Disclaimer: Nope, do not own Evangelion or anything.
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Silence.
The silence was interrupted by the hissing of the hydraulic door. Upon the entrance of the occupant, the computer terminal port hummed to live as the screen was litted up, bathing the darkened room with a faint of hue. The lights then turned on.
"You have one message," the computer announced in its feminine voice.
"Played it." the figure instructed. The figure was a staunch man, his hair was grey signifying its old age, his eyes were hidden or of a better word replaced by a visor.
The message played stiffened him and his hardened face immediately soften. A fragile, soft and unmistakenly feminine voice played over the speaker. Her tone despite being fragile, was filled with a tinge of cheerfulness and glowered with a spirit of a youth.
"Hi, Great Grandpa! Jane here. Sorry for bothering you, but I'm so bored! Its so lonely and quietin this hospital and nobody ever visits me, not even you.Pause So when are you coming over? I miss you -- "
The message was severely interrupted by the coughing of the caller. Her dry coughs were savage and violent, as if attempting to rip her lungs out. Keel's body shuddered at the cough, as if every coughs sent daggers to his heart. Eventually the coughing fits died down.
"Ugh, I don't feel so good, Great Grandpa, the medicine tasted yucky and I don't think it's helping me, I feel so tired most of the times and I think...I think..." The voice started to break down as sniffs soon came into the message with an accompany of sobs. Upon hearing it,Keel trembled, his shoulder stiffened, his fist clenched and his teeth gritted.
"I..I'm so scared, Great Grandpa! So scared, sometime, I felt like I'm going to die. Please come soon, please, I---" and Keel shut it off, unable to bear the pain any longer. With his finger still on the key,he stood theredeep in contemplation.
Lorenz, knew of her ordeal, he knew everything about it, he knew she was left with no kin except him, he knewher whole family including his son diedseven years afterSecond Impact, he knew that she had not many more weeks to live, and most importantly, he knew she was suffering and needall thesupport she could get. However, did the great grandfatherwhom her great granddaughter held in high esteem, gave her that support?
No
Why?
Becasue Keel Lorenz was a coward who could not face a very simple fact: that he could not stand to see her own granddaughter suffering. The sight of her lying on the bed. Pale skinned. Bald head. Hazy blue eyes...
"Stop it." Keel commanded, shunning the memory of the latest visit to his granddaughter who was the main reason why he wanted instrumentality, so as to give her, him and humanity, a paradise free of pain and suffering.
'Soon, Jane. Soon, you will be free of your suffering. Soon, so please hold on.' Keel thought and eventually he picked up the phone on his desk.
"Secretary Lee, cancel all my appointments and prepare a transport to the Elizabeth Hospital of Germany for tommorow"
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A/N: Oh my God, I completely made this sappy and chessy like some rip-off titanic wannabe movie with an increase of sappiness. God, I ought to be shot.
I know that it was highly unlikely, close to impossibility that Keel had great grand children, grandchildren or children (Watch EoE), but I just want to abuse my creative liscence for a while and played with the chracters.:P
Feel free to review as we all know, a constructive review a day, keeps the authors' misery at bay. :P
