Chapter 4
"Morning sickness"
By
Crystal
On a cold morning, everyone in New York City is rushing to go to work, rushing but not paying any attention. Jason bumps into many as they shout "Hey watch where you're going!" Jason didn't care to the sound of those who takes the time to be ignorant as he walks into his favorite coffee shop. Instead of people taking your orders for you now a days the robotic-machines run on there own to take orders for you, as Jason steps up to a lit up screen he pushes it with his finger. A small robotic-voice speaks out to Jason.
"Welcome Sir, what can I get you today?" The screen says as it waits for a proper response.
"Roman black coffee with cream please" Jason said to the screen as he waits patiently for his morning wake up call. He slips in the right amount of money to the side and on the other beams up the coffee that Jason had ordered.
"Thank you sir and please come again!"
"Yeah-Yeah I'll be back." Jason said as he takes his warm coffee and heads back outside. He then walks over to pick up a newspaper and of course on the front page mentions about the killer at large. He sighs, "Why don't they find that bastard already?" Jason takes another sip of his coffee but suddenly at the same time he passes a near by alley-way; he heard a slight scream coming from within. He takes a look at everyone else too busy to even realize, he takes another swing out of his coffee and handed it to an old man who happens to be standing still as he orders him to take the coffee while Jason runs full speed down the alley-way.
He catches a glimpse of a shadow. "Hey you, Stop!" Jason said as he runs even faster finally he catches a tall dark man running as he glances back and see's Jason that made him run even faster behind a corner. "Damn him, get back here!" Jason finally catches up to the mysterious man as he stood in a shadow in a corner with no where else to go he ran into a dead end.
"What did I do man?! I didn't do anything!" The tall man said after Jason punches him and holds his collar with his two hands pushing the man up on the brick wall.
"I heard a woman's scream, and once you saw me you turned to run what is it that your hiding? Huh? Tell me!" Jason pushes him on the brick wall once again staring up at the guy while Jason had a pissed off look in his eyes.
"That scream was me! I was taking a short cut to my work but suddenly a big white rat rushed passed my feet and I'm terrified of rats! It's true! I scream like a little girl! Please don't hurt me!" The guy said while sweating in fear and closed his eyes as he wished to be alone. Jason sighed with anger and lets the guy go as he watches him running away as if he was about to cry. Jason looks up into the sky and cusses to himself.
"Great I wasted my time." Jason finally turned around and walked back the way he came. He didn't want his coffee back for the guy who had it for him was long gone. Just his luck as well, he walks down the street a little more minding his own business.
"I wonder, what is next for me." Jason said to himself as really he didn't know what to do he needed to find a job himself. Walking towards a street light up ahead he saw the exact same guy that he interrogated back at the alley as the tall man talking to two flyer police robots armed. The tall man points out in Jason's directions. "That's the guy! He's right there!" Suddenly Jason had a bad feeling about this once the police flyers sped above people's heads as if they were getting ready to arrest Jason.
"You got to be kidding me." Jason then turns around and runs across the street dodging cars left and right all of them honking there horns at him. This time of the future people had the option to drive flying cars or to drive cars on the ground. Jason practically dodging everyone and everything as he tries to escape, meanwhile the police flyers were hot on his trail and calling other units near by to capture him.
Jason was not having a good morning.