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Kara looked around the apartment. They had just signed the paperwork, and it was official. This flat was theirs. They were a family. Kara, Luther, and Alice. And the occasional Jerry popping in for tea. They would often manage to get over the border from Detroit, and they always visited. Rose and her brother would probably come to visit too, they had been very hospitable towards the android family.
Kara still got a rush of joy every time she thought of the three of them as a family. They hadn't gone back to America since they crossed the border. They wanted to create a new life, putting all of that behind them. They had created a new life together as the Williams'. Kara and Luther had objected to the surname originally, but Alice had insisted, wanting to keep a part of Todd with her for a reason Kara couldn't comprehend.
Alice and a Jerry walked in from the walk they had been on and Alice immediately ran over to Kara, giving her a hug.
"Mom! Did you do it? Did you buy the apartment?" The young girl asked, her eyes full of excitement.
Kara laughed, nodding. "Yeah, Luther did it just now. This is our home. For good."
Alice started doing a comical celebratory dance. "We're a family, we got a home, now I can go to school and make friends and be a human kid!"
Kara's face fell slightly. She wasn't sure if Alice could go to school, because androids learn and process information differently to human, even deviants. Androids still weren't allowed in Canada, so Alice going too school might give it away. That being said, she and Luther would need to get jobs, and people might get suspicious if they leave Alice at home.
Alice noticed that Kara looked distracted. "What's wrong, mom?"
Kara shook her head. "Nothing. It's fine."
Alice smiled and hugged her. "We'll be fine. We're humans now. A family," She laughed, "Like Ralph said. Mother, father and little girl."
Kara smiled fondly at the memory of Ralph. "Yeah."
Jerry looked up from the magazine he'd been reading. "Who's Ralph?"
"Just... someone we used to know," replied Kara.
"He saved our lives!" exclaimed Alice, bouncing on her toes.
Jerry smiled. "Then he is a friend of the Jerrys."
Luther walked in and smiled. "Hey, girls, Hey, Jerry."
Jerry waved to Luther. "Hello, Luther."
Alice ran up to Jerry and gave him a hug. "Luther! Luther! I'm gonna go to school and be a human kid!"
Luther laughed. "School? I don't remember us talking about that."
Alice's face dropped. "But- but I'm a normal kid now. Normal kids go to school."
Luther smiled. "Well, if you want to go to school, then I don't see why not."
Kara shot him a death glare. "Luther, can we talk in the kitchen?"
Luther looked confused, but nodded.
As soon as Kara closed the door she turned around and confronted him.
"Why did you tell Alice she can go to school?"
Luther looked confused. "Because she wants to? I mean, I can't think of any reason why she can't."
Kara raised an eyebrow. "Maybe the fact that she's an android?"
"Why would that stop her?"
Kara sighed and leaned against the bench."Luther, you know as well as I do that androids process things differently to humans. We're illegal here. If anyone realises that she's an android, we could get sent back to Detroit."
Luther nods."You're right. But she's so excited by the school idea, it'll crush her."
"I know. I just hope she'll understand."
"I'm sure she will.