Broken Brakes 21

'So... No news of Rafael Castilla, Theo ?' Ben Jamin sips his coffee, while Ele Anor lights her imported 'Red Point' cigarette.

'No news !...I wouldn't worry much about it ! He'll be OK... Not that I care !... We don't need him anymore. He disposed of Dr. Zeus, who was in the way, you know. And that's it! Other disposal weren't important. Mere adjustments.'

'But I'm intrigued !...You know me ! It's the scientific soul in me ! ...Or do I nave to say 'Memory' ? Ha ha !'

''I see!...Ha ha !...Yes.... But I don't have any news...'

'What a pity !...Oh,well... Life goes on !...'

'And our other 'experiment' ,Ben ? What's going on with that ?'

'Smooth !...I think all is going according to plan.... Sil went to see her yesterday. I'm sure Ara will understand, if he gets around telling her about the 'situation'... So, I hope that soon we will have another generation of memories !'

'It will take a lot of time though, before that can be accomplished.... And we'll have to manipulate in there!... She has to give birth to two males and two females at least.'

'Yeah !...Well... A piece of cake ! Ha !...We've been messing with cells and DNA for ages !'

'And the Blacks.... When are we going to bring them in ?'

'When Sil and Ara's siblings are old enough. He he !'

Ele smiles and lights another cigarette. She nods knowingly to Ben.

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Ray looks astounded at his bloodless wound.

'What the F°°k!...'

'I was going to tell you, remember ?...But I couldn't !'

Laila is still laughing. If she stops, she will begin crying.

'And I thought I was going to give you the surprise of your life ! Ha ha ha ha !!...Do you know that you're my husband's memory ?... I mean.... The human Laila's husband.'

She sobers up, arranges her clothes and combs her hair with her now firm hands.

' You and I are the only Subjects that were allowed to have the same name as their human counterparts. I thought you were the only one...Now I know I am as well!'

'I wonder why !.... Maybe we're a sort of experiment... Evil !...How they dare play with our feelings in that way !'

'Sil is the only one that can answer this. He was the one that talked me into it. He promised me that after my last implant case; which by the way has gone crazy and tried to kill me... He promised me he would tell me where my husband's memory was. And he did !... That's why I came here !'

'I'm so sorry you had to find out this way, babe, about our 'condition' ! ...So, who's human ?'

'Who knows !...It's scary !... I feel like cutting everyone to see if they bleed !... Ugh !'

'We should talk with Sil! Do you have his number ?

Laila goes to her room to fetch her phone. She comes back five minutes later.

'He's not answering !'