Chapter 3
TO BE HONEST, I thought he was joking. Then I saw the seriousness in his face. There was a long silence before he spoke.
"When will you go back to Eden," he asked. I think for a moment and realize I don't know. And that's exactly what I tell him. Another moment passes before he says "They probably won't come for you for a while. That means you'll have to wait. It may be a long time, so don't get impatient. Oh, and once they do get you, don't bother coming to tell me. I'll know"
Even after I left his headquarters and entered my crib, it takes me a while for what he said to sink in. It could take years, maybe even decades, I thought. Billy's right, I need to be patient and wait. And that's exactly what I did: wait.
Two years passed before they finally came. It was just another regular day. I was watching my favorite holoscape and then I started thinking about what Billy said. I actually thought Lanaya wouldn't come for me at one time. However, I pushed that thought away and kept waiting. Just when I was about to go outside, I heard it.
It sounded like a takvee going faster than it should. The sound kept coming closer and closer until it stopped. I thought at first I was zoomed, but right then the takvee crashed my crib. Lanaya came out. She didn't look as different as the last time I saw her. The only difference was her haircut. Then she came out.
I actually didn't recognize until she spoke. "Come on Spaz. Sorry it took a Lanaya a while, but we got to get going. Lanaya and I'll explain everything on the way." I just nodded not knowing what to say. In my eyes, she wasn't the person I used to know. She grew taller in the last two years as did her hair. Her eyes seemed so serious. It was hard to tell she was that sick little girl in the fancy latch-boss coffin.
Bean looked liked she matured a lot.