Chapter 8: UnDead Girl by Stephen Simpson
“Morning,”
Genesis greeted her with a tremor of uncertainty in her voice.
The girl smiled. “I am Finn, number ten. Welcome home,
Genesis,” Finn said warmly.
“Thank
you. It’s nice to meet you,” Genesis said, trying really hard to sound as if
everything was normal. “You said you are number ten, are you also...”
Finn nodded. “I am, but unlike you, I never left the
facility.” She moved her hand in a little sweeping motion. “I stayed.”
Genesis thought she saw a hint of regret or loss, or maybe
even hate, in Finn’s eyes.
Just as quickly as it appeared, the look in her eyes
changed. “Don’t be afraid. All will be well...” Finn paused and smiled.
“Genesis, are you ready to begin your new life?”
Genesis realised it was not as if she had a choice and she
had to embrace her destiny. What would the use be of denying she was dead, a
zombie. It was what it was. “Yes, I am,” she said and was happy she sounded
more confident than she felt.
“Excellent!”
Finn said.
Genesis glanced at the one-way mirror on the wall as she
slipped her legs off the bed. She was wearing a hospital gown and wondered who
had stripped her of her clothes after she had arrived here unconscious. She
asked Finn, “Can they see me, or will they stop looking once I start getting
dressed?”
Finn smiled at Genesis again and even though she was scared and nervous, she smiled back at her. It seemed as if Finn was happy to meet her.
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