"Well, I'm sure I don't want to see YOU anymore", - she cried and shut the
door after her. Reagan sat down on the chair and took a sip of the
Jin&tonic he left on the table. He became addicted to alcohol since these
quarrels began. He thought Susie had problems, maybe she had an affair...
Who knows..? Every day for already a week she's been nervous. Her
talkativeness vanished in thin air. Her cheerful eyes were filled with
fear. "Why is life so complicating"? - he sighed and put the glass in the
sink. It had already turned dark and the block he was living it was not
much illuminated, but Reagan always liked the darkness. He turned on the
lamp next to his computer and decided to play some action game on the
internet. Killing people, even if they were just a bunch of pixels somehow
relaxed him. "Let's see what I have left"... - he said, searching his
directories for some game-files... Suddenly his eyes fell on an unknown
directory. "The Matrix"... Not that he ever created it. Susie? All she
knows about computers is the "on" button... But Reagan was too exhausted to
think it all over and saw that the directory contained some text files and
one ".exe" file... He opened the manual. "action game" "lots of blood" "net
server" were the words he was looking for. And he found them. After his
connection he found only one player logged on. His nickname was "Morpheus".
"Well, let's see if you'll beat *Cypher the bloody*", - grinned Reagan and
entered the name. "NOT MORE THAN 8 SYMBOLS IN THE LOGIN NAME ARE ALLOWED" -
the disclaimer said. "Oh, well"... he said and typed *Cypher*. After ten
rounds the score was 9/1 and Morpheus was the lead. *I'm not in the mood
today*... typed Cypher. *Do you want to know why*? answered Morpheus. *As I
understand that's not your business* typed Reagan. He was never very nice
to anyone who touched his private life. "You are afraid. And I want to show
you why", - a voice form his speakers said. Reagan was speechless... Of
course! It must be the god damned hackers! He wasn't much aware of
computers, but he knew some details about hacking, as his friends were
rather aware of it. He quickly logged off and shut down the computer.
Suddenly the telephone rang. "Must be Susie. She has come to herself. As
she always does", - he chuckled and answered the phone. "Sure darling, you
can come right over. I'm not mad", - he said without even asking who it
was, as quite a few people knew his number. "Hello, Cypher", - a manly
voice answered. - "I didn't mean to disappoint you, but you're the one who
must come over". "Who the hell are you"? - asked Reagan with annoyance in
his voice. "I'm the one who had beaten you", - a brief answer followed. "So
you're the guy who broke into my computer? Well, you're in for a lot of
trouble! But you're pretty smart. Let's see how smart you'll be in jail", -
Reagan said a bit nervously. "There is one short name to describe me. I am
Morpheus. And it s you who is in for trouble", - the voice said. "To tell
the truth, I don't get the point of our conversation. What do you want?" -
he answered. "I want you to come around and to know your true self. I want
to show you what you were born for", - said Morpheus. "Is it a show with a
hidden camera or you're from a plastic surgery"? - answered Reagan, willing
to throw the telephone out of the window. "You are unaware of what is
happening. You spent your life not knowing about me, but I have been
looking for YOU all my life"... - Morpheus said. "Man, I need some
sleep..." - sighed Reagan and hung up. After that his cell phone rang.
"Reagan's hot line", - he answered with annoyed voice. "Hi, Reagan..." -
said Susie. "Oh, hi, dear! Sorry, I was busy talking to some jerk... Where
are you"? - Reagan was more than happy to hear her voice. "Oh, I'm at the
telephone booth at Childeron's road, next to the bridge"... - she said.
Quite far away... Would she be able to walk that fast? Nah, she probably
took a taxi and when she came to herself she ran out of money. "Ok, honey.
I'll be right over", - he said, walking out of his house and jumping on his
motorcycle. He was there in 20 minutes, but didn't find Susie anywhere.
"Oh, she could have walked under the bridge"! - he exclaimed. It was
raining and that thought was more than logic. He drove there and saw his
beloved Susanna Young, standing next to a black Toyota. But unfortunately,
Reagan didn't notice the car and went straight to his girlfriend. He wanted
to embrace her, but she stepped away from his arms. "Reagan... I thought a
lot about us... And I think it is time for us to part"... - she said in a
very low voice. Reagan didn't see it, but for two times her glance fell on
the car next to them. "I must go now", - she sighed and turned around. He
stood there speechless. The girl that fell in love with him at first
sight... The girl whose hero he was for 2 years... The girl whom he had
allowed to open his cold heart... Had just left him. He didn't understand a
thing. Suddenly the door of the car opened and a woman wearing black
leather appeared. "Life's cruel, isn't it?" - she smirked. "Want to hang
out tonight"? - she asked. "Yeah, sure"... - he answered. "Then get in", -
she smiled charmingly at him. "F*ck! Do I really care"? - he thought and
got in. There were two people in the car besides them. The car was driven
by a severe-looking man, probably a Spaniard. ext to him sat a blond with
slightly a manly face, wearing white clothes. Trinity whispered to Switch:
"Susanna has done us a great favor. Make sure she won't remember anything".
