and wrapped her in blankets. She was still cold. I couldn't warm her up much more. Soon she broke out into a sweat and she had a very high fever. I called for an ambulance.
When they got there the said she got pneumonia. I was worried she wasn't going to make it. I left her in the hospital care. I needed to do something drastic. She might die because she's helping me run from the Feds.
I finally got a court request from the US justice department. I said for my sake and Ro's that I too should have a fair trail. Luckily they granted me it. Ro was getting a little bit better but not much better. I was worried for her health. They called me out to court but she didn't want me to leave. She was afraid of never seeing me again. I took her with me to court to stay by my side. She might be able to help me out again. The questioning started.
"Rosalie Rowen? That is you name right?"
"Yes but its just Ro now."
"Okay Ro when did you meet Zeta?"
"About six months ago."
"How did you come to meet him?"
"He saved my life from a group of angry kids in a gang that where about to shoot me."
"So where you staying with them at the time."
"Yes."
"But your records say you where staying at a girls home."
"I ran away but I don't think that the state updates every person who bolts out Sir."
"Fair enough. Why on repeated cases did you save Zeta?"
"Because he's my friend."
"That thing over there is your friend?"
"Yes Sir and he's not a thing, he's a person as much as you or me."
"Hmm, so what has he done to prove his friendship Ro?"
"He's taken special care not to harm a single hair on me, he's fed me, clothed me, just plain cared I was even here."
"You say that your foster families have never done that?"
"Not to my knowledge. They've never cared or was even nice to me Sir."
"I have one family you stayed almost two years with Ro, the Morgan's what did they do to make you runaway Hmm?"
"They said I would never amount to anything, put me down all the time."
"Uh huh, so why did you reportedly go back to there?"
"I wanted to try and find my family."
"Did you find anything?"
"No except that I have a brother Sir."
"I see. So would you please describe Zeta for the court please?"
"He's been kind to every person that we've come to meet on our journey. He doesn't want to kill anymore. He's curious about his surroundings and he wants to live among human kind like any of us want to."
"He doesn't want to kill even U.S. enemies or his own enemies."
"No but isn't killing a man who is a complete crook and killing an innocent man still charged as murder."
"No more further questions."
"Does the defense want to ask any further questions?"
"Yes your honor. Ro when you were with Zeta a week ago what happened?"
"We were walking along the beach. It started to get cold and dark. I fell asleep. Zeta realized that I might be getting sick. He took me back to the hotel room. He wrapped me up in blankets and tried to warm me up. Soon I grew feverish and I had to go to the hospital."
"I believe that you are recovering from pneumonia. You may die because you're in court defending Zeta why would you have that much dedication to him?"
"Because I too believe in getting his freedom."
"So you will die getting it?"
"If I do die I'll know I was doing the right thing."
"Huh, so has this been the first time when you risked you life?"
"No many more times than I can count."
"Jury of the court I believe that this great dedication should be awarded. Zeta has saved many lives that if he didn't the Federal agents would have been responsible for many deaths of children. Children who've barely begun to live. Rosalie Rowen has shown great courage to fight for this synthoid who wants to live a peaceful life not having to kill anymore people. I don't think that this is too much to ask." The crowd started to whisper.
"Order In all my years as a court judge I have never seen a case like this. But I haven't seen a girl this dedicated to a friend. I believe that he is all she's got. I am going to grant Zeta his freedom. As he was created an American citizen so he has every right to have human rights." He hit his hammer down. "Case closed."
Ro stepped down from the stand carefully. She still didn't feel good. I picked her up in my arms and spun her around. She soon cheered as well. Dr. Selig came forward. I was meeting my creator. Ro's eyes looked sad. She still wanted to find her parents. I walked over to my creator slowly. He had a proud smile on his face. "I knew I should have created you to do good but they wanted you to destroy, I thought it was a waste to do that."
"You mean?"
"I always made you to be peaceful. I didn't want you to be wasted on that."
"I've been looking for you for a long time."
"I know I'm sorry I wasn't able to stop my schedule to meet you. I had to keep my schedule secret so the Federal agents wouldn't come after me."
"Dr. Selig this is my friend Ro."
"I've watched you up in court. I wish I had a lawyer as quick and clever as you are Ms. Rowen." Ro soon fainted on the floor. I went down next to her on the floor. She was out but she was still breathing.