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Chapter 3
Roach didn't sleep that night. How could he? Soon, his questions would be answered. He was certain. He believed. As day drew closer, things felt more and more right. All he had to do was wait. Then, dawn. He watched the sun rise through the small window in his room. He followed the slow progress of its beam of light as it traveled across his room. Finally, as the light was about to reach him, Roach got up. He hadn't bothered undressing the night before, and he saw no point in brushing his teeth, so he went directly to the mess hall. Runny eggs. What a surprise.
He day went as every other. Food. Chores. Lessons. Food. Chores. Free time. Food. Bed. Work. Sleep.
He went through these rounds again and again, but they did not annoy him as they had before. Why? Because unlike before he knew that soon they would end. Soon, when he got his answers, he would leave this place. They couldn't keep him. He went to his computers every night, waiting, searching, until finally, just as it had before, his screen went black.
Before a message appeared, Roach hurriedly typed in,
'What is the Matrix?' He had been waiting for so long to ask that question.
'That is a question that I can answer, but not here and not now.'
'When? Where?'
'If you truly wish to know, be at the intersection at 3rd and Jane in 2 hours.' Again, the screen went black, the computer started to reboot.
Roach jumped up, and ran to his room. This was it!!! It was time. It felt right. He wasn't scared. He didn't know why, but he trusted in this. He knew that all the doors were guarded at night, and so he pried his window open, and escaped into the night.
Carefully, he crept off the orphanage property and into the city streets.
He had never been in the city without the orphanage people. It felt so different, so liberating. The night was quiet, and the skies were clear, and Roach was running. He needed to travel quite a distance to get to the intersection.
When breathless, he arrived; there was nobody there. He waited. Minutes crawled by. Then, just as his excitement was starting to wear off, a motorcycle pulled up to the curb. On it was a woman, clad in black. " Get on," she said.
"Who are you?"
"It doesn't matter. All that matters is that I am taking you where you wan to go."
Without a word of protest, he climbed onto the back, and the two sped off. Roach had never gone so fast in his life.
It was over almost before it had begun, and Roach found himself facing a door. He hesitated. The woman saw it. " Go," she said. "Your answers are in there."
That sealed it. Roach pushed the door open and he entered.
As soon as he laid eyes on him, he knew him. Morpheus.
"Welcome," he said. "Sit."
And so Roach did. He couldn't help but obey this man.
Morpheus sat in front of Roach, and looked him over from behind his shades. "You know why you came, but do you know why you are here?" he asked.
Roach was confused. "I came for answers and I am here to receive them."
"Yes, in a way. You are here to decide whether you truly want your answers or not, but to decide, you must first ask the question."
"What is the Matrix?"
A small smile crept over Morpheus' face. " Yes, that is the question. Before I answer, let me first ask you something. Do you know why you ask?"
"I need to know. I feel it."
"There. Right there. You FEEL it. What do you feel?"
"I feel.restless. Wrong. I feel that the answer will make everything feel right."
"Good. It is this feeling that has brought you to me. It is this feeling that makes you different. You feel the Matrix. The Matrix is all around us. It is everywhere. It is right before your eyes, but you can't see it. I cannot tell what the Matrix is. No one can. I can however, pull the veil away from your eyes. To understand what the Matrix is, you must see it, but once you see the Matrix, your life will never be the same. Everything must change. So now, we have come back to the reason for your being here. Do you want to see the Matrix? Do you want to know the Truth? Are you ready to sacrifice all that you know in order to understand it? If you are ready, take the red pill." Morpheus held it out to him. " If you are not, if you wish to go back to your life, take the blue one." He held it out.
Slowly, Roach reached for the red pill. Giving up his life wouldn't be so bad. His life was crap as it was. He doubted that this would make it worse.
Morpheus watched as he took the pill. "Come with me."
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Okay, well, there's the next chapter. Reviews are welcome and much appreciated.
