I screamed in pain, my torso hitting the floor.

Why did I have to spill the tea? I'm so very clumsy… My master is angry at me now, his eyes glowing with malice. I wish I wasn't such a bad android, I can't seem to do anything right… Master hits my head again. Perhaps I'm a virused model? That may be why my data streams are incomplete, was it my fault? I suppose most of my data had been erased long ago. My body is moved and thrown into a cold place.

"YOU CAN SPEND THE NIGHT OUT THERE YOU PIECE OF JUNK!"

I opened my eyes slightly. I was lying in an alleyway. My indigo hair sprawled over the ground, caressing the snow that covered it. I stood up shakily, dusting off my school uniform lightly. I did not go to school, I was simply told to wear the uniform. It is much too small and many people look at me in bad ways, but I do not mind anymore, I'm used to the mean looks from my master. I walked a small ways to the road where hopefully a streetlamp or something would be. I found one and sat there, waiting for morning when I would be let back in to serve my master again. Snow fell, I shivered. It was so cold, my skin was turning a shade of pink and I could see my warm breath in the snowy air. I hear footsteps but do not turn around to see the person. I felt a warm thing touching my stomach. My eyes shot open and I jerked up. A pair of surprised aqua eyes met my gaze.

"I-I'm sorry! I wanted to see if you were awake!" The voice was young and masculine.

I saw a boy, probably around 14 or so. He was fairly tall and pale. He had Blond hair that was pulled into a messy ponytail and he wore a school uniform with a scarf and headphones. He carried a couple of shopping bags and a backpack, he had probably been shopping and was going home late. I felt my face heat up. What did a boy want with me? I had never talked to anyone like this. All of the people I had conversed with had been older and male; I had never met another female. I blinked at him, pondering whether to speak or not.

"Aren't you cold?" He asked me in a friendly tone.

I nodded.

A smile broke across his face. "That outfit doesn't look very warm and it's-!" He paused. "Much too small! So you must be freezing!" He said kindly.

I nodded again.

He searched in one of his plastic bags and pulled out a coat. "Here!" He said handing me the large blue coat. "It's my friends, but since he has so many I doubt he would mind!" He grinned sheepishly at me.

I looked at him perplexed. Why was he giving me this?

"Oh! I'm sorry! Can you not speak?" he asked. I shook my head. "Then you just choose not to…" I nodded in reply. "Ok that's fine…" He straightened up and turned to head home.

"I'll stop by tomorrow again ok? And I'll bring you some nice clothes instead of a silly blue jacket!" He laughed as he walked off.

I sat there, with the blue coat draped around me.

I didn't know that that night was the day that would alter the course of my life forever.