CHAPTER FIVE: HOPE
A week had passed. Life went on as a routine. The kids went to school,
parents went to work. After, Dad picked up kids and took them out, Val came
home to read. She had began to accept how her life had turned out, though
she didn't understand it. But she also grew to hate Andre. And the more
she hated him, the more she thought of him as just an android. She didn't
know why. The whole thing was too confusing for her.
She sometimes wondered if marrying him was a mistake. Not just because he
was computer, but because he was too perfect. He was definitely human. She
could see that. He could feel. She knew that. But he was still, too
perfect, and any human too perfect, she had discovered in high school, was
just acting.
She was sitting on her big cushioned rocking chair, home alone, when the
door bell rang. She looked over startled. "Who could that be?"
She got up. She was wearing sweats and a white tank top. She casually
walked over to the door, and looked through the peep hole. She saw a blond
curly head. She opened the door, and like a dream, stould Tyler in front of
her. He was as handsome as she had remembered him. Tall, slim, and well
dressed.
"Tyler!" She squealed, and with out thinking she jumped into his arms. He
fell back a few steps, and wrapped his arms around her returning the
embrace.
"Not exactly the welcome I was expecting, but definitely hoping for!" He
laughed.
"I'm sorry." She apologized getting down. "It's just so good to see you."
She tried to fight back the tears, but they refused to stay, and fell down
her cheeks.
"Val are you O.K?" He asked concerned.
"Yeah. Yeah. Please come in." She gestured for him to come in, and he
followed. Her smile grew wide.
They sat at the table and drank coffee as he filled her in on all the
exciting details of Paris, and how him and William were doing great. He
told her of the sites and the cafes and the shopping centers. The way the
moon shown bright at night, and how he'd loved the Ifel Tower so much, he
went to see it at least once a week.
He talked for hours about Paris, and told her he wanted to take her there
sometime which made her smile. "I'd love to go." She said. But she grew
jealous of him and his life. He was out seeing the world, living in Paris,
he'd gone to the finest schools, and graduated college becoming a surgical
doctor, and here she was, a lousy secretary job, no friends, raising an
ungrateful husband, and two children that hated her.
"So Tyler, here you've told me all about this interesting stuff you see,
but you've left out the most important part of all. Are there any special
girls, or girl in your life?" She nudged his shoulder, and looked down at
her
coffee.
He laughed. "Well, there is one." Val suddenly felt a deep regret, and had
a hard time feeling happy for him. "But, shes not really in my life."
"Tyler, what do you mean?"
"Well, I love her, Ive loved her forever, but I've never really told her."
"Well you should. Any girl would be lucky to have you."
"No, I don't think it's a good idea to tell her. It might cause a lot of
problems. Any way, tell me about you. How's your marriage."
Val couldn't really speak. She didn't want to lie to Tyler, but she needed
something to make herself feel she had something in her life just as
interesting as his. "Well, you know. I'm married. You know, well, I, well,
you know how married life goes."
"No, Not really I don't." He said humorously. "Val, I need to ask you
something. I talked to Caitie, and she said that you well, that you married
and android or something. I thought she was just making fun of him but she
sounded serious."
"She wasn't lying." She leaned in closer to him so she could whisper. "Did
you ever see that special on Discovery Channel about the robot people, and
how they were trying to make them human? Well, that's Andre."
"But Val, why?"
"Because I fell in love with him Tyler. It was after you left. I didn't see
a robot in him, or a machine, there was something else there. Something
that attracted me to his heart."
"Do you still love him?"
She paused. "I do. But I don't think he loves me. And please don't give me
a big speech about robots not being able to love. He did love me once. I
know he did."
"I wasn't going to."
"Thank you." She smiled at him. She looked down and he studied her. Her
smile grew to one she was trying to force there. Her eyes grew small and
she started crying. He ran to her and grabbed her, pulling her into a hug.
"I hate him Tyler. I hate what he's done to my life. I'm more alone than
anyone I've ever met. I have no friends. Even he isn't a friend to me. And
my children. They hate me. They only love him. I don't know why, or how,
but I thin it has something to do with him being a android, or maybe he's
brain washing them. Even my 3 year old won't let me touch her. I just want
to escape. Go to a world where no one knows me, and start over."
He squeezed her tighter and tried to take all the pain away. "Val. Val
listen to me. That girl in my life. It's you. I love you. I always have,
and I never stopped. Run away with me. Did you tell Andre I was coming?"
