Exact copy (Part 2)
It seemed to me that the eternity has passed before I returned to consciousness. Rachel had only two steps to make, when I instinctively threw napkins into her face. Adrenalin in my blood exceeded all possible standards in ten times. But it exactly saved my life. Probably in not more than two seconds I found myself in my bedroom behind its closed door. But once I felt saved a strong hit assailed into a door lock.
– Do you know who is responsible for your near death? – My sister asked with indifference. – It’s all about Amby… Amby Brooks. – She stopped for a second while I thoroughly tried to remember where I could hear this name. – Most likely you don’t even remember who it is. Of course, for what reason you should remember useless loser who was running after you during the whole tenth grade.
– What’s up with Amby? – I asked amazedly propping the door up with bedside table.
– You are not destined to find it out, I’m afraid. – Rachel said and stroke into the door lock with something heavy once again. – And what did he ever see in you.
I needed to temporize as long as possible. After all, Michael should be here in every minute, he is my last hope of salvation for now. And as ill luck would have it I can’t call him, the phone was left somewhere in the kitchen.
By the next hit Rachel demolished the door handle without a trace.
– So what, little sister, are you scared? – It was as if she was playing some game with me. – That’s O.K., there’s no so much time left for you to be scared. I’ll finish it all up soon. – Her intonations scared me far more than everything happening.
– I don’t know what Amby has told you, but I truly don’t understand what on earth is going on.
Exerting every effort, I moved the wardrobe standing near the wall to the doorway, thereby gaining some time.
– Amby created a problem for me. Which can be solved only by your death. – Rachel was evidently in madness.
After a few hits the door was completely broken. And my life directly depended on the old wardrobe.
– Why are you so stubborn, Milly? – She leaned against the wardrobe wall and started to talk nonsense. – We have the same aims, I understand. But why wouldn’t you allow me to enter and finish in all?
And at this every moment the door belt rang. How long I've been waiting for him.
– Keep silence. – She whispered. – Or else I’ll wring his neck.
But I did not even think of listening to her.
– Mi-i-ichael! – I shouted as hard as I could. – Mi-i-ichael!
I was banging my hands on the old wardrobe not feeling the pain at all.
– I was taught to solve the problems standing on my way. – Rachel began to move away from the blocked way to my room. – You can say goodbye to your bridegroom, Milly.
Only a few minutes passed when a terrible crash rang out from the hallway.
I tried to move the wardrobe to help my man somehow anyway. But all my attempts were futile. More than anything else I hated this clothes giant, although it was really saving my life a minute ago.
Then I had an inspiration. Bringing it down on the floor is much easier. You just need to grab as high as possible.
Putting in it all left forces, I finally got out of my destroyed bedroom.
Michael was laying on the floor unconscious, when Rachel was sitting on him and tightening a TV cord around his neck.
Sense of reality has absolutely left me. Even now I can’t remember how, but I struck her in temples’ area with such power that she was thrown to the front door as a children's doll.
Then I automatically called emergency service.
– Human isn’t breathing! Help! – I couldn’t even hear my voice because of experienced shock.
– Are you at 38 Drive Avenue?
– Sorry? – I asked to repeat. – Yes! You’re right!
– An ambulance service has departed, wait.
But the first comers were far from ambulance. Three black jeeps with state numbers appeared almost after my call.
– Milly Monagan? – A man who got out of a huge off-road vehicle asked me.
– Yes, it’s me. – I replied aloofly.
And at this very moment the resuscitation machine appeared on the horizon. I thought I was awaiting it for the eternity.
I rushed to paramedics explaining what was going on while running. After two minutes Michael was transferred to the nearest hospital.
– Miss Monagan, I need to talk to you. I’m afraid, we won’t leave here before it. – The man was assertive.
I looked at him and sat on a road curb.
– Take her away, she is near the entrance. – He said to his people. – Are you in the know who is this girl?
I shook my head negatively.
– I’ll try to explain step by step. The core is that Amby Brooks is the first human who created an artificial intelligence. This project was started a long time ago and was kept in a close secret. But, unfortunately, Amby’s madness ruined his career. We understood too late that he made the robot identical to his madness. He was crazy about you, Milly. – The man paused to consider of something and shortly after it continued. – Amby gave her only a basic principle, to become a human. Or he would cut her off, and she’d die. By the Internet she began to study fast, purposing her final object. And soon she understood how to avert death. To become a human, you need to be a human. She found her exact copy on the Internet and came to you after disconnection of all systems of tracking.
– Killing me for becoming a human? – I asked once more. Believing in what was happening was just impossible…
– That’s how she found a way to survive. To take your place. When you cut her off, we had a signal about her location. The sensor restarted. And while we were coming I learnt all the details.
– What’s about Amby’s fate?
– I’m terribly sorry… But she killed him. He was standing on her way, preventing her from achieving the final object. – After sustaining a pause he went on. – You will receive a large compensation , but I have only one request, let all things I said be remained between us.
For another minute we were sitting in silence, then he got in the car and I’d never seen him again…
Author: Shturenkov Sergey