11-19-2009, 06:16 AM
[093.] That Fearsome Robot
Two identical red lights pierced through the darkness, moving in Alanova's direction. She knew what it must have been, but was still afraid of finding out the truth. She backed as far away as she could until she reached the cold stone wall. The red lights, like eyes, continued approaching.
"No!" She called out. "Stay away!" It was only a matter of moments before it would step into the light and she would be able to make out its real form. The suspense was driving her crazy. Was it a monster?
Alanova tried to calm her mind. She listened and noticed the sound of slow steps. That meant that whatever it was had legs and was walking toward her. She listened more closely and hear the sound of electronic movement. The creak and whir of a machine. She screamed inside her mind.
"NO! Stay away!!" She repeated. It was a robot. It had to be a robot. Alanova was terrified of robots! What did it want from her? What was its objective? She didn't know and she couldn't stand it.
As it approached a little farther, not quite in the light, Alanova turned to face the wall, squatted, covered her ears, squeezed her eyes shut and screamed. The robot apparently didn't care and continued to approach. A million things ran through Alanova's mind until she screamed again. When she finished she heard her name.
"What?" she cried, weakly.
"Here-is-your-break-fast," the robotic voice said.
"Oh..." Alanova replied, standing. She turned to see the silliest robot one could imagine and felt ridiculous. "Thank you," she said taking the tray the machine had been carrying. Then she sat and immediately devoured her meal.
Last edited by heartages; 11-19-2009 at 10:48 PM..
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