"No, but Tyler I"
"Val, it's obvious you're miserable here. No one loves you more than me,
and I promise, if you come with me, and see, if there's still a chance for
us, I'll dedicate every day of my life making up for all the pain you have
suffered. I want to make you happy. I love you Val."
She stared into his eyes, trying to read everything they said, but there
wasn't anything more than what he'd just said, which to her, was
everything. She pushed herself into him and kissed him. "Let's go." She
said.
She started to run upstairs to pack her clothes, but he grabbed her hand.
"No Val, lets go now. Well get you all new stuff in Paris."
"Paris Tyler?"
"Yes."
They smiled at each other and hand in hand they ran to his car, and took
off for the air port.
That night Andre came home. Dinner wasn't ready, Val wasn't home. He
called her name but there was no answer. He waited a couple hours. Still,
no Val. He put the children to bed, kissed their foreheads, and went down
stairs. This wasn't like Val. She didn't have a life. Where would she be?
He remembered the fight they'd had a week ago, and played it back in his
mind. He surveyed in his mind how Val would react to that. He should've
done it before, he thought.
He went and turned on her computer, and went to her sign in name. Taking a
cord from the computer to the monitor, he plugged it into the hole in the
back of his neck, and hacked into her account. In his mind he searched
around through her mail. Opened each old one, until he came across the one
from Tyler.
Dear Val,
I know it's been a while. 10 years I believe, but I miss you incredibly. I
asked around and found out where you're living now, and I really want to
see you. Be expecting a visit from me soon.
Yours always, Tyler
P.S: I know you're married, so please don't worry about that.
His first clue. He wasn't about to let Val get away. His skin went cold,
and the dark blue in his eyes went black. He would find her. No matter how
long it took. After all, he did have forever.
(A/N~ Well, this is coming out a lot longer than I expected. Let me know
what you think so far. It's not over. This is part one of this story. In
part two, we'll go on to Tyler and Val in Paris, and Andre coming after
her. This story is kind've disturbing isn't it? But I like it. Please R&R
and tell me what you think. Also, I didn't go back and re-read the story
because I don't have time, so there may be some mistakes/grammar errors
ect. So I apologize.
A week had passed. Life went on as a routine. The kids went to school,
parents went to work. After, Dad picked up kids and took them out, Val came
home to read. She had began to accept how her life had turned out, though
she didn't understand it. But she also grew to hate Andre. And the more
she hated him, the more she thought of him as just an android. She didn't
know why. The whole thing was too confusing for her.
She sometimes wondered if marrying him was a mistake. Not just because he
was computer, but because he was too perfect. He was definitely human. She
could see that. He could feel. She knew that. But he was still, too
perfect, and any human too perfect, she had discovered in high school, was
just acting.
She was sitting on her big cushioned rocking chair, home alone, when the
door bell rang. She looked over startled. "Who could that be?"
She got up. She was wearing sweats and a white tank top. She casually
walked over to the door, and looked through the peep hole. She saw a blond
curly head. She opened the door, and like a dream, stould Tyler in front of
her. He was as handsome as she had remembered him. Tall, slim, and well
dressed.
"Tyler!" She squealed, and with out thinking she jumped into his arms. He
fell back a few steps, and wrapped his arms around her returning the
embrace.
"Not exactly the welcome I was expecting, but definitely hoping for!" He
laughed.
"I'm sorry." She apologized getting down. "It's just so good to see you."
She tried to fight back the tears, but they refused to stay, and fell down
her cheeks.
"Val are you O.K?" He asked concerned.
"Yeah. Yeah. Please come in." She gestured for him to come in, and he
followed. Her smile grew wide.
They sat at the table and drank coffee as he filled her in on all the
exciting details of Paris, and how him and William were doing great. He
told her of the sites and the cafes and the shopping centers. The way the
moon shown bright at night, and how he'd loved the Ifel Tower so much, he
went to see it at least once a week.
He talked for hours about Paris, and told her he wanted to take her there
sometime which made her smile. "I'd love to go." She said. But she grew
jealous of him and his life. He was out seeing the world, living in Paris,
he'd gone to the finest schools, and graduated college becoming a surgical
doctor, and here she was, a lousy secretary job, no friends, raising an
ungrateful husband, and two children that hated her.
