walking, concentrating on any smells she could recognize. As she walked further, she smelled a very faint tinge of blood. This was not something most people would notice, but it was an old sort of smell, like it had been cleaned over and over again but never quite completely removed.
âHere we are. Your room is right here. This room is where you will change. After you change, lay down on the bed, and it will move to the room next door where the operation will take place. The operation will only take about thirty minutes per eye. Your father mentioned you are to regain your original eye color of hazel brown.Is that correct?â Kylin 5 asked.
âIâd like to keep my original eyes and my original color,â Shamira said with a frown. She crossed her arms over her chest defiantly, for this was one thing she refused to compromise on. She wanted to remember being blind. It was so much a part of who she had been for all these years. She wouldnât let her parents just try to erase that away like it was something wrong.
âAs you wish. In that case, the surgery will last a bit longer per eye since we will have to do a repair instead of a replacement, but thatâs no problem. Weâre here to accommodate. Now, please hurry. The doctors are waiting next door,â Kylin 5 said and then moved to the door. Shamira knew the android was still in the room because she could hear the slight
hum
of its internal battery. She didnât care, though. She was ready to get the whole thing over with. The sooner this was done, the sooner she could go home.
She yanked off every stitch of clothing and then jerked up the gown on the bed. Doing as she was told, she didnât have to like it. She pulled the gown over her head and got into the bed like she was told. The lights in the room grew brighter, and heat warmed her from under her gown. She felt a shift on the floor and heard a slight grinding like gears were turning, and her bed moved through a set of sliding doors to a much brighter room than the one she had left. She forced her mind to go numb. Being in this new place was making her feel just a bit out of place.
âHello. My name is Doctor Hawkins, and Iâll be completingyour surgery today. I heard you requested that we repair your actual eyes, and Iâll do my best. It wonât be that difficult, but it will take a little longer. Iâm sure your android already explained. Your father will be here when you wake up in a few hours. Now, weâre going to put some tubes in your nose, and they will make you a bit sleepy. Enjoy your nap,â he said. That was the last thing Shamira heard before she felt the tubes going into her nostrils, smelled a strange aroma, and was thrown in total darkness.
She awakened with a start and jerked straight up. She tried to open her eyes, but they were taped shut.
âOh, great!â she said.
Now I have to wait to open my eyes. What kind of cruel joke is this?
âShamira, have patience. You can see. They just didnât want you to open your eyes before I got here. I wanted to be the first person you saw when you opened your eyes. I was running a little late, pumpkin, thatâs all,â her dad said. He put his hand on her shoulder. âWell, are you ready?â
âDad, just remove it, okay? Take off the tape. I want to get this over with,â Shamira forced out. She bent her knees up and wrapped her arms around them. She was shaking slightly as her fear and doubt built.
âUh, Shamira, before I take these off, I should warn you that your eyes are a bit more advanced than, say, a normal personâs. Since I hoped youâd one day be a Security Force Elite, I asked the doctors to enhance your sight. You will be able to see an extreme distance away.You will also be able to see through walls, but thatâs our secret, okay? Itâs going to take you a few days to get your mind used to controlling all of these features your eyes
âHere we are. Your room is right here. This room is where you will change. After you change, lay down on the bed, and it will move to the room next door where the operation will take place. The operation will only take about thirty minutes per eye. Your father mentioned you are to regain your original eye color of hazel brown.Is that correct?â Kylin 5 asked.
âIâd like to keep my original eyes and my original color,â Shamira said with a frown. She crossed her arms over her chest defiantly, for this was one thing she refused to compromise on. She wanted to remember being blind. It was so much a part of who she had been for all these years. She wouldnât let her parents just try to erase that away like it was something wrong.
âAs you wish. In that case, the surgery will last a bit longer per eye since we will have to do a repair instead of a replacement, but thatâs no problem. Weâre here to accommodate. Now, please hurry. The doctors are waiting next door,â Kylin 5 said and then moved to the door. Shamira knew the android was still in the room because she could hear the slight
hum
of its internal battery. She didnât care, though. She was ready to get the whole thing over with. The sooner this was done, the sooner she could go home.
She yanked off every stitch of clothing and then jerked up the gown on the bed. Doing as she was told, she didnât have to like it. She pulled the gown over her head and got into the bed like she was told. The lights in the room grew brighter, and heat warmed her from under her gown. She felt a shift on the floor and heard a slight grinding like gears were turning, and her bed moved through a set of sliding doors to a much brighter room than the one she had left. She forced her mind to go numb. Being in this new place was making her feel just a bit out of place.
âHello. My name is Doctor Hawkins, and Iâll be completingyour surgery today. I heard you requested that we repair your actual eyes, and Iâll do my best. It wonât be that difficult, but it will take a little longer. Iâm sure your android already explained. Your father will be here when you wake up in a few hours. Now, weâre going to put some tubes in your nose, and they will make you a bit sleepy. Enjoy your nap,â he said. That was the last thing Shamira heard before she felt the tubes going into her nostrils, smelled a strange aroma, and was thrown in total darkness.
She awakened with a start and jerked straight up. She tried to open her eyes, but they were taped shut.
âOh, great!â she said.
Now I have to wait to open my eyes. What kind of cruel joke is this?
âShamira, have patience. You can see. They just didnât want you to open your eyes before I got here. I wanted to be the first person you saw when you opened your eyes. I was running a little late, pumpkin, thatâs all,â her dad said. He put his hand on her shoulder. âWell, are you ready?â
âDad, just remove it, okay? Take off the tape. I want to get this over with,â Shamira forced out. She bent her knees up and wrapped her arms around them. She was shaking slightly as her fear and doubt built.
âUh, Shamira, before I take these off, I should warn you that your eyes are a bit more advanced than, say, a normal personâs. Since I hoped youâd one day be a Security Force Elite, I asked the doctors to enhance your sight. You will be able to see an extreme distance away.You will also be able to see through walls, but thatâs our secret, okay? Itâs going to take you a few days to get your mind used to controlling all of these features your eyes
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