For disclaimer see first chapter.
Chapter 3
Roach didn't sleep that night. How could he? Soon, his questions would be answered. He was certain. He believed. As day drew closer, things felt more and more right. All he had to do was wait. Then, dawn. He watched the sun rise through the small window in his room. He followed the slow progress of its beam of light as it traveled across his room. Finally, as the light was about to reach him, Roach got up. He hadn't bothered undressing the night before, and he saw no point in brushing his teeth, so he went directly to the mess hall. Runny eggs. What a surprise.
He day went as every other. Food. Chores. Lessons. Food. Chores. Free time. Food. Bed. Work. Sleep.
He went through these rounds again and again, but they did not annoy him as they had before. Why? Because unlike before he knew that soon they would end. Soon, when he got his answers, he would leave this place. They couldn't keep him. He went to his computers every night, waiting, searching, until finally, just as it had before, his screen went black.
Before a message appeared, Roach hurriedly typed in,
'What is the Matrix?' He had been waiting for so long to ask that question.
'That is a question that I can answer, but not here and not now.'
'When? Where?'
'If you truly wish to know, be at the intersection at 3rd and Jane in 2 hours.' Again, the screen went black, the computer started to reboot.
Roach jumped up, and ran to his room. This was it!!! It was time. It felt right. He wasn't scared. He didn't know why, but he trusted in this. He knew that all the doors were guarded at night, and so he pried his window open, and escaped into the night.
Carefully, he crept off the orphanage property and into the city streets.
He had never been in the city without the orphanage people. It felt so different, so liberating. The night was quiet, and the skies were clear, and Roach was running. He needed to travel quite a distance to get to the intersection.
When breathless, he arrived; there was nobody there. He waited. Minutes crawled by. Then, just as his excitement was starting to wear off, a motorcycle pulled up to the curb. On it was a woman, clad in black. " Get on," she said.
"Who are you?"
"It doesn't matter. All that matters is that I am taking you where you wan to go."
Without a word of protest, he climbed onto the back, and the two sped off. Roach had never gone so fast in his life.
It was over almost before it had begun, and Roach found himself facing a door. He hesitated. The woman saw it. " Go," she said. "Your answers are in there."
That sealed it. Roach pushed the door open and he entered.
As soon as he laid eyes on him, he knew him. Morpheus.
"Welcome," he said. "Sit."
And so Roach did. He couldn't help but obey this man.
Morpheus sat in front of Roach, and looked him over from behind his shades. "You know why you came, but do you know why you are here?" he asked.
Roach was confused. "I came for answers and I am here to receive them."
"Yes, in a way. You are here to decide whether you truly want your answers or not, but to decide, you must first ask the question."
"What is the Matrix?"
A small smile crept over Morpheus' face. " Yes, that is the question. Before I answer, let me first ask you something. Do you know why you ask?"
"I need to know. I feel it."
"There. Right there. You FEEL it. What do you feel?"
"I feel.restless. Wrong. I feel that the answer will make everything feel right."
"Good. It is this feeling that has brought you to me. It is this feeling that makes you different. You feel the Matrix. The Matrix is all around us. It is everywhere. It is right before your eyes, but you can't see it. I cannot tell what the Matrix is. No one can. I can however, pull the veil away from your eyes. To understand what the Matrix is, you must see it, but once you see the Matrix, your life will never be the same. Everything must change. So now, we have come back to the reason for your being here. Do you want to see the Matrix? Do you want to know the Truth? Are you ready to sacrifice all that you know in order to understand it? If you are ready, take the red pill." Morpheus held it out to him. " If you are not, if you wish to go back to your life, take the blue one." He held it out.
Slowly, Roach reached for the red pill. Giving up his life wouldn't be so bad. His life was crap as it was. He doubted that this would make it worse.
Morpheus watched as he took the pill. "Come with me."
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Okay, well, there's the next chapter. Reviews are welcome and much appreciated.