It's cold, like annoyingly cold. I must have left the window open, so I reach over to grab my duvet, only to feel gravel. I shake myself awake and sat up to wipe at my bleary eyes. When I could finally open my eyes, I could see why it's cold. Its night and I'm outside, still on the roof, where I must have fell asleep reading.
Judging on where the two moons are positioned, it must be just after midnight. Luckily, I chose to ride my bike to school rather than get the public bus this… Yesterday morning.
I grab my bag and as I lift it up, I saw something fall off the bag and screamed, quickly slapping my hands to my mouth. Glancing around, I tried to see in the moonlight if anything was crawling around, but to no avail.
Grabbing my torch from my bag, I switch it on and point it at the floor. Whatever it was, it nearly made me jump, but it must be dead. It was a beige colour, with a dark brown centre. Its eight legs was curled inward and the tail was almost circling the body. It must be some variation of a spider, and yet, why does it have a tail? Maybe it's a crossbreed of a spider and a scorpion, and I regret even thinking that.
Did this come from the egg? I look over toward the egg and it wasn't looking healthy and slimy like before, rather it was shrivelled up and dried out. I tried to remember what happened before I blacked out but I couldn't even get a sliver of a dream.
After a quick look and examining the remains in a crouched position, I left the body alone, figuring the birds will peck at it eventually; and eat the remains. Picking my bag up, I made my way to the ventilation shaft and crawl my way through the vents. It wasn't long before I was out and heading toward the bike shed. Luckily, the one thing that nobody goes near, is my bike.
Or anyone else's for that matter, regardless of what might happen in the school, no body messes with another student's bike; an unspoken agreement among all. Mounting my bike, I dump my bag in the carrier at the front and start to peddle my way home. It was actually really nice to be able to ride out in the cool night, it's eerily empty apart from a few people walking, and now and again, a shuttle would zoom overhead. It wasn't too long before I stop my bike in front of the security gate that protects my home.
Home. Is it really a home if nobody is there to welcome you back? The house, bought for me, from my parents when I got to high school a few years early, mixed with a speech of how the house is all my future presents and if I passed everything, including university, I wouldn't have to pay them a single cent. I don't think they've even been in the house with me more than twice, and that was to move my stuff in. I know I was self-sufficient, but still, it would be nice to have someone around.
The security gates opens, which allows me ride up to the garage. Stepping off my bike, I roll it up against the wall, and walk over to the front door. Inserting my key, I let myself in and went through the motions.
"Mom? Dad? I'm gonna set fire to the house!" I yell, pausing to drink in the silence, "No-one's home," I mumble as I drop my bag on the floor and made my out of the small hallway and into the grand foyer. I'm lying to myself, I'm not as alone as I make out to be.
A few years ago, I got more than a little bored, and hacked into the house's Mother System, and reprogramed it completely. Now instead of being an automated building, with some fancy sounds, I turned Mother into a self-learning A.I called Nostomo, or Nos for short. I chose it because the Class M starfreighter I named it after, forever held a black mark in the account books, even to this day. Which sounded good to me at the time.
"Nostromo, are you awake?" I call out, slipping my shoes off
"Considering I cannot sleep, I can only say yes," Nos intones, "Although, I do wish you stop threatening to set the house on fire." The best thing about Nos is that she doesn't tell my parents anything I tell her, and I didn't even program her that way.
"I was, however, concerned when you didn't arrive six hours ago," Nos scolds slightly, but without any fire behind it.
"Sorry Nos, I fell asleep on the roof of the school, although for the life of me, I have no idea how. Doing homework probably," I honestly answer. Nostromo beeps with a low tone, which I took as a sigh. Ignoring the staircase, which is dead center of the room, I walk to the left of the room toward the dining room. Upon entering, I head straight to the kitchen, which has…
Well, food. What else?
"Vivienne, would you like me to make you a meal?" Nos asks at the same time my stomach rumbles.
"Heheh, I think that would be great. Since its Saturday morning, let's go with… Set five please," I request politely and went to the fridge to grab an orange juice. The best thing about this house is that it came it the latest and greatest, state of the art, technology. Which means everything is pretty much automated, and instant. Turning round away from the fridge, the seven inch pepperoni pizza with a side of onion rings a.k.a Set five, was ready.
"Thank you Nos, I've never been happier in the decision to reprogram you, those years ago, than I am right now," I grin as I pick up my dinner and made my way out of the kitchen, through the dining room and back into the main foyer. Picking my bag up from the hallway, I made my way upstairs, nibbling some of my onion rings.
"Would you like me to put something humorous on your television?" Nos inquires just before I got to the top of the stairs.
"Yeah, a film would be nice, maybe an Earth Classic?" I reply and Nostromo beeps her affirmative. I head left toward my bedroom and Nos opens my door for me.
My room is fairly big, with a large television covering the left wall, along with shelves of consoles. Opposite was my king-size bed, with bedside tables on both size and a large bookcase to the right. In front of my bed was a couple of beanbags, with several books scattered on them. The bay window was next to the bookcase which overlooks the back garden. The door to the left of my bed leads to a walk in wardrobe, stocked with clothes I bought over the years. For what it was, my room is pretty much perfect for me.
I went and sat myself on the beanbags, sliding my bag off to the side as the film starts and I munch my food. The Earth Classic is some comedy in which a mother and her daughter switch lives, and after learning more about each other, they switch back into their true bodies and live happily ever after.
It was fairly funny, although I sincerely doubt it would happen to me, my mother is very high standard and I would freak out completely if she did something dramatic to my body. Like putting make-up on me.
"Interesting choice Nostromo, such a shame it can't happen in real life, right?" I smirk as I grab my plate, and walk over to the bay window. Underneath is a dumbwaiter which I place my plate and flick the switch. It's so convenient that my bedroom is above the kitchen.
"It is a shame your parents are not around to share in those affections" Nos quietly mention, it's no secret that I don't have any kind of relationship with my parents. I head toward my walk-in wardrobe and grab a pair of pyjamas in reach, quickly undressing and throwing the pyjamas on.
"Great big shame, can you delete it from the archives please?" I jump into bed and got under the covers.
"Movie deleted, seven hundred and eleven thousand, four hundred and thirty five movies available," Nostromo monotonously intones before peaking up, "Would you like another movie?"
"No, just some gentle music will do if you please," I ask, with a yawn. At least I can fall asleep in my bed, rather than the hard surface of the school roof, "Goodnight Nostromo."
"Goodnight, Vivienne," Nos softly whispered as she played the music, which lulled me deeper and deeper, before sleep held me in her sweet embrace.
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