"So Tyler, here you've told me all about this interesting stuff you see,
but you've left out the most important part of all. Are there any special
girls, or girl in your life?" She nudged his shoulder, and looked down at
her
coffee.
He laughed. "Well, there is one." Val suddenly felt a deep regret, and had
a hard time feeling happy for him. "But, shes not really in my life."
"Tyler, what do you mean?"
"Well, I love her, Ive loved her forever, but I've never really told her."
"Well you should. Any girl would be lucky to have you."
"No, I don't think it's a good idea to tell her. It might cause a lot of
problems. Any way, tell me about you. How's your marriage."
Val couldn't really speak. She didn't want to lie to Tyler, but she needed
something to make herself feel she had something in her life just as
interesting as his. "Well, you know. I'm married. You know, well, I, well,
you know how married life goes."
"No, Not really I don't." He said humorously. "Val, I need to ask you
something. I talked to Caitie, and she said that you well, that you married
and android or something. I thought she was just making fun of him but she
sounded serious."
"She wasn't lying." She leaned in closer to him so she could whisper. "Did
you ever see that special on Discovery Channel about the robot people, and
how they were trying to make them human? Well, that's Andre."
"But Val, why?"
"Because I fell in love with him Tyler. It was after you left. I didn't see
a robot in him, or a machine, there was something else there. Something
that attracted me to his heart."
"Do you still love him?"
She paused. "I do. But I don't think he loves me. And please don't give me
a big speech about robots not being able to love. He did love me once. I
know he did."
"I wasn't going to."
"Thank you." She smiled at him. She looked down and he studied her. Her
smile grew to one she was trying to force there. Her eyes grew small and
she started crying. He ran to her and grabbed her, pulling her into a hug.
"I hate him Tyler. I hate what he's done to my life. I'm more alone than
anyone I've ever met. I have no friends. Even he isn't a friend to me. And
my children. They hate me. They only love him. I don't know why, or how,
but I thin it has something to do with him being a android, or maybe he's
brain washing them. Even my 3 year old won't let me touch her. I just want
to escape. Go to a world where no one knows me, and start over."
He squeezed her tighter and tried to take all the pain away. "Val. Val
listen to me. That girl in my life. It's you. I love you. I always have,
and I never stopped. Run away with me. Did you tell Andre I was coming?"
"No, but Tyler I"
"Val, it's obvious you're miserable here. No one loves you more than me,
and I promise, if you come with me, and see, if there's still a chance for
us, I'll dedicate every day of my life making up for all the pain you have
suffered. I want to make you happy. I love you Val."
She stared into his eyes, trying to read everything they said, but there
wasn't anything more than what he'd just said, which to her, was
everything. She pushed herself into him and kissed him. "Let's go." She
said.
She started to run upstairs to pack her clothes, but he grabbed her hand.
"No Val, lets go now. Well get you all new stuff in Paris."
"Paris Tyler?"
"Yes."
They smiled at each other and hand in hand they ran to his car, and took
off for the air port.
That night Andre came home. Dinner wasn't ready, Val wasn't home. He
called her name but there was no answer. He waited a couple hours. Still,
no Val. He put the children to bed, kissed their foreheads, and went down
stairs. This wasn't like Val. She didn't have a life. Where would she be?
He remembered the fight they'd had a week ago, and played it back in his
mind. He surveyed in his mind how Val would react to that. He should've
done it before, he thought.
He went and turned on her computer, and went to her sign in name. Taking a
cord from the computer to the monitor, he plugged it into the hole in the
back of his neck, and hacked into her account. In his mind he searched
around through her mail. Opened each old one, until he came across the one
from Tyler.
Dear Val,
I know it's been a while. 10 years I believe, but I miss you incredibly. I
asked around and found out where you're living now, and I really want to
see you. Be expecting a visit from me soon.
Yours always, Tyler
P.S: I know you're married, so please don't worry about that.
His first clue. He wasn't about to let Val get away. His skin went cold,
and the dark blue in his eyes went black. He would find her. No matter how
long it took. After all, he did have forever.
(A/N~ Well, this is coming out a lot longer than I expected. Let me know
what you think so far. It's not over. This is part one of this story. In
part two, we'll go on to Tyler and Val in Paris, and Andre coming after
her. This story is kind've disturbing isn't it? But I like it. Please R&R
and tell me what you think. Also, I didn't go back and re-read the story
because I don't have time, so there may be some mistakes/grammar errors
ect. So I apologize.