When there are rich, there will be poor. Even in the time of 2157. Something will never change.


At the west coast of North America, near the historic steam-powered clock in Vancouver, a three year old girl is wandering on the street.

"...Food..." as she slowly stretch out her hands to the tourists pass by, this is the very single word she can manage to speak out.

It is the natural instinct of surviving which keeps this three years old alive until now, because the last mouth of food she has was five days ago. Sadly, the life of orphans in slums area is mostly like this...

Suddenly, her eye grows wide open that she sees a chuck of bread fall on the street floor; as she tries to reach it, there are three older kids rush in for the same reason.

She managed to get her hand on that piece of bread and eat it before others take it from her, but that leads the older kids in a rage by brutally beating her up.

A local couple walk up and stopped the beating, they found out this young girl has a few broken ribs and mostly likely will not survive if they don't do anything on her.

A warm, humble smile from a lady is the last image this little girl sees before she passes out.

After two weeks of caring and medical treatments, the young girl woke up in a bed which so comfortable that she doesn't want to leave from it.

"Oh! Matthew! The girl has finally awake!" the woman said as she sits down besides the bed, "My name is Angela, how are you feeling my dear? What is your name?"

The little girl wish to answer her but could not as she wasn't taught to speak. She then shakes her head to Angela.

"What is wrong, you can tell me." Angela puts her hand onto the little girls then the girl keeps shaking her head.

"My god! No...you...you cannot speak at all? How on earth you survive on the street?" Angela is shocked by the fact and the little girl look down with sadness"...lets think of a name for you, ok?" Angela said so and give the little girl a big, tender hug.

Matthew comes in and learns what Angela finds out from the little girl, he then picks up some magazines from the drawer and give them to the girl. "There are many words in it, if you see one and like it, lets us know, ok?" The girl nods and start digging into the magazines.

The images in the magazines shine on the girl's mind, she has never seen anything that pretties as those models are wearing.

A few moments later, she pointed at a word and shows it to Matthew and Angela." What do we have here?" as he said "You like this word, huh? Lin...that's a very good one indeed!" Angela smiles "So be it, Lin! This will be your name from now on."

Lin smiles so innocently like all the miserables are completely gone, and likely this is the first time she smiles like that in her life...


Years passed by and now Lin is a healthy ten years old girl

"Aunt Angela! Look what I've done in my Art class today!" Lin shows her drawing full of enthusiasm, Angela walk out from the kitchen," Whoa! Is that the you have to wake up in AM on the other day?"

"Yes, I have to make sure to take a perfect photo of the sun rise as my reference for my painting." and Lin carries on, "I love the feeling that the sun lightens up the world with its warmness."

"Lin, my dear. I can hardly see the little girl we found on the street seven years ago." Angela stopped for a moment then continue, "If only we can find you earlier..."

"Please don't blame yourself again, aunt Angela." Lin exhale lightly, "if we have not met seven years ago, I will not even exist anymore! For that, I will never able to repay you."

"Aawww, you don't have to do that, Lin." Angela steps forward and put her arms around Lin, "What we did there is only human nature, how can anyone not to get you out of there when they see you?" Angela tap Lin's head softly and look at her with the watery eyes

Lin's head leans on Angela's shoulder." But still, you have saved my life back there..." "You know..." Lin is about to make a solemn request," I would love to call you as my mother if that is ok to you." her face grow all red as she tried to avoid any embarrassment.

"You are already my daughter, do you know that?" Angela replies with a smile as her tears drop off. "Mother!" Lin grasped Angela so tight like she will never let her go away...

Matthew opened the door after he is off from work, "Wow, what is that?" "If it's cuddle time, I will jump in! Hahahaha..." "Matt! What is that smell? Are you drunk again?" Angela sniffs "Go get a shower before we have the dinner! as she order Matthew.

"All right, sweetheart. No bad smelly hubby for you, huh?" Matthew go to bathroom and slams the door behind him.

Dinner is served, Lin helps to clean up dishes as usual and Angela is taking a shower. "Hey, girl. You know those chemicals will make you skin feels like an old woman?" Matthew tries to caresses Lin's arm from behind. "Uncle Matthew, what are you doing?" Lin struggles away.

"I'm just trying to warn you about what those washing-up liquid can does to your skin, nothing else..." tittering as he walks away.

Meanwhile at the moment, Matthew's career has gone down and lost most of the income because the economic crisis after the First contact war. Since then, he tried to lost his stress by getting himself drunk all the time.

Lin understand her uncle is undergoing a hardship of his life, she never complains about this to Angela even this is not the first time happening...


On the other day later, Lin goes home after school, before she enters her home, she heard a quarrel breaks from inside.

"No, Matthew, you cannot just pawn all the valuables from our house, why can't you gather yourself up again? Where's the lovely, optimistic guy I used to know?" as Angela shouts at him.

"My career is over, Angela! I have tried to get it back but shits keeps happening, I don't know what else I can do now!"

"Do you know this family is falling apart because of what you are doing? If I can do anything to help you, I swear I will do it!" Angela replies.

"I don't think there is anything else you can do beside to keep murmuring to my ears about all the non senses you think that matters to me."

"Uncle Matthew, could you please calm down, you are scaring aunt Angela." Lin rushes in and stand between them with her arms spread out.

"Why, my little angel? This is between Angela and me, you have no right to interfere us, unless you have something in mind that can help me..." as he stares at Lin's body

"Wait! She is only a child, what do you want from her?" Angela hold Lin in her arms and try to protect her from Matthew.

"I don't know, may be she can "work" somehow, I know the ways..." Angela snap his face so hard," Don't you dare!"

"I am the one who make money here, my decision is final!" He grabs Angela's head and slam it on the table, Angela lost her consciousness while she falls on the floor.

"Now, my dear little Angel, before I get you there, it is time for us to get to know each other...more closely."

Lin tries to fight back but a ten years old is not match with a man's strength...

Matthew pulls her into the bedroom and what is going to happen in there will forever haunted Lin...