Love in the Time of Technology 1 by Joseph Veramu Read Free Book Online

for this and can’t believe I’m here.”
    “You’re very brave,”
    “I hope we’re strong enough to survive this. Strange that you look exactly like the guy in my dreams.”
    They looked at each other awkwardly and nervously. He appreciated that she had to overcome her distaste for clones and link well as a team to accomplish their mission.
    “I’m so glad to see you,” he said trying to make her relax. His g-pad started buzzing. It was Chloe, “Wolf is everything okay? I worry about you.” Her face looked concerned on the monitor.
    “Everything’s just perfect,” he said breezily.
    “Call me if you need to talk.”
    “I will. Take care,” he said. He turned to her. “I assume that you did not come here to have a good time!” His joke sounded awkward and he hoped he would improve.
    “I don’t think I can manage the 3 hour s,” she laughed.
    “ So I won’t ask you for a French kiss,” he chuckled.
    “I might become chemically inclined.” It sounded silly and they laughed.
    “You need to take out the gadget,” he said.
    She seemed to know and was just waiting for him to make the suggestion. He got on the bed and she carefully removed the chip from the base of his neck. She had been trained to do this as cleanly as possible.
    “ They’ve been watching you Wolf but you probably know that already.”
    “ It’s amazing how your people can hack into the system here.”
    “ We have inside help but you’ve sensed that already.”
    “I wonder if someone secretly fed me those data.”
    “ We fed them to you. That’s why the Corporation wanted you observed.”
    Wolf looked stunned. “Why was I chosen? It doesn’t makes sense,” he said sounding blasé.
    “For some time you’ve been frustrated with your world. You hate the GM foods and pills; you hate the 1 to 3 hour pleasure times. You even hate those purple tomatoes and green carrots. You don’t actually eat them, you just swallow them. You’ve been trying to challenge your life. Most people here would cover their issues by taking more pills or burn some neurons but you are special Wolf.”
    He seemed mesmerized by this soliloquy. “You know so much about me.”
    “You hate your perfect body. Even when brushing your teeth or combing your hair, you avoid looking at your face. You think you are a work of fiction. You’re offended by your genetically modified saliva that tastes just right in a relationship but you feel it’s like glorified chemical droppings, to use your words which you had mumbled under your breath one evening,” Lilydeen paused. “You were so unhappy that you decided to be honest about life here. You rattled them!”
    Wolf shrugged. There was little he could do. They had arranged the accident for him and a mini drone kept him company daily. Strange that it hadn’t made its appearance yet.
    “You’re still unhappy Wolf. You wake up half the night feeling the frustration well up in your chest but you suppress it. You’ve stopped taking smart pills that would put down these woeful emotions. You control your breathing because you’re intimidated by that mini drone watching over you like a jealous lover.”
    “I know it sounds foolhardy but I wanted to make a difference.”
    “ You are fortunate Wolf. You have a choice. You can fight it.”
    “How?” he asked.
    She ignored the question. “The records show that you had developed quite a hunger for historical games. You have the chance now to be a hero, hiding in tunnels and dark corners, living the life of a fugitive, hounded like an animal, all in the cause of righting your system?”
    “How?” Wolf asked again.
    “ The appropriate question is, ‘Are you willing to do this’?”
    “ Being on the run, risking death, fighting the Corporation?” he asked in exasperation. “I’m already dead here.”
    “ It’s going to be dangerous.” This sounded like a profound understatement.
    His g pad whirred urgently. It was Lazer. “Brother I don’t have much time.