Late that night, Rev pushed the door to the control deck open slowly. All was dark inside except for the
faint glow of the monitors and a sliver of light from where she opened the door. The light fell on a dark figure
kneeling beside the chair where Trinity slept. She knew he'd be here...
Neo had is arm on Trinity's and his head rested on the armrest. He was sleeping as he knelt. Rev's heart
ached for him. She tried to imagine the pain he must be in, not only physical, after being hit by a car, but
emotional. He loved Trinity so much. Rev stepped inside and closed the door behind her.
She walked quietly over to where Neo slept, maneuvering her way around the computers. She felt torn-
now she knew how deeply Neo cared for Trinity. They were in love, and ever since she had gotten here, Rev had
been jealous. She wanted Neo to herself, she wanted him and Trinity to be apart, and now they were. But it had
crushed Neo- he was no longer the way he used to be...he wasn't the same...
She realized that he and Trinity had sort of lived off of each other. Each were the reason the other awoke
every morning. Fool, Rev told herself, how could I try to break that? Why would I want to?
"I can't believe she's trapped," Neo whispered. Rev was startled- she though he was asleep. "She can
usually take care of herself, I mean. This has never happened before." He looked up at her, and even in the
blackness, Rev could see the pain in his dark eyes. She opened her mouth, wanting to say something comforting,
something that' d make him stop hurting. No, Rev, she thought, you've done enough for one day. No words came
out.
"I can't help thinking it's all my fault," Neo continued, looking down at Trinity and lovingly stoking her
hair.
"Don't say that, Neo." Rev walked over and crouched on the other side of the chair.
"No, it's true. She told me we should've checked Price out- but I said no, I said it was pointless.
Jesus...She wanted to tell me something to me. She said it was important...I wonder what it was..."
"I know," Rev looked down.
"What?"
"She told me, a while back. But she didn't want you to know...not yet, anyway."
Neo looked up, "Please tell me, Rev, please. She wanted to do it herself, but she couldn't. You have to tell
me!"
"Well....a week or so ago, she was in the bathroom...throwing up."
Neo looked confused, "And....?"
"And what? Don't you know what it means when a woman is throwing up?!"
"Oh God..." Neo looked scared almost, "She's pregnant?!"
Rev nodded.
He put his head in his hands, "It's all my fault..."
"No Neo, I'm afraid it's not."
Neo froze, "What?" he whispered.
"She thinks...maybe..."
"What?" Neo looked so hurt.
"She was raped, Neo."
"How the hell-"
"She said it was at the club, when you found her."
Neo put his head on Trinity's arm and sat very still. After a while, he looked back up, "You know, she
knew about the trap. Somehow..."
Rev swallowed.
"Trinity knew." Neo stood up and paced around the room, his hand trailing on the arm rest, "She sensed
it. She said it was a trap..." He stopped, "I gotta get her back, Rev!"
"I want to see her again too, Neo, but no one even knows where she is!" Rev wrapped her arms around his
shoulders, taking advantage of the moment, "Why don't you go to bed? If you want to get her back, you'll need
your strength." Neo turned around and their noses nearly touched. Rev stopped breathing... "Neo..." The only
sound was the gentle humming of the monitors and Neo's steady breathing. Rev wondered if he noticed she
wasn't...She wanted to press her lips against his, to embrace him, to love him. But it wasn't right, in the presence
of Trinity. So she stood motionless, so close to him...
"You're right," Neo whispered, "I do need some sleep." He brushed past her and swung open the door,
stepping into the hallway, "Goodnight, Rev." He closed it behind him and the room fell dark.
I can't have him...Rev collapsed onto the ground and sobbed. This is why it must be done, she told herself,
this is why.
faint glow of the monitors and a sliver of light from where she opened the door. The light fell on a dark figure
kneeling beside the chair where Trinity slept. She knew he'd be here...
Neo had is arm on Trinity's and his head rested on the armrest. He was sleeping as he knelt. Rev's heart
ached for him. She tried to imagine the pain he must be in, not only physical, after being hit by a car, but
emotional. He loved Trinity so much. Rev stepped inside and closed the door behind her.
She walked quietly over to where Neo slept, maneuvering her way around the computers. She felt torn-
now she knew how deeply Neo cared for Trinity. They were in love, and ever since she had gotten here, Rev had
been jealous. She wanted Neo to herself, she wanted him and Trinity to be apart, and now they were. But it had
crushed Neo- he was no longer the way he used to be...he wasn't the same...
She realized that he and Trinity had sort of lived off of each other. Each were the reason the other awoke
every morning. Fool, Rev told herself, how could I try to break that? Why would I want to?
"I can't believe she's trapped," Neo whispered. Rev was startled- she though he was asleep. "She can
usually take care of herself, I mean. This has never happened before." He looked up at her, and even in the
blackness, Rev could see the pain in his dark eyes. She opened her mouth, wanting to say something comforting,
something that' d make him stop hurting. No, Rev, she thought, you've done enough for one day. No words came
out.
"I can't help thinking it's all my fault," Neo continued, looking down at Trinity and lovingly stoking her
hair.
"Don't say that, Neo." Rev walked over and crouched on the other side of the chair.
"No, it's true. She told me we should've checked Price out- but I said no, I said it was pointless.
Jesus...She wanted to tell me something to me. She said it was important...I wonder what it was..."
"I know," Rev looked down.
"What?"
"She told me, a while back. But she didn't want you to know...not yet, anyway."
Neo looked up, "Please tell me, Rev, please. She wanted to do it herself, but she couldn't. You have to tell
me!"
"Well....a week or so ago, she was in the bathroom...throwing up."
Neo looked confused, "And....?"
"And what? Don't you know what it means when a woman is throwing up?!"
"Oh God..." Neo looked scared almost, "She's pregnant?!"
Rev nodded.
He put his head in his hands, "It's all my fault..."
"No Neo, I'm afraid it's not."
Neo froze, "What?" he whispered.
"She thinks...maybe..."
"What?" Neo looked so hurt.
"She was raped, Neo."
"How the hell-"
"She said it was at the club, when you found her."
Neo put his head on Trinity's arm and sat very still. After a while, he looked back up, "You know, she
knew about the trap. Somehow..."
Rev swallowed.
"Trinity knew." Neo stood up and paced around the room, his hand trailing on the arm rest, "She sensed
it. She said it was a trap..." He stopped, "I gotta get her back, Rev!"
"I want to see her again too, Neo, but no one even knows where she is!" Rev wrapped her arms around his
shoulders, taking advantage of the moment, "Why don't you go to bed? If you want to get her back, you'll need
your strength." Neo turned around and their noses nearly touched. Rev stopped breathing... "Neo..." The only
sound was the gentle humming of the monitors and Neo's steady breathing. Rev wondered if he noticed she
wasn't...She wanted to press her lips against his, to embrace him, to love him. But it wasn't right, in the presence
of Trinity. So she stood motionless, so close to him...
"You're right," Neo whispered, "I do need some sleep." He brushed past her and swung open the door,
stepping into the hallway, "Goodnight, Rev." He closed it behind him and the room fell dark.
I can't have him...Rev collapsed onto the ground and sobbed. This is why it must be done, she told herself,
this is why.
