Chapitre 22: You Killed Them.
Down at Ted's base, Ted was asleep, on a couch, and another couch just next to the one Ted slept on, Denzel layed on it, his eyes widely open.
Denzel was completely lost in his thoughts, thinking from one topic to another, he was like a man who had lost all he had, actually, he had lost basically almost all, including his freedom.
"Leia... Police... Deaths... death? Can I even kill a cockroach? Well, if I really want to get going in this world presently, I need to be wild. I am a wild animal already, just need to get very wild."
Denzel kept talking to himself, with his hands pointing up, he looked like he was drawing something in the air.
"Huh? You awake?" Ted said, with a sleepy tone, as he turned and looked at Denzel, when he noticed Denzel was awake, he looked at the clock in the room, it was then he noticed that the room was less cold than it normally is.
"It's 2am, what the hell are you doing up now...?
..Denzel?"
Denzel didn't even hear his name called out, he was drowned in his thoughts.
"I guess since it's been this way, I have no choice that to lea...
Ouch!"
Denzel came back to his senses after he felt something poke his skin.
"Jayden, you may go sleep back"
Another robot, the teaching robot, turned around slowly, and it was obvious it wasn't at its best form.
"Denzel, did you.. are you allergic to cold or what?"
"What are you talking about?" Denzel raised up his head to look at Ted, who already got up and took the air conditioner's remote, Ted reduced the temperature once more and the moment Denzel felt the cold, he didn't want to stress himself talking, he took the duvet he saw on the couch he layed on and wrapped himself in it.
"Don't you know that these robots are being preserved by that cool temperature?"
"More like chilled not cool."
Ted looked at Denzel, and sat down, dropping the remote on the centre table just at their front.
"So, Denzel, could you tell me what exactly it is that you are thinking so much about that you couldn't even hear me yell out your name?"
"Nothing... It's just the whole stuff, you know..."
"You will have to just stay calm for a while, then we plan something."
"What plan?
Nevermind about that, Ted, do you also think I was the one at fault?"
"Huh, Where is that coming from?"
"I regret many things, If I only had a little clue and wasn't stupid, simping over a little bitch. Not to say but, I have been kind of feeling guilty over it."
Ted sighed and rested his back on the couch, he knew he also blamed Denzel for what happened but he didn't want Denzel to find out.
"Ted, you also hate me right? I know you are trying to hide it, but some things are just so obvious. I am really sorry Ted, I even thought you won't want to have anything to do with me again..."
"What do you take me for? I don't hate you... To be honest, I am missing the old you, being cheerful and all."
Ted stood, walking to the fridge in the room, and took two bottles of beer for them to drink.
"You drink beer?"
"Beer? Oh, yes, thanks"
"Okay, then Diane, remove the lid from both bottles."
Another robot came towards them and with the Hand of a bottle opener, it removed the lid from the bottle.
"1..2..3.. you have 8 robots here in total, where did you get them, how do you even name them?" Denzel said, as he took the bottle from Ted's hand, and he sat up, still wrapped in the duvet.
"My parents got it for me, I actually wanted Androids, but these are also cool.
There are ten in total, and each of them have their specific functions, you have seen three, Kayden, Jayden and Diane. Kayden is my medical robot, Jayden performs the duty of a teacher, Diane, just an extra for some few duties.
The other seven, Violet, Lionel, Colton, Logan, Connor, Travis and Scarlett. Violet, for cleaning and tidying up this place, Lionel, for transportation of items from one place to another especially the heavy ones, Colton, responsible for the laundry, if I need to check up anything online, i refer to Logan, he is my virtual assistant, if there is any fault with anything here, Connor is up. Travis is stationed at the kitchen, for cooking, and at the bathroom here, Scarlett is there to take care of any bathroom related issues..."
Ted kept pointing as he spoke, signifying each one to Denzel. He turned his head and saw Denzel fast asleep on the couch. Denzel was already done with his beer and Ted laughed.
"He took just one and fell asleep? What a weakling, He he he"
Ted stood and placed Denzel's head on a pillow, for him to sleep.
"You know, I don't blame you for feeling guilty, even I feel a little guilty, I just wished I had said something earlier. But I just think that you might have still taken it the same way...
Well, we all make mistakes, have struggles, and even regret things in our past. But you are not your mistakes, you are not your struggles, and you are here now with the power to shape your day and your future and so, all we have to do is hope for better days in the future...
The hell am I even saying?" Ted spoke out, to himself, taking a gulp of the beer he held in his right hand.
After about thirty minutes, Denzel sat up when he noticed Ted wasn't talking anymore, he looked back at Ted and he shook his head, seeing that Ted had lost it.
"Now who is the actual weakling?" Denzel said to himself and got up. He took his bottle and the one in Ted's hand.
Ted didn't even finish his bottle of beer when he started misbehaving, rolling over and over, He kept smiling and frowning at the same time.
"Hey! Denzel! get the hell out of here! You know.... it was you... it... it's you... that.... that basically killed them all, even Ariel..."
Ted started spouting out those words and Denzel stopped moving, to listen to what Ted had to say, and the moment he heard Ariel's name, he took out his cellphone from his pocket and after checking out some things in the phone, he placed it on the table.
'The dream I had the other day wasn't a lie after all..' Denzel thought, still listening to all Ted had to say, he went to drop the bottles at the kitchen, he washed his hands and came out, walking to Ted's couch.
"Ariel really loved me, and the day I met her, when she approached us to talk to Leia... Ariel was a very beautiful girl... except from some bad sides of her, she was just the best I.. I could hope for....
.. That's what I regret... the fact that even with the clues she gave me about how much she loved me, I still acted tough and I.. I also... I also love her.
That bitch you protected killed her best friend, like is that humane?" Slowly, Ted stopped dragging his words and that meant that he had gotten himself a little.
Tears began to drop from Ted's eye and when Denzel noticed that, he took out his and made a quick five seconds video.
"I am really sorry, and I will look for how to make it up." Denzel said and moved to Ted, covering his body with the duvet he used earlier.
"Loser" Denzel said and went back to the couch to lay down.
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